Grey and blue – the classic combination
I get a lot of requests for practical advice on suit/shirt/tie combinations, so I’m going to try and drop a few more in regularly over the next few months. This is a shot Andy Barnham took of me recently as stock shot for Stephen Haughton&a...
Grey and blue – the classic combination
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Thanks Simon. Best wishes, Andrew...
Factory visit: Dent’s gloves
I finally made it down to Dent’s heritage gloves factory in Warminster, and learnt a lot more about the traditional process behind English-made gloves. There were some interesting parallels with several other crafts, including tailoring, shoema...
Factory visit: Dent’s gloves
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I looked at Lavabre Cadet but the colors are pretty limited, mostly black....
Bespoke glasses at TD Tom Davies
It turns out my neighbour is friends with a guy called Tom Davies, who is the largest maker of bespoke glasses in the world. And Tom’s studio is half a mile from where I grew up (East Sheen, south-west London). So, interested in learnin...
Bespoke glasses at TD Tom Davies
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I think you need to ask Tom Davies, Dana. This is a magazine website...
Improving on the bespoke shirt
Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 At the end of last year I had my first bespoke shirt made in this country, by Turnbull & Asser. You can see the various stages of the process, including a factory visit, in one of the new categories create...
Improving on the bespoke shirt
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Hey, Yes perhaps I should have insisted on more trial shirts, although to be honest it wasn't until several months of wear that I realised things like the cuffs should have been changed. I think two fittings on a trial s...
Shirt facts upon request
Due to popular demand (well, three people) here are some more facts about how the Turnbull & Asser shirts are made up in Gloucester. I know how much you love those little details. – As with a suit, the sleevehead of the shirt is sl...
Shirt facts upon request
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I usually don't have them, as I don't use them functionally (ie sometimes wanting them done up, sometimes not) and they are a pain to do up every time otherwise...
Factory visit: Turnbull & Asser shirts
There are so many facts, figures and geeky points about the construction of Turnbull & Asser shirts that I could be writing about them for days. And you’d be reading for hours. I’ll try to keep the description of my visit brief a...
Factory visit: Turnbull & Asser shirts
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I've just seen your reply, 13 years later! Yes, good points. 13 years, good grief....
First British bespoke shirt 2
I liked the trial shirt from the moment I saw it. All neatly pressed and arranged, the cardboard collar finishing in a tab at the front that declared ‘By Royal Appointment’. A nice touch, as was the label (black, discreet, reading ‘...
First British bespoke shirt 2
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Very instructive and interesting Blog. Thanks for that! Regarding T&A shirts I have to admit that I much preferred their old tags, not so obnoxiously black. But fortunately one can ask for the tags to be left out - which...
Turnbull & Asser: My first British bespoke s...
A few months ago I had my first British bespoke suit made. Time, I thought, to repeat the experience in shirts – so I toddled off to 23 Bury Street, home of Turnbull & Asser’s bespoke service. I’ve been a fan of ...
Turnbull & Asser: My first British bespoke s...
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I like their shirts very much. The weekend ones are perfect - once you have found your size. Less is more. The fact they are Made in England is also very appealing....
Favourbrook: English artistry
Party favours Favourbrook showcases deeply dandy, exquisitely artful English attire By Simon Crompton Walking past Favourbrook on Jermyn Street (or in the Piccadilly Arcade, round the corner) you’d be forgiven for thinking it was just a shop fo...
Favourbrook: English artistry
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I always wear a Favourbrook single-breasted waistcoat. I desire more!...
Latest feature in Spice magazine
Permanent Style has appeared once again in Spice, the top luxury magazine in India. The piece, which tells the tale of how Daniel Craig had to get his Turnbull & Asser shirts entirely remade, appears in the April issue. The full text is belo...
Latest feature in Spice magazine
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Definitely agreed on that! Lindsay...
Charvet and Brioni: Mass producers
The most relied upon measures of luxury today are the materials used in a garment and how much manpower went into it. The second of those measurements might not be as straightforward as you think. True bespoke is done by one tailor, from scratch, to ...
Charvet and Brioni: Mass producers
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Influence the world in your tailored suit!Because every man need to have at least one taliored suit!Euro Tailors...
