If you only owned five pieces of knitwear: A caps...
September 8th 2023I’ve had a few requests over the years to do one of these, our wardrobe-building guides , about knitwear. One of the challenges of doing so is that very little is right or wrong, and a lot is personal. Still, there are some help...
If you only owned five pieces of knitwear: A caps...
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I haven't, but I suspect you might want more contrast with that shade of grey and with the brown...
Autumn/Winter 2023 on the PS Shop
August 21st 2023As has now become routine, here is a view into what’s arriving in the PS Shop during the rest of the year. There are some new products and restocks of favourites, for any that have missed them thus far. We try to give an accurate month for la...
Autumn/Winter 2023 on the PS Shop
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I haven't looked at the linens recently Ben, sorry. I can try and remember to next time I'm on the Row though. Never a problem to comment on old posts - PS articles never get old, they only mature...
Questions about unlined loafers – with my B...
August 18th 2023There have been quite a few queries about unlined shoes, particularly loafers, in recent months. Ones about longevity and fit specifically have come up multiple times. I thought it would be good therefore to do a post summarising answers to them, in...
Questions about unlined loafers – with my B...
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It's nice for a mid-brown. Depends how much you wear that colour. Will also improve a lot with some wear, perhaps a little polish/cream to give it some colour variation...
Overshirts and oxfords back in stock, plus restoc...
June 9th 2023The PS Oxfords in blue and white have just been restocked, as have the overshirts in navy (above). The shorts (below) also came in a week ago. Given the number of questions there have been about restocks, and issues with delays, we also thought it w...
Overshirts and oxfords back in stock, plus restoc...
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Slightly delayed, yes. Should be another week or two...
Packing for travel: My Japan capsule wardrobe
May 24th 2023I thought it would be interesting to do a post on what clothing I packed for my recent Japan trip. People always seem to like these capsule pieces , although this trip was particularly challenging for a couple of reasons. First, I needed a full ran...
Packing for travel: My Japan capsule wardrobe
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Yes there's quite a lot in there I'd question, most obviously the suit jacket with the jeans, and the gabardine suit with the oxford shirt. I think you could take a fair bit from this, but I would be cautious around the ...
Finest Polos back in stock, with charcoal and black
May 5th 2023The Finest Polo - our superfine, high-twist merino knit - is back in stock, with black and charcoal new for this season, alongside navy. The colour choice this summer was partly driven by last summer. I wore a sample of a charcoal at Pitti last yea...
Finest Polos back in stock, with charcoal and black
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No worries, always...
Reintroducing: The Finest Crewneck (and new Dartm...
April 7th 2023This feels almost nostalgic. The 'finest knitwear' was one of the first proper collaborations we did, six years ago , with the amazing Umbria Verde in Italy. We discontinued it because I wanted to focus on collared knits and cardigans - the Dartmoo...
Reintroducing: The Finest Crewneck (and new Dartm...
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Hey, No we're not doing it in black again - we are restocking, but we'll have all details on that and which colours in our shop update email later this month...
The cartridge bag: A small eccentricity
March 31st 2023Over the past few months, I’ve been enjoying wearing this vintage cartridge bag as an occasional day bag - for when I don’t need to carry a computer or other bulky things. It started when a reader asked about a crossbody bag he could ca...
The cartridge bag: A small eccentricity
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Yes, very true. I still use it a little bit, but if anything it's even more limited...
New pink and green-stripe oxford shirts
March 27th 2023Two new stripes in the PS Oxford shirt have been added to the shop today: a light pink and a pale green . As is often the case with PS products, they have been chosen as particularly understated, easy-to-wear styles. The pink is the same as that us...
New pink and green-stripe oxford shirts
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There is a little shrinkage, and the shirts are made a little bigger to account for that - bigger than our chambray for example, which does not shrink. There are some details on the product page. I wash them at 30 degree...
Tonal layering with black jeans: Comfy, drapey, easy
March 20th 2023This outfit I wore last week really tickled me - I think primarily for its combination of T-shirt and tailoring. Working the two together in some way (as in this, perhaps Summer equivalent ) is often an effective way to achieve the ‘casual ch...
Tonal layering with black jeans: Comfy, drapey, easy
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Well grey would be the obvious one, or dark brown, cream. Perhaps even a washed black if you like that kind of rock n roll look....
The next talk with Rubato, and pop-up shop updates
March 10th 2023I’m pleased to say that the next in our series of talks at Mortimer House will be with Oliver and Carl from Rubato, on March 31st. These events have a really nice atmosphere, with everyone milling around, browsing the products and chatting to ...
The next talk with Rubato, and pop-up shop updates
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There are quite significant differences. The Rubato cut is a little unusual - a little shorter, a little fuller in the chest. They also tend to use lambswool rather than cashmere, which is a little chunky, hard-wearing b...
Introducing: The PS Undershirt
March 1st 2023For the past five years or so, I’ve been wearing Hamilton & Hare’s tubular T-shirts under things. They’re what I wear underneath knitwear, what I wear under a shirt, even what I sleep in. They’re the best fine-cotton...
Introducing: The PS Undershirt
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I'm afraid not - the minimums are just too high for us to offer other sizes...
Introducing: The new Reversible Suede Bomber
February 22nd 2023The new version of our reversible suede bomber jacket - reversible so you can turn it inside out at the first hint of rain - is finally here. Much as I liked the previous version, the process of designing the Linen Harrington - essentially from scr...
Introducing: The new Reversible Suede Bomber
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Rather like black suede shoes, they tend to be a little showy...
Tobacco, black and white (some T-shirts in stock)
February 13th 2023You 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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Well, they certainly don't have to fit close - eg The Anthology ones are looser - and of course you can get bigger sizes of those two. Some knitted tees like those from Thom Sweeney also have less of a knitwear fit, more...
Drake’s corduroy Mk.I Games Blazer: Review
December 9th 2022This is the Mk.1 Games Blazer from Drake’s in russet corduroy. To be honest, I’ve lost track of the numbers and which style each is, but the important thing is that this one's a fairly regular jacket with notched lapels - not the version...
Drake’s corduroy Mk.I Games Blazer: Review
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Hey Leif, Interesting, thanks. I'm just surprised you would have that reaction, I've never heard it before. If it was a loud or boldly patterned scarf, sure, but not something in a fairly dark plain colour. My most worn ...
The steamy social experiment that is a PS party
November 25th 2022I’ve learnt a couple of things about glass-fronted shops recently. One is they magnify heat: even on a cold day, an hour’s worth of afternoon sun heats up the space to an incredible degree. I’ve no idea how this is workable in the...
The steamy social experiment that is a PS party
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Oh good, lovely to hear...
Indulgent Shawl Cardigan back in stock, with new ...
November 21st 2022*NB: The black shawl actually has black-horn buttons, not light brown as in the sample shown.* After a good few weeks' delay, I'm pleased to say that the Indulgent Shawl-Collar Cardigan is finally back in stock - in a new black iteration as well as ...
Indulgent Shawl Cardigan back in stock, with new ...
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If we had one it would be on sale I'm afraid J! But yes, I'm sure we'll restock it at some point...
Introducing: The Fielding shearling coat
November 16th 2022(NB: The Fielding is available to try in a couple of sizes in the PS pop-up, which runs from today until Saturday at 20 Savile Row. Details here.) Cromford Leather on London’s Chiltern Street make the most beautiful leather coats and jackets. ...
Introducing: The Fielding shearling coat
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Thank you Kim. I'd say I'd wear this from about 5 degrees up to 15, depending on other accessories and layering, but it depends how hot or cold you get as well of course...
Double brown: Just a touch less subtle
November 7th 2022I think there's a useful variable in considerations of how we dress that we haven't talked about explicitly before: how subtle or showy clothes are. I might write a longer piece on it at some point, but I think it's essentially a spectrum from the v...
Double brown: Just a touch less subtle
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If it's an outfit like this, where they're virtually the same, I don't think it matters which way round they are. But as I say in the article, this isn't a normal tonal outfit - you'd normally want more contrast...
This year’s winter pop-up: A whole calendar of ev...
October 21st 2022Our 10th ‘Permanent Style presents’ pop-up this autumn will be a little different. Rather than having one event, there will be a rolling series of PS-friendly shops in the same space. Starting in mid-November, there’ll be a pop-up ...
This year’s winter pop-up: A whole calendar of ev...
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Not a problem - having the shirts is just as good!...
Doek tennis shoes: How great things age
October 19th 2022I have had these Doek canvas trainers - what could usefully be called tennis shoes - for five years. They have been worn once or twice a week, every week, during that period. So hundreds of times. With bare feet in the summer, they've occasionally ...
Doek tennis shoes: How great things age
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Yes I think they would be, and certainly wearable in the summer. They won't always be the best through the winter, but great most of the year...
Cashmere Rugby restock, with navy
October 14th 2022The Cashmere Rugby - our reintroduction of the classic four-ply quality of Scottish polo - has just been restocked. A dark navy has been added to last year's flannel grey, covering pretty much all the bases for a slightly classic, slightly better-d...
Cashmere Rugby restock, with navy
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Not until the Autumn I'm afraid Jimmy...
My Anderson & Sheppard cord suit: How great ...
October 5th 2022This Anderson & Sheppard jacket is part of a suit I had made over 10 years ago. When I wrote back in January about my ‘ favourite clothes ever ’, I named it my favourite ever piece of bespoke. It is therefore a good ca...
My Anderson & Sheppard cord suit: How great ...
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Perhaps, yes, for a slightly smarter/sharper look...
Introducing: The navy Donegal Coat
September 28th 2022The cut and contours of this, the PS Donegal Coat, will be familiar to most readers. So I’ll focus on the colour to begin with. This is our navy iteration, and it is primarily a large, 3x3 herringbone weave that alternates between navy and bl...
Introducing: The navy Donegal Coat
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No problem at all Cormac. I have talked about this in the past, though can't remember where now! I start with whichever article I'm most interested in, or excited about. Often that's a jacket, about half the time I'd say...
The olive PS Trench is back
September 21st 2022Three weeks ago, I received my new olive PS Trench Coat. I did have one years ago, but it was a size 3 and I’m definitely more of a 4. I also prefer the belt system on the new model. Wearing that coat over the past couple of weeks has reminde...
The olive PS Trench is back
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Thank you Sheldon. As you may know, we stock the pieces in our shop as well. The flannels are made bespoke by Whitcomb & Shaftesbury in heavy Fox Brothers flannel...
