The Armoury: Do you know about the trousers?
March 1st 2017For many reasons - personal, business, product, sheer beauty of execution - I’ve long been a fan of The Armoury. They were therefore one brand I was particularly excited to get into our Savile Row pop-up shop. However, the things I wanted to f...
The Armoury: Do you know about the trousers?
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Yes, should be fine. No worries - any relevant post is good. Basically, it's nice to post questions somewhere wear another reader might have the same question in their mind...
A pale-grey jacket with green corduroy
November 14th 2016This outfit was used in a piece written recently for Drake's regarding corduroy. The piece mentions some of the associations that corduroy often carries, and ways to avoid them; basically, keeping the colours dark and the fit contemporary. But you...
A pale-grey jacket with green corduroy
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Yes, it probably would, and wouldn't wear them together today - see article here on outfits I'd wear differently...
Ethan Newton’s Tokyo store – Brycelan...
November 4th 2016I was quite intrigued to see Ethan Newton’s Bryceland's store in Tokyo when we visited a few weeks ago. In particular, how he is presenting his view on tailoring and how that mixes with the more casual americana side. The tailoring is essentia...
Ethan Newton’s Tokyo store – Brycelan...
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A vintage backpack, and a collaboration Brycelands did years ago with Frank Clegg, using some vintage cloth....
Ortus bespoke leather goods, Tokyo
October 26th 2016Ortus leather goods are run by Naoyuki Komatsu (above) from a small leather workshop in Tokyo, just around the corner from Clematis shoes, where Komatsu was based until he set up his own company in 2012. They are entirely hand sewn, often rather or...
Ortus bespoke leather goods, Tokyo
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The designs vary considerably so it's hard to say on the latter point - it very much depends on the model you're looking at. On the quality, Ortus is a real step above because it's handsewn, more like makers we've covere...
The Permanent Style trunk show
October 14th 2016Thank you. Thank you so much on my behalf, and more importantly on behalf of the four artisans - who trusted me, and by extension you, to come over to London and do something they'd never done before, in a location they'd never seen before. Because...
The Permanent Style trunk show
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The trunk show was great...
Serge Amoruso leather goods, Paris
September 19th 2016Of the four makers featuring in our Permanent Style trunk show in a few weeks, the one least likely to be familiar to readers is Serge Amoruso. So, some background. Serge is an award-winning leather worker and designer; born in 1959, he trained at ...
Serge Amoruso leather goods, Paris
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Wow looks really well made and thought out. Need to go Paris...
Permanent Style trunk show: Heurtault, Amoruso, C...
September 7th 2016I am very proud to say that we have a Permanent Style trunk show organised for October 5th, co-hosted with Gaziano & Girling at their Savile Row store. This has been a good while in the making, particularly as I was keen to bring together: ...
Permanent Style trunk show: Heurtault, Amoruso, C...
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Yes, there will be a few things...
Summer dressing in Robb Report; tailors and SMN i...
September 6th 2016In recent weeks there have been several pieces in magazines such as Robb Report UK and the Financial Times's luxury supplement, How To Spend It. Regular readers will be aware that I write a monthly column for How to Spend It - probably the UK's lea...
Summer dressing in Robb Report; tailors and SMN i...
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Not yet, sorry....
How to dress pale colours for summer
July 27th 2016A reader recently commented that the site could do with some more practical pieces about putting clothes together – rather than commissioning them. I am deeply appreciative of such feedback. I do try to keep a balance between the pursuits o...
How to dress pale colours for summer
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If durability is a concern at all then maybe go with half lined on the front, yes. It's not that hard to take out later, as well...
Bennett Winch bags: Luxury canvas
July 22nd 2016Most of the products we recommend on Permanent Style have a key appeal in their materials - the quality of it, the tactile pleasure of feeling it every day. The canvas used on Bennett Winch bags is one such material. The first time I took down one ...
Bennett Winch bags: Luxury canvas
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I haven't used the suede for a long time, so hard to say, but you're probably right that it wouldn't be quite as rugged as the others. It depends how you're actually going to use it of course, but if longevity is a top p...
Brand round-up: Inhedited, Coast Society, J Hopen...
June 10th 2016Our latest brand round-up includes some positive and some mixed reviews - reflecting both the quality of new things seen and tested by Permanent Style, and their originality. 1 Inhedited www.inhedited.com From £258 We start with a small compan...
Brand round-up: Inhedited, Coast Society, J Hopen...
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A sponge or spot clean means using water or chemicals and a sponge to clean small areas rather than the whole garment. You can do it yourself but there's obviously some risk. Better with a good dry cleaner or even better...
Frank Clegg bags – five years later
April 8th 2016I first got to know Frank Clegg five years ago, back when the company was still Lotuff & Clegg. I bought a beautiful leather tote bag in 2011 – and have continued to recommend it ever since. Unfortunately Joe Lotuff, who I inter...
Frank Clegg bags – five years later
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I figured. I let the deal go, would love to have a version with an internal pocket but also an external slid pocket for gloves etc. Might commission one from charlie borrow in the future when my budget allows....
Mont Blanc leather facility, Florence
October 9th 2015The Mont Blanc leather facility is in an industrial park just outside Florence. All the big names of fashion are here. Gucci is across the road, Prada a few blocks down. Only Hermes from among the top brands is missing. Mont Blanc used to made its...
Mont Blanc leather facility, Florence
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I'm afraid I don't know anything in that area, no. Let me know anything you find out...
My vintage leather folio: How great things age
September 23rd 2015I bought this vintage folio from Bentleys Antiques in London last year, and it has proved fantastically useful. We can all count ourselves lucky that laptops (well, MacBooks anyway) are only a touch bigger than European writing paper in the first...
My vintage leather folio: How great things age
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Knize, Wilhelm Jungmann & Neffe (article on them if you search PS)...
The PS tote bag now available – exclusively...
August 31st 2015UPDATE: Thanks for sales so far. A handful are left, and sales will close September 9th Our one-piece leather tote bag, made by Globe-Trotter in Hertfordshire, England, is now available to order. This run will be limited to 20 pieces. Dimensions...
The PS tote bag now available – exclusively...
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Thank you H, that sounds lovely...
Quality control at Mont Blanc leather goods
August 3rd 2015The most striking thing about the Mont Blanc leather factory, which we visited last month, was the pairing of modern computer technology and traditional leather craftsmanship. Few leather factories have good quality control machinery, and none hav...
Quality control at Mont Blanc leather goods
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Dunhill could do with paying this sort of attention to their testing and QC. I bought a beautiful and expensive briefcase from their NYC store some years ago but the lock comes unscrewed with monotonous regularity and th...
Brio menswear store – Beijing, China
June 15th 2015Last month we had a book launch at the Brio menswear store in Beijing. It’s worth running through a few more details of the shop – because the stock is interesting, and because it is part of a pleasing trend in more specialist t...
Brio menswear store – Beijing, China
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Thanks Gonis, I agree and it would be nice to cover...
Ten bags over ten years
June 1st 2015One of the advantages of a long-running blog, perhaps, is the ability to look back and see how purchases have performed over time. It’s particularly useful when we emphasise – as we do, day after day – the value of inv...
Ten bags over ten years
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I haven't looked at them in detail I'm afraid, so I could't say...
Brands review II: Vocier, Simon& Me, Moreca, ...
April 20th 2015Last September I did a post rounding up small brands that I had tried, but weren’t quite good enough to recommend with a full write-up. It went down well, and seems like a good vehicle to mention some of the dozens of start-ups that conta...
Brands review II: Vocier, Simon& Me, Moreca, ...
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we would like to comment that Simon has brought up some very valid and well-founded points about our VOCIER C38, which he tested a pre-production model of. We are keen to add that we have taken his concerns very seriousl...
Scuola del Cuoio, Florence
April 3rd 2015Scuola del Cuoio, the Florentine leather manufacturer, has a great story. Most of the products may not be suited to Permanent Style, but the school is worth highlighting and the story worth telling. Scuola del Cuoio was founded in 1950 by the Fran...
Scuola del Cuoio, Florence
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Im interested in handbags and shoemaking schools...
Ghurka luggage launches in the UK
March 20th 2015American leather-goods brand Ghurka has just launched in London, with a nicely done space at Fortnum & Mason. I’ll post more detail on Ghurka, its make and quality, at a later date when I’ve used the product first-hand. ...
Ghurka luggage launches in the UK
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I went ahead and got both. You were spot on about the versatility with casual clothes. However, the Ghurka bag is in a different league quality wise. And while the designs are slightly out of touch on some of their items...
Böle’s spruce-bark bags
February 27th 2015Böle is a Swedish tannery and leather goods brand, with a beautifully made product and unique selling point. Böle is the last remaining spruce-bark tannery in the world. Leather is often tanned with a variety of barks in combination, part...
Böle’s spruce-bark bags
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Thank you Simon Apologise for the misspelling of the name....
Reflections on bespoke 2: J Panther, Tom Davies a...
February 18th 2015My last ‘reflections on bespoke’ post back in January was very popular. Readers seemed to respond to the assessment of bespoke commissions with the wisdom of hindsight, and I have to say I sympathise. Here, then, are five more, ...
Reflections on bespoke 2: J Panther, Tom Davies a...
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A tiny bit of room with some side straps......
Filson bags
February 16th 2015I’ve known Filson bags for quite a few years now, but only got to know the management back in January when I met the President, Gray Madden (above). The aesthetic of Filson bags has a lot to recommend it, with its rugged mix of bridle le...
Russian reindeer box by Cleverley/Balvenie
November 14th 2014Readers will be familiar with the points about Cleverley and Russian reindeer in the above, but there is some nice footage of the closing on Cleverleys, and the technique of making a wood-framed box. The Robert Simpson factory is one of only a han...
Russian reindeer box by Cleverley/Balvenie
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Very sad to hear the news that Robert Simpson passed away. I met him a few times and he was a true gentleman. When did this happen?...
