If you only had five casual jackets – Summer
The Buck Mason belted-back chore coat Casual jackets and coats are one area we’ve yet to cover in our Wardrobe Building series . Mostly that’s because it’s such a huge topic – there are dozens of styles, from chores to blo...
If you only had five casual jackets – Summer
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Thanks Lawrence...
The coach jacket: A practical weekend layer
A couple of years ago we had a big focus on casual jackets - talking about chores , overshirts and various other styles to round out the existing coverage of field jackets , blousons and other more sartorial pieces. One we missed out, however, was ...
The coach jacket: A practical weekend layer
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Hi Anthony - there are details about my sizing on this page. I'd suggest the best thing to do though, is compare the measurements of a jacket you have to those on the website, as the first step...
My favourite way to wear a denim jacket
I’ve never worn denim jackets much. They’ve usually been an occasional item, an experimental alternative to the suede blousons or chore jackets I wear more. I think partly it’s about the styles I associate them with, which is chief...
My favourite way to wear a denim jacket
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Thanks. It's from TWC - The Workers Club. Not sure if they still sell it but it was nice...
Christmas Gift Guide 2024
This is always fun. Each year the gift guide is an opportunity for me to mention non-menswear, or at least menswear-adjacent, products and brands. And given PS readers are fussy (perhaps we should we say discerning?), it also necessitates unusual or...
Christmas Gift Guide 2024
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Sorry Ed...
Casual craft: How a Real McCoy’s leather jacket i...
Casual clothing like jeans or a leather jacket require rather less craft than a bespoke jacket or shoes. There isn’t the same amount of precise handwork, or the visual engineering required to cut cloth perfectly around our imperfect bodies. Bu...
Casual craft: How a Real McCoy’s leather jacket i...
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That's really nice, but shorter, not hip length. Have a look at Bryceland's or perhaps Drake's...
Outfits that define my week: Video with Bucherer
The watch company Bucherer recently made a 'Day in the Life' video about me, which they shared on their social media and I've included below. It includes some nice points about Permanent Style - how proud I am of the community it's become over the y...
Outfits that define my week: Video with Bucherer
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I'm not a foodie (Lucas will be able to say more) but I really like it. Nice relaxed atmosphere, good food and cocktails...
Repairing a rug jacket – with denim-like da...
This coat has a good story behind it, and is a nice one for Dry January I think, as it shows different ways clothes can be remade, repurposed and repaired. I bought it at the workwear-oriented shop Jinji in Paris . It had been made by them under th...
Repairing a rug jacket – with denim-like da...
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Fully understood. Back to the clothing itself... I really like the idea of a project like this, taking something that sat almost as a museum piece and bringing it back to life as a wearable piece. Very roughly along thes...
The weekend gilet or vest
As colder weather has arrived recently, there have been a few questions from readers about gilets or vests. It’s not a category we’ve covered in much detail, so Alex and I took a bunch to the studio last week and had a play with a few ou...
The weekend gilet or vest
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Yes, I'd agree it looks like it would do that...
The first sportswear jacket: A ‘Ricky’ or gab jacket
This vintage rayon jacket I bought in Japan earlier in the year has drawn quite a bit of interest since I posted pictures during Pitti. A couple of different brands asked about the details and whether they could borrow it to take details for a simi...
The first sportswear jacket: A ‘Ricky’ or gab jacket
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No worries Alberto, and yes that does look like a similar design and fabric. I'm not a big fan of that elasticated waist or the colour, but great to see a piece like that out there...
How different materials decompose – The Aig...
Last week I wrote about the loopwheel knitter Aigat , one of the most specialised producers of loopwheel fabric - for sweatshirts, T-shirts etc - in Japan. Something I wanted to save for a separate article was the display they had in their receptio...
How different materials decompose – The Aig...
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It is a little delicate, but if you look after it half-decently it will certainly age well. If your attitude to clothes on holiday is as you describe though, it might not be very fitting, no...
How loopwheel sweatshirt fabric is made – at Aiga...
In the corner of the Aigat mill in Wakayama, there are a few knitting machines that look like none of the others - monsters, hybrids. The rest of the mill is split in two, with the more modern ‘sinker’ machines (below) in one half, woode...
How loopwheel sweatshirt fabric is made – at Aiga...
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Hi Omar, Lovely to hear from you. I'm afraid Aigat didn't want to be contacted and said they had too much business - Real McCoy's struggle to get enough made themselves. Sorry I can't help. S...
Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2023 Up...
Tokyo is one of the most varied, creative and stimulating retail experiences in the world. Not only is the city huge, but each area has a distinct feel and atmosphere, reflected in its shopping. There are small, niche brands everywhere, as well as wo...
Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2023 Up...
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Yes, good point Davide, his work is great...
Inspiring Japan: The 2023 trip
Last week I was in Japan for 10 days, mainly in Tokyo but also travelling around to Kobe, Osaka and Wakayama prefecture. It was the fourth time I’d been to Japan, but only the third for PS, and one of those had been for only a few days around ...
Inspiring Japan: The 2023 trip
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Only a handful of craft places - see article here...
What to wear with the kids at the weekend
I get asked surprisingly often what I wear with my children at the weekend - when there’s a chance I’ll be running round a park, on my knees in a playground tunnel, or simply within range of a ketchup spill. There seems to be a presumpt...
What to wear with the kids at the weekend
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Hi Robin, I don't know I'm afraid - I looked on the garment today and there is no label or anything with a code that would tell me...
Reader profile: Simon
Simon is only our second reader profile from outside the UK. He lives in New York, although when we talk on the phone he’s actually in Washington DC, having just landed on the red eye from Arizona. Simon travels a lot. He’s a journalist...
Reader profile: Simon
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I keep on coming back to this article. Simon's style is so easy to understand and learn from. Thanks again Simon and crew - wishing you all a Happy Christmas...
What makes a quality sweatshirt?
Sweatshirts vary hugely in price, from £20 at a fast-fashion brand to well over £200 from a specialist Japanese maker . And even though the price difference is that large among brands we cover – say Merz b Schwnen at £130...
What makes a quality sweatshirt?
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No worries. In general they will all shrink a bit, but mostly in the length and it will be permanent pretty much. I find the heavier ones like the RM and Full Count shrink a little more. Shops should be pretty good at gi...
Autumn/Winter picks 2022: J Press, RM Williams, A...
L’Impermeabile gilet, at John Simons £435 This lightly waxed gilet, particularly in the pale beige colour, is reminiscent of the Eddie Bauer style that has become popular in recent years. It’s 100% cotton on the outside though, whi...
Autumn/Winter picks 2022: J Press, RM Williams, A...
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It looks OK Jake - a little short perhaps, a little plain, and I guess not the highest quality from J Crew, but probably a decent option. Hard to say much about fabric or shape just from images...
Introducing: The navy Donegal Coat
The 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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I’m so happy to read that, I was so sad I missed the sizes in this color and the dark navy....
The slouchy cardigan
Most cardigans that classic menswear fans admire fall into one of two camps. First is the cardigan to be worn under a jacket, frequently sleeveless. This is often quite thin, and is practical as an additional layer for warmth. It can look a little ...
The slouchy cardigan
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Thanks Tom...
Mohair cardigans and Rubato chinos
These chinos are the Rubato ones I’ve asked them to reissue, which will be available exclusively in the PS pop-up shop on Savile Row next week. They’re not exactly the same as the originals, which were a single pleat where this is a fla...
Mohair cardigans and Rubato chinos
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I ended up selling them unfortunately, the fit didn't work for me but I can't remember why exactly...
The Real McCoy’s: Modern authenticity, casual luxury
Although I’ve known The Real McCoy’s and been a customer for quite a long time, I’ve never really known the company itself very well. So it was niceduring a recent visit to the new shop in London to interview Emika Tsujimoto - the...
The Real McCoy’s: Modern authenticity, casual luxury
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Current army officer here. They’re just clothes. Gotta get over it....
Down parka from Nigel Cabourn: How great things age
Over the winter, quite a few readers have asked what I wear for very cold weather. If it’s formal, the answer is a simple variation on the coats we’ve already featured: a heavyweight overcoat like my 30oz from Sartoria Ciardi , for insta...
Down parka from Nigel Cabourn: How great things age
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I wouldn't say so unfortunately. Shearling can be nice and warm, but down parkas like this are always going to perform better...
How I wear a black leather jacket
I’ve had this vintage leather jacket for about four years and it hasn’t been worn often - perhaps a handful of times a year. If I’m honest, it was because I felt a little self-conscious in it. I didn’t want to look like I wa...
How I wear a black leather jacket
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Thank you, both comments are very helpful!...
The Real McCoy’s chinos: Review
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...
Viberg Service Boots: My choice of work boot
During the past Winter, I was vaguely looking to replace my longstanding work boots from Wolverine (above) . They’d done great service: on long country walks, camping in different parts of the country, and just going to the local park in rain...
Viberg Service Boots: My choice of work boot
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Yes, absolutely. They look better the more they are worn and brushed or wiped down later...
