Scottish ceremonial dress: Josh’s wedding outfit
Josh Walters is a friend and a menswear designer. I was chatting to him recently about his wedding outfit, and thought both the design and the craft involved were rather inspiring. Josh went to great lengths to source the most authentic makers for ...
Scottish ceremonial dress: Josh’s wedding outfit
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No problem at all, thanks for the correction...
The surprising influence of the Duffer of St George
When I was growing up, the ‘Duffer’ of St George meant hoodies. You saw them on people like Jamie Oliver and David Beckham, and ripped off in every street market. It seemed to be the definition of an empty hype brand. But that was the ta...
The surprising influence of the Duffer of St George
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This was a long time ago, John. If you have any other information do shout...
Reader profile: Ian
Ian is retired, and got into luxury menswear late in life. But he always had an interest in clothes, from his early days in Ivy clothing to the forties and fifties influences that came with learning jive dancing. It could be easy to see him as bein...
Reader profile: Ian
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No, sorry Max...
Permanent Style in Free & Easy magazine
This column in Japanese magazine Free & Easy is the result of the photo shoot I posted about before Christmas. I have no idea what the Japanese text says, but hopefully it faithfully reports my opinions on shoes and shoe collecting, and desc...
Permanent Style in Free & Easy magazine
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John you wouldn't be so sceptical and ignorant in your reproach if you judged by the content of the magazine. It's one of the best menswear magazines out there in my opinion, much more relevant than the shit they sell in...
In defence of Blake construction
There’s nothing necessarily wrong with Blake-construction shoes (the method used on all traditional Italian models). They are just more delicate and will not last as long as Goodyear-welted shoes. The same could be said about suits made from su...
In defence of Blake construction
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Good to hear. The difference would probably mostly come in five years time plus - if looked after well, the English shoes should look better and go longer. Outside of other aspects of style of course...
