How is menswear protected by intellectual property?

June 17th 2024

When we talked about copying in menswear recently, there was some discussion about intellectual property (IP) protection. The main question was why there are so many copies around - do brands not want to sue each other? Or does the law not protect t...

How is menswear protected by intellectual property?

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This is fresh in the news in Denmark, so I apologize beforehand for posting links to articles in Danish, hope it's not a bother to run them through google translate. Danish brand Ganni just won a lawsuit in Denmark again...

June 17th 2024

Reader profile: Niyi

April 26th 2024

By André Larnyoh I’ve known Niyi for three or four years and he’s always someone I’ve learnt from. His style is eclectic: classic menswear brands alongside contemporary fashion, bursts of colour with subdued tones. Yet someh...

Reader profile: Niyi

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A great example of someone not trying to be anything other than himself...and maybe that's the point of everything....

Coats - KnitwearApril 26th 2024

Why buy ‘modern’ vintage?

February 25th 2022

Rag Parade in Sheffield sells quite a lot of ‘modern’ vintage clothing (let’s call it 1980 onwards, for the sake of argument) as well as more standard militaria and workwear from earlier decades. I was interested to know what the ...

Why buy ‘modern’ vintage?

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100%....

Coats - JacketsFebruary 25th 2022

How to wear trainers – 1: Design

April 20th 2016

Designer trainers – or sneakers as our American friends call them – are all the rage. A cynic would say that’s because brands have realised they can make big margins on a cheap, lightly designed product. An optimist ...

How to wear trainers – 1: Design

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Both are nice. I would go for the beige just because I already have a similar white. I sized up one from my normal...

ShoesApril 20th 2016