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Spring/Summer Highlights 2025 - including bespoke
May 19th 2025In this edition of our regular seasonal highlights we're doing things a little differently. First, I'm including bespoke commissions for the first time. This is in response to a few readers asking what, if any...
Spring/Summer Highlights 2025 - including bespoke
In this edition of our regular seasonal highlights we're doing things a little differently. First, I'm including bespoke commissions for the first time. This is in response to a few readers asking what, if any...
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Untucked shirts: When and how
May 16th 2025Readers often ask whether I wear shirts untucked - usually at this time of year, when suddenly an untucked shirt seems delightfully cool. The general answer is no but there are a few exceptions, enough to make it worth ...
Untucked shirts: When and how
Readers often ask whether I wear shirts untucked - usually at this time of year, when suddenly an untucked shirt seems delightfully cool. The general answer is no but there are a few exceptions, enough to make it worth ...
Should I stay or should they go?
May 14th 2025By Manish Puri . In the TV show Mad Men , there’s a great scene where Don Draper, growing tired of a client who is reluctant to follow his professional advice, feigns to end their meeting. “Listen, I'm n...
Should I stay or should they go?
By Manish Puri . In the TV show Mad Men , there’s a great scene where Don Draper, growing tired of a client who is reluctant to follow his professional advice, feigns to end their meeting. “Listen, I'm n...
Introducing the Ramie shirt (and shorts restocked)
May 12th 2025*Update: The new batch of the shorts is one inch shorter than last year, giving them an inseam of seven inches (19cm). Apologies for not mentioning that earlier - on the plus side, most people seem to like the shorter le...
Introducing the Ramie shirt (and shorts restocked)
*Update: The new batch of the shorts is one inch shorter than last year, giving them an inseam of seven inches (19cm). Apologies for not mentioning that earlier - on the plus side, most people seem to like the shorter le...
A guide to the best denim jackets
May 9th 2025By Ben Chamberlain. Denim jackets, there’s a lot of them – which in terms of choice is a good thing, but it can make it hard to tell them apart. From high-end repro to high-street fashun-fodder, most brands f...
A guide to the best denim jackets
By Ben Chamberlain. Denim jackets, there’s a lot of them – which in terms of choice is a good thing, but it can make it hard to tell them apart. From high-end repro to high-street fashun-fodder, most brands f...
My favourite way to wear a denim jacket
May 7th 2025I’ve never worn denim jackets much. They’ve usually been an occasional item, an experimental alternative to the suede blousons or chore jackets I wear more. I think partly it’s about the styles I associ...
My favourite way to wear a denim jacket
I’ve never worn denim jackets much. They’ve usually been an occasional item, an experimental alternative to the suede blousons or chore jackets I wear more. I think partly it’s about the styles I associ...
Stefan Brandt: Superlative jersey but not my style
May 5th 2025A friend recently put me in touch with the German brand Stefan Brandt, which makes clothes out of an exclusive, extra-fine cotton jersey, as well as supplying it to fashion brands. The founder, Stefan, is obsessive when ...
Stefan Brandt: Superlative jersey but not my style
A friend recently put me in touch with the German brand Stefan Brandt, which makes clothes out of an exclusive, extra-fine cotton jersey, as well as supplying it to fashion brands. The founder, Stefan, is obsessive when ...
Rubato coming to the PS Showroom
May 2nd 2025I'm delighted to say that the latest addition to the schedule of brands visiting the Permanent Style showroom is Rubato, who will be here in two weeks, May 15th-17th, Thursday to Saturday. They'll be in the sho...
Rubato coming to the PS Showroom
I'm delighted to say that the latest addition to the schedule of brands visiting the Permanent Style showroom is Rubato, who will be here in two weeks, May 15th-17th, Thursday to Saturday. They'll be in the sho...
Vanishing style icons: Why I’m obsessed with older men
April 30th 2025By Erik Östling. Erik is a stylist and merchandising consultant based in Stockholm. He is 43 years old. Last year, a few publications like WSJ , GQ and Highsnobiety picked up on a microtrend inspired by older men&r...
Vanishing style icons: Why I’m obsessed with older men
By Erik Östling. Erik is a stylist and merchandising consultant based in Stockholm. He is 43 years old. Last year, a few publications like WSJ , GQ and Highsnobiety picked up on a microtrend inspired by older men&r...
Steven Hitchcock tweed overcoat - fitting
April 28th 2025At the end of last autumn, I asked Steven Hitchcock to make an overcoat - it was a little late to start thinking about it, but I hoped to be able to wear it by the end of the winter. Unfortunately my travels and Steven&r...
Steven Hitchcock tweed overcoat - fitting
At the end of last autumn, I asked Steven Hitchcock to make an overcoat - it was a little late to start thinking about it, but I hoped to be able to wear it by the end of the winter. Unfortunately my travels and Steven&r...
Simon’s sizing advice: Summer
April 25th 2025The winter version we did of this article - published back in November - was popular and has proved useful in conversations with readers since. So here’s the summer equivalent: between the two of them all PS produc...
Simon’s sizing advice: Summer
The winter version we did of this article - published back in November - was popular and has proved useful in conversations with readers since. So here’s the summer equivalent: between the two of them all PS produc...
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Look at me! The white suit on screen
April 23rd 2025By Robbie Collin. Robbie is the chief film critic for The Telegraph, a PS reader and a menswear enthusiast. On February 2nd 1660, Samuel Pepys passed the evening with half a dozen friends at Harper’s, a tavern by t...
Look at me! The white suit on screen
By Robbie Collin. Robbie is the chief film critic for The Telegraph, a PS reader and a menswear enthusiast. On February 2nd 1660, Samuel Pepys passed the evening with half a dozen friends at Harper’s, a tavern by t...
Late to the Unley party
April 21st 2025No, this is not a story about how I arrived fashionably late to the party of the season, the ball hosted by the dashing Lord Unley. It’s about shoes. Last year Anglo-Italian introduced a new, unlined loafer in the...
Late to the Unley party
No, this is not a story about how I arrived fashionably late to the party of the season, the ball hosted by the dashing Lord Unley. It’s about shoes. Last year Anglo-Italian introduced a new, unlined loafer in the...
La Bowtique: The Accessories
April 18th 2025By Manish Puri . At the end of 2024 I received and reviewed an MTM dinner suit commission from Mickael at La Bowtique. The one-line summary was that, on a like-for-like basis (ie comparing this first commission to other ...
La Bowtique: The Accessories
By Manish Puri . At the end of 2024 I received and reviewed an MTM dinner suit commission from Mickael at La Bowtique. The one-line summary was that, on a like-for-like basis (ie comparing this first commission to other ...
Postcards from Thailand
April 16th 2025By Manish Puri . There’s a scene in Frasier where Niles is packing some clothes to keep at his girlfriend Daphne’s place, for the morning after the nights he stays over. Daphne, becoming increasingly concerne...
Postcards from Thailand
By Manish Puri . There’s a scene in Frasier where Niles is packing some clothes to keep at his girlfriend Daphne’s place, for the morning after the nights he stays over. Daphne, becoming increasingly concerne...
On holiday in Japan
April 14th 2025Hello lovely readers, Just a note to say I am on holiday in Japan this week so Manish will be taking over - as he did during both Easter and Summer last year, for a week each time. This means he will be penning the artic...
On holiday in Japan
Hello lovely readers, Just a note to say I am on holiday in Japan this week so Manish will be taking over - as he did during both Easter and Summer last year, for a week each time. This means he will be penning the artic...
The new Linen Overshirt in India
April 11th 2025I mentioned in the cotton-crewnecks article last week that I enjoyed wearing tan accessories a lot during my recent trip to India. This might seem like a small thing, but when you get into a routine with clothing, anythi...
The new Linen Overshirt in India
I mentioned in the cotton-crewnecks article last week that I enjoyed wearing tan accessories a lot during my recent trip to India. This might seem like a small thing, but when you get into a routine with clothing, anythi...
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How hand-loomed madras is made: A visit to OMTC, Chennai
April 9th 2025We’ve written about Original Madras Trading Company before. Manish did an article last year explaining the history of the company - including its much larger manufacturing parent - and how it has resurrected hand-l...
How hand-loomed madras is made: A visit to OMTC, Chennai
We’ve written about Original Madras Trading Company before. Manish did an article last year explaining the history of the company - including its much larger manufacturing parent - and how it has resurrected hand-l...
The Rondini British sandal: A review from the road
April 7th 2025By Manish Puri . By the time you read this I will have returned from my first-ever trip to Thailand, a glorious fortnight spent in Bangkok and some of the southern islands including Ko Pha Ngan and Ko Tao - both of which...
The Rondini British sandal: A review from the road
By Manish Puri . By the time you read this I will have returned from my first-ever trip to Thailand, a glorious fortnight spent in Bangkok and some of the southern islands including Ko Pha Ngan and Ko Tao - both of which...
The culture and colour of Chennai
April 4th 2025In the old areas of Chennai, you’ll often see a brightly painted deity on the corners of the streets. It’s not primarily an expression of piety, however - its main goal is to stop people pissing there. No mat...
The culture and colour of Chennai
In the old areas of Chennai, you’ll often see a brightly painted deity on the corners of the streets. It’s not primarily an expression of piety, however - its main goal is to stop people pissing there. No mat...
Hand-framed cotton crewnecks back in stock
April 2nd 2025I’ve been surprised at how popular these cotton crewnecks have been among our friends: they rival the black/white Donegal for the PS piece I’ve seen worn most often. Perhaps it’s because a few of them ...
Hand-framed cotton crewnecks back in stock
I’ve been surprised at how popular these cotton crewnecks have been among our friends: they rival the black/white Donegal for the PS piece I’ve seen worn most often. Perhaps it’s because a few of them ...
Starting from scratch: Whitcomb & Shaftesbury, Chennai
March 31st 2025One of the things that has impressed me most over the years with my Whitcomb & Shaftesbury tailoring is how consistent it has been. That might not seem like the most exciting thing to praise, but it happens surprisi...
Starting from scratch: Whitcomb & Shaftesbury, Chennai
One of the things that has impressed me most over the years with my Whitcomb & Shaftesbury tailoring is how consistent it has been. That might not seem like the most exciting thing to praise, but it happens surprisi...
Stewart Christie: Preserving Scottish bespoke in Edinburgh
March 28th 2025Eric Musgrave is a friend, the former editor of Drapers and the author of the book Sharp Suits. He recently moved to the north of England and has been getting to know many of the makers and manufacturers there and across...
Stewart Christie: Preserving Scottish bespoke in Edinburgh
Eric Musgrave is a friend, the former editor of Drapers and the author of the book Sharp Suits. He recently moved to the north of England and has been getting to know many of the makers and manufacturers there and across...
Permanent Style magazine is live!
March 26th 2025The first issue of our new magazine, Permanent Style, is now available to buy. Which is a relief, given the number of people who have asked about where to do so since we announced it two weeks ago. You can buy: Online on...
Permanent Style magazine is live!
The first issue of our new magazine, Permanent Style, is now available to buy. Which is a relief, given the number of people who have asked about where to do so since we announced it two weeks ago. You can buy: Online on...
A guide to pure-silk tailoring
March 24th 2025Silk used to be more commonly seen in tailoring than it is today. That’s in large part because quality silk has become so expensive, but also I think because we’re less used to seeing it around – e...
A guide to pure-silk tailoring
Silk used to be more commonly seen in tailoring than it is today. That’s in large part because quality silk has become so expensive, but also I think because we’re less used to seeing it around – e...
A&S Haberdashery introduces ready-made tailoring
March 21st 2025In the past few weeks, the Anderson & Sheppard Haberdashery has introduced ready-to-wear, unstructured tailoring for the first time. This is interesting to explore, because one of the first things the team said when ...
A&S Haberdashery introduces ready-made tailoring
In the past few weeks, the Anderson & Sheppard Haberdashery has introduced ready-to-wear, unstructured tailoring for the first time. This is interesting to explore, because one of the first things the team said when ...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this summer
March 19th 2025By Jamie Ferguson. I’m back baby. Ya miss me? It’s only been what six months? Speaking of months they sure are getting warmer and that can mean only one thing… It’s time to shave all your knee ha...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this summer
By Jamie Ferguson. I’m back baby. Ya miss me? It’s only been what six months? Speaking of months they sure are getting warmer and that can mean only one thing… It’s time to shave all your knee ha...
Denim
A guide to the best denim jackets
May 9th 2025By Ben Chamberlain. Denim jackets, there’s a lot of them – which in terms of choice is a good thing, but it can make it hard to tell them apart. From high-end repro to high-street fashun-fodder, most brands f...
A guide to the best denim jackets
By Ben Chamberlain. Denim jackets, there’s a lot of them – which in terms of choice is a good thing, but it can make it hard to tell them apart. From high-end repro to high-street fashun-fodder, most brands f...
My favourite way to wear a denim jacket
May 7th 2025I’ve never worn denim jackets much. They’ve usually been an occasional item, an experimental alternative to the suede blousons or chore jackets I wear more. I think partly it’s about the styles I associ...
My favourite way to wear a denim jacket
I’ve never worn denim jackets much. They’ve usually been an occasional item, an experimental alternative to the suede blousons or chore jackets I wear more. I think partly it’s about the styles I associ...
Denim and tweed: My Scotland travel capsule
November 15th 2024I usually find packing for work trips quite straightforward. I know what I’ll be doing, in what kinds of places, and therefore what clothing will be appropriate. The challenge is smaller things like a summer jacket...
Denim and tweed: My Scotland travel capsule
I usually find packing for work trips quite straightforward. I know what I’ll be doing, in what kinds of places, and therefore what clothing will be appropriate. The challenge is smaller things like a summer jacket...
Reader Qs
Video chat: How to build a wardrobe from scratch
June 26th 2020This is the third in our series of reader-question videos, with the subject this time being wardrobe building. Specifically: “I am building up a wardrobe from scratch. What do I buy first, and how much should I sp...
Video chat: How to build a wardrobe from scratch
This is the third in our series of reader-question videos, with the subject this time being wardrobe building. Specifically: “I am building up a wardrobe from scratch. What do I buy first, and how much should I sp...
Video chat: Going to a maker for the first time
May 25th 2020I’m not sure we really answered the question in this chat. The idea of each of these videos is to take a frequently asked reader question, and then tackle it from every angle. Here the question was: ‘I&rsquo...
Video chat: Going to a maker for the first time
I’m not sure we really answered the question in this chat. The idea of each of these videos is to take a frequently asked reader question, and then tackle it from every angle. Here the question was: ‘I&rsquo...
Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and repair
September 5th 2018One of the most frequent questions I get asked on the site is where I would recommend for getting suits altered - or knitwear repaired, or shoes resoled. I’ve been meaning to create a single page with all these rec...
Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and repair
One of the most frequent questions I get asked on the site is where I would recommend for getting suits altered - or knitwear repaired, or shoes resoled. I’ve been meaning to create a single page with all these rec...
Factory Visits
The culture and colour of Chennai
April 4th 2025In the old areas of Chennai, you’ll often see a brightly painted deity on the corners of the streets. It’s not primarily an expression of piety, however - its main goal is to stop people pissing there. No mat...
The culture and colour of Chennai
In the old areas of Chennai, you’ll often see a brightly painted deity on the corners of the streets. It’s not primarily an expression of piety, however - its main goal is to stop people pissing there. No mat...
Starting from scratch: Whitcomb & Shaftesbury, Chennai
March 31st 2025One of the things that has impressed me most over the years with my Whitcomb & Shaftesbury tailoring is how consistent it has been. That might not seem like the most exciting thing to praise, but it happens surprisi...
Starting from scratch: Whitcomb & Shaftesbury, Chennai
One of the things that has impressed me most over the years with my Whitcomb & Shaftesbury tailoring is how consistent it has been. That might not seem like the most exciting thing to praise, but it happens surprisi...
The tradition of Campbell's of Beauly
January 2nd 2025If someone were to tell you that there was an old tweed shop in the Scottish Highlands, Campbell’s of Beauly is exactly what you’d picture. An old stone building, worn wooden shelves, stacked with dozens of b...
The tradition of Campbell's of Beauly
If someone were to tell you that there was an old tweed shop in the Scottish Highlands, Campbell’s of Beauly is exactly what you’d picture. An old stone building, worn wooden shelves, stacked with dozens of b...
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Remember how relative that rise is Martins - if you're a slightly shorter guy like you but taking a slightly larger waist size, it's going to feel a lot higher. I tried on the size up recently and I could notice the difference in the…
Rubato officer’s chinos: Review
Read the commentsHey Zawaad, Yes I would, if it's that active I'd be doing something like that, maybe some workwear/vintage canvas shorts, a vintage fleece perhaps. I'll check with Lucas but I think we did make some linen overshirts in XXL, but they all went pretty fast.
Packing for travelling between seasons: cold then hot
Read the commentsThanks Will, good feedback on the tag. I would consider it if I wasn't going to wear it untucked. If I was, I personally wouldn't dart it. But of course, this is very subjective because it depends how much space each of us has in…
Introducing the Ramie shirt (and shorts restocked)
Read the commentsThanks Simon, interesting piece nonetheless, thanks for highlighting!
Spring/Summer Highlights 2025 – including bespoke
Read the commentsYes I think that's fair. It's very much driven by your style - I still like a neater look and so wouldn't have a half break, but previously I might have had no break at all.
The rules and how to break them 1: Trouser length
Read the commentsAll of mine have been machine washed at 30 to no issue
Rubato coming to the PS Showroom
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