Drake’s buys Rayner & Sturges
I recently had my first opportunity to chat to Michael Hill about his takeover last month, with Mark Cho, of the Rayner & Sturges shirt factory. Rayner & Sturges is the last independent factory in the UK making quality shirts. Other...
Drake’s buys Rayner & Sturges
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How to wear socks with a suit: Reader question
Colours that go with tan Dear Simon, I’m getting stuck putting an outfit together, and what it comes down to is the socks. I’m wearing a mid-grey worsted wool suit with a sky-blue shirt and regimental tie of burgundy and navy st...
How to wear socks with a suit: Reader question
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Not sure I quite agree with Antonio, but if you're not going to think about them, then yes navy is probably the safest option!...
My note board on Pinterest
There are many badly dressed people at Pitti. There are also people like Luca Rubinacci, Lino Ieluzzi, Ignatious Joseph and others – one-man brands – that benefitted hugely from being shot by Scott Schuman and need to be there to ...
My note board on Pinterest
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A superb resource, thanks. It fills that gap between you giving advice on clothing here and providing actual inspiration; your captions are very useful too. Permanent Style keeps on getting stronger!...
Reader question: pleats
D ear Mr. Crompton, I am hoping to follow up quickly on a blog post of yours concerning pleats. I’m having a bespoke suit made up from a Neapolitan tailor, and can’t decide on whether to go with pleats. Do you have any ins...
Reader question: pleats
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No, they shouldn't affect the fit through the back. They will affect the front, for example when you sit down, but not the back...
WW Chan in London this week
Normal.dotm 0 0 1 163 932 EMII 7 1 1144 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Just a quick note to readers that WW Chan is in town later this week, from the 25 th to the 27 th, as part of another Armoury trunk show at The Rook & Rav...
WW Chan in London this week
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Dear Anon, Thank you for being a reader of the blog and for coming to the drinks evening. We are sorry that the evening was not up to expectation, we were indeed understaffed at the time. Patrick of WW Chan and Naoki of ...
Photos from Permanent Style drinks
Me and Theo, in Cifonelli jacket and Paul Stuart shirtThanks to everyone who came along to drinks a couple of weeks ago at The Armoury trunk show. It was to meet everyone and it looked like the prosecco went down well. A few shots of people below, ...
Photos from Permanent Style drinks
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David, if you read this, can you fill Benmoudi in?...
Jeans with a shirt and tie
Normal.dotm 0 0 1 249 1424 Euromoney PLC 11 2 1748 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Dear Simon, In a recent post ( The modern man needs a good blazer) you explained how versatile a blazer or odd jacket can be, and how to wear one. The...
Jeans with a shirt and tie
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Why do you need two of each Amit? One would be fine....
Combining pattern and colour in shirts and ties
Normal.dotm 0 0 1 207 1184 Euromoney PLC 9 2 1454 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false For many, this combination of colours and patterns will be too strong for any occasion, no matter how light hearted. But take out one or two elements &nd...
Combining pattern and colour in shirts and ties
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I love this combination - risky but it works and as you say Simon - Mastery. However, i would like to see the whole outfit to make a final judgement as it would put the outfit in to context. So any chance? Bradley...
Liverano & Liverano trunk show
At the end of next week The Armoury will he holding another trunk show in London, featuring Florentine tailor Liverano & Liverano, Spanish shoemaker Carmina and glasses maker Nackymade. It will be held at the Rook & Raven gallery, j...
Liverano & Liverano trunk show
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Yes, the Rake changed their site a while ago and didn't redirect the old links. I don't have the article itself anymore, but there's plenty on the site about Liverano: http://www.permanentstyle.com/tag/liverano-and-liver...
Reader question: first bespoke, in Hong Kong
WW Chan jacket, courtesy of The Armoury Hi Simon, As an expat Brit living in Hong Kong, I like to think have a keen eye for style and fashion but surprisingly had never thought about going bespoke until I got married last year. My first attempt was i...
Reader question: first bespoke, in Hong Kong
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I don't much about them Arthur, sorry...
O Mast now at Drake’s
I was recently given a copy of the lovely documentary about Neapolitan tailoring, O Mast, an extract from which can be seen above. For the first time it is now available at the Drake’s store on Clifford Street in London, having been previously ...
O Mast now at Drake’s
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Hi Andie, The Breanish project was based on the fact that it is small enough to make a unique pattern in very small quantities, the special nature of Breanish's construction as a whole that I love, and the fact I was vis...
Liverano and Nackymade at The Armoury in London
In my previous job I used to travel to Hong Kong twice a year. Great place to go out, but not great shopping: all overpriced luxury brands or, at the other end of the spectrum, hard-sell tailors that would offer a ‘bespoke’ suit in 24 hou...
Liverano and Nackymade at The Armoury in London
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Hi Inaki, I've been to their stores in Madrid a few times, talked to the management there and tried the shoes on, but I don't own a pair - so I don't think I can make a straight comparison with EG, G&G etc. Cheers Simon...
