Paris: A menswear shopping guide – 2024 update
Quite a lot has changed in the five years since we last updated this Paris shopping guide (and yes, I know just as much as changed elsewhere – we will also update the others!). Kenjiro Suzuki has left, the Viaduc des Arts has dr...
Paris: A menswear shopping guide – 2024 update
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Just about I think. We can look to do one - the challenge usually is keeping them up to date, so many need updating!...
Christmas Gift List 2023: Do not read!
Permanent Style reader, this is not for you. This is intended for your wife/husband/partner/child/dog, in an attempt to help source a Christmas present for someone who, let’s face it, is very fussy in general but particularly about clothing. ...
Christmas Gift List 2023: Do not read!
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I'd go off the shoes primarily, and I think both suede or leather would be fine, I don't think leather would be too smart...
Jean Rousseau, Mont Black and Frederic Malle R...
Occasional readers may not be aware that I write a monthly column for How To Spent It – the luxury supplement to the Financial Times – under the title ‘Inside Track’. Recent columns have included French leat...
Jean Rousseau, Mont Black and Frederic Malle R...
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In reply to Nestor, what about La Portegna? On a lesser budget level, £1k or less, The Bridge, Mont Blanc and Salvatore Ferragamo all do items of reasonable quality. NB Simon, is it meant to be How To Spend It (vs Spent...
How to buy a quality watch
A watch is your greatest investment piece. You may wear it every day of your life. It can enhance every outfit you ever wear (except black tie and beachwear, perhaps). It is worth saving up for more than anything. But that doesn’t mean it has t...
How to buy a quality watch
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Sounds interesting. For me, I fear the need for deep pockets, particularly where my choice of Blancpain watch is concerned on indeed any Blancpain watch!!!...
Jean Rousseau small leather goods
In the past few weeks I have spent quite a lot of time with the lovely staff at Jean Rousseau in the Piccadilly Arcade. One of France’s hidden secrets in the leather trade, Jean Rousseau make lovely watch straps, belts and other leather goods w...
Jean Rousseau small leather goods
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Not especially, no. I've always just used normal leather cream, sparingly...
