Dandy pieces in RISD Museum exhibition

February 12th 2013

Beginning in April, the Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design in the US will be holding an exhibition of clothing drawn from its archives and borrowed from sources around the world – including our own, inimitable Guy Hills and customers ...

Dandy pieces in RISD Museum exhibition

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Yes, that what I say in the piece. The comment made above is incorrect....

StyleFebruary 12th 2013

Cherchbi bags: Tweed, leather and brass

November 11th 2012

The recent Best of Britannia exhibition in London showcased small, craft-based British companies making everything from kitchen knives to bicycles. It included some Permanent Style favourites such as Hiut jeans, Dashing Tweeds and the various west-co...

Cherchbi bags: Tweed, leather and brass

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I have a couple of Cherchbi belts and would recommend them highly - beautiful quality...

BagsNovember 11th 2012

Dashing Tweeds cycling clothing

May 2nd 2012

You must know Guy Hills. No one who has ever seen him in his full Dashing Tweeds cycling around London could ever forget him. In a recent photo feature in Esquire’s Big Black Book on personalities around Mayfair, there were dozens of serious-lo...

Dashing Tweeds cycling clothing

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Thanks very much for this....

May 2nd 2012

Of course luxury is changing

December 11th 2009

Luxury is not defined by price, quality or comfort. Luxury is simply what you don’t have. Or, more precisely, what you aspire to. Generally, it is that which others have or you once had. So, obviously, what is considered luxurious is always cha...

Of course luxury is changing

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Well-said Sartorial Vancouver, simply put, luxury is that which gives us satisfaction....

StyleDecember 11th 2009

My first English bespoke suit

June 17th 2009

My tailoring is taking a step up in the world. I’m having my first English bespoke suit made. The tailor is Graham Browne, whom I have written about on this blog previously. They are located on Well Court, just off Bow Lane in the City. I had o...

My first English bespoke suit

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No I don't, generally. Double-breasted suits are usually made so that they are fairly easy to sit down in without undoing that button. But it does depend how the jacket is cut. If it's tighter, it can be less comfortable...

SuitsJune 17th 2009

A new (dashing) tailor discovered

May 15th 2009

Good tailors for adjustments to suits, trousers and shirts are not always easy to find. There is a raft of pretty poor establishments dotted around London, staffed by dressmakers or general tailors with no specific experience of men’s tailoring...

A new (dashing) tailor discovered

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Oh dear, sorry to hear that Mahmood. I won't recommend them again. If you want another recommendation, I'd suggest Pinnas & Needles in Soho...

May 15th 2009