My socks are from TM Lewin
My old editor used to have a phrase I don’t see around much in journalism anymore – the ‘tail fin’ headline, intended to describe a headline that was mostly there for show, in the same way as a tail fin on a car. Today’...
My socks are from TM Lewin
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Thought I’d add another longer term review - I decided to give the Corgi cotton/wool socks another go, and now wear them regularly. The main shortcoming is still there - they slip down at the heel very easily; which is...
The Permanent Style awards 2025: Results
Three weeks ago, we ran our annual Permanent Style awards where you, lovely readers, voted for your favourite brands and favourite things. There were over 400 responses - on the article and on social - and I’ve produced some of the results bel...
The Permanent Style awards 2025: Results
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Hello, Rory. It is sad that I only see your message months later, but I hope you will one day see mine. To put it simply, yes. Take into account that this is a take coming from someone who wants to invest in his clothes,...
Friday Polos, Linen Overshirts and T-shirts: The ...
There are quite a few things to catch up on with regards to PS products, and it feels like readers have quite a few questions too, given the number that have come up in comments. So it might be good to have all of those answered in one place. First,...
Friday Polos, Linen Overshirts and T-shirts: The ...
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I wear lots Joners, and you'll see them around the website in various articles - perhaps search for 'linen overshirt' and you'll see quite a few combinations...
Holiday attire: A sliding scale of formality
By Manish Puri Last week’s article by Simon, ‘Which office are you? A cold current 2024 update’ , focused on cold, wintry colours. I’m here to provide a similar step through using warmer, summery tones. The colours I’ve...
Holiday attire: A sliding scale of formality
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Have you visited Adret? their choices of cloth are something else, 'exotic' yes, different and unique lots of texture yes! cheap? i mean i saw the hand work and it is mind blowing how many hand stitches are in the hems a...
A guide to brands of unstructured jacket
By Manish Puri Whilst soft tailoring is hardly a new concept, there’s something about unstructured tailoring that feels particularly in sync with modern life: it’s indisputably more casual, reframes imperfections as characteristics, is l...
A guide to brands of unstructured jacket
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No worries, and yes cuffing might be ok on such a casual jacket...
Autumn/Winter Top 10: Wax, Ivy and secateurs
This year’s A/W Top 10 list includes a sprinkling of new names, but a lot of familiar ones too. I don’t think this is unexpected or unwelcome. The world of classic, crafted menswear is not large, primarily because men still don’t ...
Autumn/Winter Top 10: Wax, Ivy and secateurs
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I did briefly, you're right, but ended up giving them back...
Reader profile: Manish
Sometimes I feel a bit envious of brands holding trunk shows, because they meet so many more PS readers than I do. I see people at occasional events, and of course the pop-ups once or twice a year, but that's about it. So one of the nice things ab...
Reader profile: Manish
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Indeed it does. Thanks so much!...
Light relief: Jamie’s clothes and style
OK, so. Friend and photographer Jamie Ferguson has been locked up indoors for weeks, as we all have. And he’s gone a bit stir crazy. We had started talking a while ago about shoots we could do remotely. Perhaps looking at a few outfits of his...
Light relief: Jamie’s clothes and style
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Love the penny loafers worn barefoot! Very hot look...
How good is Uniqlo knitwear?
Best value product: Uniqlo merino knitwear Runners-up: Natalino trousers, SuitSupply tailoring When you buy Uniqlo knitwear rather than something more expensive, what are you getting? What is it about the product - rather than where it’s made,...
How good is Uniqlo knitwear?
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I happen to have bought 2 Uniqlo merino wool sweaters recently (2 tutrtle necks, 1 thin and 1 thicker) and at the same time similar models from other more luxurious brands (Gran Sasso and a couple of new DNVB's) After on...
Ollie Trenchard: Style and the Tailor
Where do you work? I work at Anderson and Sheppard as an apprentice coat cutter. I’ve been there for just under two and a half years. How did you get into bespoke? From a young age I developed a strong interest in the details that come toge...
Ollie Trenchard: Style and the Tailor
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£3750 for a two piece, £4250 for three...
Do you know what you’re selling?
One of the luxuries of shopping at tailors and other high-end menswear stores is the knowledge of staff. OK so if you’re a real shoe geek you might know more than the sales assistant – few people care what a rand is, even if they love sho...
Do you know what you’re selling?
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Haha! I remember exactly this on my first and only time in Jill Sanders's store in London. I was stunned at the apathetic attitude of the sales guy serving me and I remember now it was an issue I had with sizing. I did e...
