Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2023 Up...

June 7th 2023

  Tokyo is one of the most varied, creative and stimulating retail experiences in the world. Not only is the city huge, but each area has a distinct feel and atmosphere, reflected in its shopping. There are small, niche brands everywhere, as...

Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2023 Up...

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Thank you Dave. Yes you do get Tabio here in the UK carried by a few stores...

Bags - Belts and walletsJune 7th 2023

Honing your style

August 14th 2020

Over the years, it’s noticeable that even the most fashionable, the most clothes-obsessed of men tend to narrow their tastes. It takes decades, and often involves a lot of experimentation in their 20s and 30s. But by the time they reach 40 or...

Honing your style

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Kakuta's father? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakuji_Kakuta...

StyleAugust 14th 2020

How to dress like Shuhei Nishiguchi (book on PS)

April 1st 2020

  At Pitti back in January, Shuhei Nishiguchi – menswear director at Beams – kindly gave me a copy of his book, ‘Nishiguchi’s Closet’. I liked it immediately. It rationalised a lot of the outfits I&rsqu...

How to dress like Shuhei Nishiguchi (book on PS)

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Nice to hear David. We do have it back in stock now, just in case anyone else wants to know...

StyleApril 1st 2020

Japanese retail and the growth of bespoke

September 30th 2016

Our trip to Japan this week was meant to be roughly split into three parts: retail (for a shopping guide), bespoke makers (for a range of posts and freelance articles) and Japanese crafts (around Osaka and Kyoto). But strangely enough, it was the be...

Japanese retail and the growth of bespoke

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Good question Hugh - no idea though I'm afraid! One thing I do know is that tariffs are only one of the things that make such pieces expensive, or harder to import, so there's no guarantee there. And often stockists try ...

September 30th 2016

The opening of Trunk Clothiers

September 8th 2010

[Cotton jacket by Beams Plus, shirt by BD Baggies and bow tie by Drake’s] Tomorrow is the official opening of Trunk, an innovative new boutique in London’s Marylebone. Though the shop has been welcoming passers-by for the past few wee...

The opening of Trunk Clothiers

[Cotton jacket by Beams Plus, shirt by BD Baggies and bow tie by Drake’s] Tomorrow is the official opening of Trunk, an innovative new boutique in London’s Marylebone. Though the shop has been welcoming passers-by fo...

September 8th 2010