How great things don’t age: Cashmere shawl ...
Most of the time with stories in this series , we’ve celebrated how quality clothing becomes more beautiful with age - unlike the cheap product we see everywhere around us. It always feels like a story worth telling, one few adverts shout abou...
How great things don’t age: Cashmere shawl ...
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I think a slightly larger armhole is often good, it give it more of the relaxed look you're after...
A guide to gloves: Materials, colours, linings
A reader recently asked about advice on gloves - probably because it’s actually, finally cold enough in places like London to need them. Oddly, we haven’t really done an overview piece about gloves in the past either. As I started writi...
A guide to gloves: Materials, colours, linings
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I found them a little bulky and stiff when I tried them to be honest Roger. I prefer the regular McCoy's horsehide, or the Y2 deerskin...
Reader Profile: Jaime
Jaime is a reader based in Atlanta, Georgia. He’s a pastor there, and works particularly on social justice projects and inter-faith relations. Church has always been an excuse for him to dress up, but also an excuse to talk to young men in the...
Reader Profile: Jaime
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In like his style and combination of colors. For example, that's a great shade of yellow/gold in the sweater he is wearing. Also, I like his brown suit and what he wears with it....
What do you wear on a date?
A recent conversation we had with a few friends turned to the subject of what everyone wore on a first date. Some of us were long married, but we still had fresh memories (as had our partners) of what we wore. Others had dates the previous week. St...
What do you wear on a date?
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When I first met my wife, it was the middle of summer, we took a walk and had coffee. I wore white jeans, a navy chambray/linen shirt and navy superga trainers....
What I’m looking forward to wearing this winter (...
By Jamie Ferguson. As Jack Frost’s icy fingers slowly begin their wintery crawl across the nation, and that shivering breeze has us reaching for the warm comforts of wool and cashmere, fear not my brethren, for the Prince of Whimsy hath retu...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this winter (...
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It's the Gardiolo, and it's suede (flesh)...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this su...
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 hair off ‘cause shorts se...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this su...
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Let me just add because they're oversized just makes them more relaxed and relatable....
The case for the ‘stimulating’ shirt
By Lucas Nicholson. Whilst nattering away to Simon as I usually do on one of our days working together, I mentioned I had a revelation recently. In my past life at Drake’s, I always favoured slightly eccentric tailoring (cream cord suit anyon...
The case for the ‘stimulating’ shirt
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Hi Lucas, Well worth catching "To the Manor Born", currently being repeated on the Drama Channel in the UK; his suits and shirts matching his wonderful acting.. Seeing him in this and his other TV rolls encouraged me to ...
The versatility of olive: Anthology MTM in PS/Fox...
By Manish Puri. I’ve had my eye on a dark green suit for a long time. So when Simon very kindly offered me a length of the olive flannel that he’d collaborated on with Fox Brothers, I jumped at the chance. To give me an idea of what I wa...
The versatility of olive: Anthology MTM in PS/Fox...
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Thanks so much - that’s incredibly useful....
A Guide to Shawl-Collar Cardigans
By Manish Puri. Unless you’re a complete newcomer to classic menswear (welcome, take a seat wherever you like) you're unlikely to need me preaching to you about the elegance of a shawl-collar cardigan. You’re already a member of the choi...
A Guide to Shawl-Collar Cardigans
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Hi! I’m looking for a shorter cardigan because I’m not the tallest of guys. Apart from the Anderson Sheppard one, which is the shortest? Based on size guides online, it seems that Drake’s has the shortest one with ...
The Rider’s Raincoat is back, in new beige and re...
The weather definitely turned in London last week. All of a sudden there was knitwear around, and raincoats. The first day it was cold and rainy - Wednesday - we had five questions on different articles asking about the best macs. Happy to help on ...
The Rider’s Raincoat is back, in new beige and re...
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No, sorry Will, we won't be restocking this this year. I would say it was versatile for that though, yes...
How I learned to love shorts
By André Larnyoh. Recently I’ve been pining for the summer of 2022. Remember that one? Temperatures got to around 40 degrees and everyone was encouraged to stay indoors - something I did not do because Tooting Lido was just too inviting...
How I learned to love shorts
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Done...
Holiday attire: A sliding scale of formality
By Manish Puri Last week’s article by Simon, ‘Which office are you? A cold current 2024 update’ , focused on cold, wintry colours. I’m here to provide a similar step through using warmer, summery tones. The colours I’ve...
Holiday attire: A sliding scale of formality
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Have you visited Adret? their choices of cloth are something else, 'exotic' yes, different and unique lots of texture yes! cheap? i mean i saw the hand work and it is mind blowing how many hand stitches are in the hems a...
How to pack for a week-long trip: Video
This is the second of two videos we made recently talking through what to pack for travel. The first suggested clothes for a three-day trip - basically wearing one outfit and packing another, but with every piece interchangeable. This second one exp...
How to pack for a week-long trip: Video
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It's the Aspen from Begg. The clothes are all listed at the end of the video....
Buck Mason, Novesta, New & Lingwood: Spring ‘...
Our seasonal summary of things I’ve seen and liked rolls around again, and as ever is a good mechanism to answer questions about new products from established brands, such as the City Moc from Saman Amel (above). But it’s also, by design...
Buck Mason, Novesta, New & Lingwood: Spring ‘...
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Old Armoury ones, no longer available I'm afraid...
A Guide To Chambray Shirts – Part Two: Mode...
By Manish Puri In part one of this guide, I provided a brief history of chambray and why it became the de facto choice for work shirts, before turning my focus to shirts on the market that are reproductions of traditional US work shirt models. In th...
A Guide To Chambray Shirts – Part Two: Mode...
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I'd say they are pretty similar in terms of style and utility and versatility to be honest. The advantage of the Bryceland's is you can have it made to order, and so get the fit you want. I do slightly prefer the Rubato ...
Manish’s five bespoke lessons: Picking cloth
By Manish Puri. This article is the second in a series dealing with my personal experiences of having bespoke/MTM clothes made over the last six years. The first covered some of my tips for working with tailors, while this piece focuses on the lesso...
Manish’s five bespoke lessons: Picking cloth
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A navy blazer is undoubtedly the safest choice (my own first bespoke piece was a navy flannel blazer), but its one of drawbacks is, I see often one encounters the same uniform elsewhere. At a recent conference, I saw a g...
Sartoria Ciardi ulster coat: Style Breakdown
This ulster-style overcoat was made for me by Sartoria Ciardi , the Neapolitan tailor, in 2020. Although I’ve had a few pieces of tailoring from Ciardi in the past five years, this is my only coat from them. It has proved to be one of my favou...
Sartoria Ciardi ulster coat: Style Breakdown
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Aha, yes it does make sense, sorry. I don't think that would make a big difference to be honest. It will still be good with those two colours of jeans I think...
What colour theory can teach you about clothing
by Philipp Fröhlich Between 1966 and 1970, Barnett Newman, a prominent figure in abstract expressionism, painted four versions of a painting he called ‘Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue’ (above). I assume Newman foresaw the intim...
What colour theory can teach you about clothing
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My rule is akin to the doctors' oath to "first do no harm". In other words, with an outfit, avoid major blunders and you have done 90% of what's needed. If a tie is dramatic in pattern, the shirt and jacket must be subdu...
How design works: Classic menswear and fashion co...
The main reason I wanted to bring designer Luke Walker onto our series of talks was his experience working at both fashion brands (Lanvin, McQueen) and classic menswear (Dunhill, Drake’s). I love what he does at his own brand, LEJ, and we tal...
How design works: Classic menswear and fashion co...
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What a breath of fresh air Luke is ... so many gems, anecdotes and wisdom (Oh ... and a dusting of luxuriant chest hair). Loved it all....
Introducing: The Rider’s Raincoat
About eight months ago we made the decision to discontinue our trench coat in favour of something simpler and subtler. A few conversations with friends had brought up the issue, repeatedly, of not being able to find a really stylish but understated,...
Introducing: The Rider’s Raincoat
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No, sorry M...
Reader profile: Simon
Simon is only our second reader profile from outside the UK. He lives in New York, although when we talk on the phone he’s actually in Washington DC, having just landed on the red eye from Arizona. Simon travels a lot. He’s a journalist...
Reader profile: Simon
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I keep on coming back to this article. Simon's style is so easy to understand and learn from. Thanks again Simon and crew - wishing you all a Happy Christmas...
Day in, day out: On uniform dressing and travel
Charcoal trousers from a suit, with tweed jacket swapped in By Emilie Hawtin Developing a personal uniform is a common goal for those that are into clothing, I find. It has the twin benefits of being personal yet easy, distinctive yet versatile. Whe...
Day in, day out: On uniform dressing and travel
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Where in Florence do you find Velvet Fruilane Slippers, Simon? I love the idea of using them on multi surfaces....
Tobacco, black and white (some T-shirts in stock)
You know that feeling when you realise a new purchase unleashes potential in an old, beloved garment? Like getting a yellow oxford and realising it doesn’t just look good with jeans, but also with your favourite herringbone jacket? OK, I&rsquo...
Tobacco, black and white (some T-shirts in stock)
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I don't know any singlets like that I'm afraid. It is possible to lower an armhole, at least on tailoring, but it may be a little harder on that tough material. Nothing will help make the sleeve bigger though...
Reader profile: David E
David is an example of a reader that has been into clothes for a long time, and now looks back on it from the perspective of a professional and father, fitting that interest into a life that has changed dramatically. A resident of south-east London...
Reader profile: David E
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That’s very encouraging. May give him a commission soon. Many thanks Lindsay...
Luxury chore coats compared
By Manish Puri Not all chores are made equal. Some take longer, some require more exertion, and some involve going out into the cold. On a typical weekend you’ll find me frantically searching for loopholes in the chivalric code so I can cherry...
Luxury chore coats compared
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I actually think that's quite a nice mix for something like this that is meant to be technical, so more water resistant. It feels nice. I found it a bit too short for me, but then I'm above average height so it's always ...
