Black tie for New Year’s Eve

December 31st 2014

Dress way the hell up, as our American cousins might say. New Year’s Eve is a special event, and it deserves a special effort where our clothes are concerned. That doesn’t have to be black tie, as above, but wear a jacket at the...

Black tie for New Year’s Eve

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Blimey, I'm afraid I have no idea how you could wear that, sorry James. I don't even know anything about the history of them. Maybe with a smoking jacket?...

Black tie - StyleDecember 31st 2014

Should I change from Turnbull & Asser to Kiton?

August 16th 2013

Hi Mr Crompton, I’m a fan of yours (Permanent Style, The Rake) from Singapore. I’ve been agonising over my shirts for some time and would like to ask your advice. I’ve been wearing bespoke T&A for about 10 years...

Should I change from Turnbull & Asser to Kiton?

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Thanks for the tip...

Reader questionsAugust 16th 2013

Sean O’Flynn bespoke dress shirt

March 14th 2013

At the end of last year I completed a project with Sean O’Flynn to cut a traditional dress shirt, with voile back, Marcella front and detachable stiff collar. Some readers may remember they have already seen this shirt in black tie shoots with ...

Sean O’Flynn bespoke dress shirt

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Just on fit? By ‘cut’ you don’t mean style or make? Then I’d probably say D’Avino, Sean and Charvet. But we’re talking very small differences between them all...

ShirtsMarch 14th 2013

Celebration time: Permanent Style tops 300,000 vi...

March 6th 2013

In January, for the first time in our history, there were over 300,000 visits to the Permanent Style site, doubtless helped by Pitti, The Times and Fuera de Serie. Thank you so much to everyone that visits, reads and contributes to the ongoing work o...

Celebration time: Permanent Style tops 300,000 vi...

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Brilliant, I look forward to it!...

March 6th 2013

Thanks for all your support

December 31st 2012

For the first time last month, the numbers of visits to Permanent Style topped 250,000. (That’s visits, not visitors – which is less – or impressions – which is more.) In the past six months our traffic has gro...

Thanks for all your support

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Bonne Année, Simon, and to your regular and casual readers as well. I really enjoyed reading your posts in 2012! John...

Black tieDecember 31st 2012