The menswear I got from my Dad

October 31st 2025

(Last month, my teenage daughter Lily was doing work experience here at PS. One of the tasks we gave her was to write an article that she thought readers might like. Here it is.) By Lily Crompton Having a Dad like mine provided its fair share of fun...

The menswear I got from my Dad

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I related very much to this article. I have two teenage daughters, the eldest of whom once wrote an essay about her dad dressing her differently from other children when she was little, how she first felt self-conscious ...

October 31st 2025

Women and clothes: An interview with Emilie Hawtin

October 7th 2022

It’s not uncommon to hear men complain that they don’t know what to wear anymore, particularly to the office. Or that there aren’t any good mid-market brands, just cheap high-street and high-end luxury. But no matter what our issue...

Women and clothes: An interview with Emilie Hawtin

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Nice idea Markus, yes...

Style - October 7th 2022

The Spring Top 10: Fun, paper and lavender

April 20th 2022

It’s that time of the year again. Brands have been receiving all the spring clothing they ordered last year, even though they weren’t quite sure whether it would arrive, or be swallowed by an unexpected lockdown. So rejoice, there are n...

The Spring Top 10: Fun, paper and lavender

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Regarding Trumpers. Apart from ordering a tub of Almond Shaving Cream which is utterly superb and highly concentrated in a very generous 200g tub... probably the best value of all the prestige London barbers, I asked for...

Casual clothing - CoatsApril 20th 2022

The Real McCoy’s chinos: Review

June 16th 2021

If the last chinos we reviewed in this series were a little more unusual ( from Casatlantic ) then today we’re back with a very good, very everyday pair. Similar in that respect to the first brand we covered - Rubato - just more on the workw...

The Real McCoy’s chinos: Review

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Yes that's right hand twill. Bear in mind it indicates one thing about a material but not everything. What brands offer varies between them, in the same way some might only do one type of wool jumper, others quite a few...

Casual clothing - TrousersJune 16th 2021

Casual chic: The art of looking smart without a suit

July 22nd 2020

Connolly I often find there's a lot of anxiety among readers, and consultancy clients, about how to dress smartly without tailoring. It is, of course, a topic we've addressed many times. But today I'd like to emphasise a point that’s often mi...

Casual chic: The art of looking smart without a suit

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I appreciate your thoughts and I agree. The trousers are always too oversized for my taste, but the knits are lovely. Jackets are nice too but I often need to size down....

Casual clothingJuly 22nd 2020

Christmas gift list 2017

November 29th 2017

I finally got around to putting together a Christmas gift guide for this year, which I know many readers have asked about (and like forwarding directly to their wives). I have deliberately not included either Permanent Style products here, or those ...

Christmas gift list 2017

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Thanks for that. Always good to hear practical use feedback....

Belts and wallets - Hanks and scarvesNovember 29th 2017