Review: Stone Island linen jacket
I met a man on the stairs the other day. He was leaving the pop-up as I was entering, and he stopped to tell me how much he enjoyed the website, as consistently generous and well-mannered PS readers often do. Then he said something that surprised m...
Review: Stone Island linen jacket
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Nice to hear Kane. I bought two, kept one. The one I kept was the blue Marina fleece we featured in the first article. I still have a Gore-Tex waterproof jacket on my list, perhaps for this winter...
PS trunk show: An Introduction to Ficus
By Manish Puri. Next week, for the first time, we welcome Shanghai-based brand Ficus to the PS showroom on Harley Street. Founded in 2016, Ficus draws inspiration from classic Western menswear styles, but often presents them with an Eastern sensibil...
PS trunk show: An Introduction to Ficus
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Thanks Marvin - you're quite right, TheFicus took me straight there....
What I’m looking forward to wearing this summer (...
By Jamie Ferguson. Fourth instalments are usually the best ones right? Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , Fast and Furious , The Phantom Menace … Ah nuts. Well, here’s hoping this chapter in the What I’m Looking ...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this summer (...
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Just picked up the Armoury version as Grenson doesn’t seem to directly offer that particular design. Curious if you ever wear them with socks given they still offer higher breathability than fully-enclosed shoes?...
How Tony came to love Stone Island
The author in a vintage Stone Island jacket By Tony Sylvester. Sitting in a club chair at the Permanent Style offices, I was curious how Simon might react to my pitch of a story on Stone Island. I had come prepared with ammunition, justifications f...
How Tony came to love Stone Island
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Some quality buys there. I promise to keep schtum....
Clothes for long haul (City Mocs, Bryceland’s swe...
I usually only ever wear sweatpants in two scenarios: one, at home, as something closer to pyjamas; and two, with actual sports clothing, such as travelling to the sports club in winter. Over the last couple of years however, Lucas and I have done ...
Clothes for long haul (City Mocs, Bryceland’s swe...
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Thanks John, yes I know those - I'm on a waitlist for when they come into Trunk! So pleased to hear they're that good. Boat shoes with smarter things like linen trousers is a tricky one. The Barth I think is a little too...
The design and quality of LEJ’s new outerwear
The brand LEJ has expanded rather in the past year, adding interesting outerwear and overall designs that are a little more sophisticated, a little more refined. And as a result, perhaps more suited to the PS reader. Luke Walker, the founder, is an...
The design and quality of LEJ’s new outerwear
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PS: Today's release email from LEJ reminded me that my quick release is of course in the cotton poplin cloqué fabric (not the HBT, which is the heavier cotton that they use for the Plage). Everything else that I said st...
Words, Sounds, Colours & Shapes – A su...
Words, Sounds, Colours & Shapes is a silly name for a shop, not least because you can never remember it. I’ve been thinking about this article for a couple of weeks now, and I still never get all the right words in the right order. Ho...
Words, Sounds, Colours & Shapes – A su...
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Yes, getting to Japan is the expensive bit! (And indeed, duties and taxes when you import them)...
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...
A sneak peek of ‘An Informal Guide to Workwear’
By Manish Puri. When friend of PS Tony Sylvester told us he was publishing a new book, An Informal Guide to Workwear , we knew it would be beautifully written, eclectic in its coverage and as lovingly thorough in its depiction of the cultural zeitge...
A sneak peek of ‘An Informal Guide to Workwear’
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No photographs just the marvellous Michael Parkin illustrations throughout.. Indeed, Mr Guy was good enough to provide us with the forward.. to his million plus followers on Twitter, he’s “The Menswear Guy” hence t...
Why sartorialists should consider Stone Island
Stone Island is a brand that I think a lot of readers overlook - I certainly did for a long time. Yet the heritage of ‘form through function’ and reworking traditional clothing is similar to a lot of other brands we cover. You also find ...
Why sartorialists should consider Stone Island
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Another label with "certain" football culture associations is Lyle and Scott., Comedian Ronnie Corbett invariably wore their jumpers complete with logo when he performed his "Ronnie in the chair" pieces in numerous "Two ...
The cream of the crop: My favourite off-white shirts
By Manish Puri . Readers might have noticed that I’m quite fond of a light shirt. *Not honest enough. A breakthrough won’t come if you stay in denial* Readers, if I could be any animal I’d be a cat, the cat that got the cream&helli...
The cream of the crop: My favourite off-white shirts
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Haha! Thanks Ted. Would film v digital be a better comparison?...
A summer holiday capsule wardrobe
We’ve done a few of these capsule wardrobes over the years, but I’ve never done one about my summer holidays. Manish has , but most of the time my family holidays have been covered in the ‘Holiday snaps’ series. Do look at th...
A summer holiday capsule wardrobe
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Yes, absolutely. It is, and no I don't off the top of my head I'm afraid. I'd like to find some others too so let me know what you discover!...
The PS Summer Wardrobe: A Care Guide
We know the PS reader takes almost as much pleasure in caring for his clothes as he does wearing them. I said almost! When we launch a new product therefore, we try to provide as much information as we can on how best to look after it. Sometimes, ho...
The PS Summer Wardrobe: A Care Guide
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To be honest Dan I don't have much personal advice, it might be worth doing a wider Google check. I don't think it will be a big issue with the polos, I find it's much more of an issue on cottons and linens, and particul...
The Decorum by Kamoshita: Review
By Manish Puri . There’s an aversion to hyperbole here at Permanent Style. So, when I say that, having visited Bangkok earlier this year, I think The Decorum might just be the most exciting menswear retail hub in the world right now, it’...
The Decorum by Kamoshita: Review
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Hi I’m 5’10” and a 40 chest and the 50 was perfect for me - I only had to do a sleeve length adjustment....
A guide to knitted T-shirts
By Manish Puri . The only suit you’ll ever need. Five hacks to up your style game. The ultimate summer wardrobe cheat code. These are headlines you’re unlikely to ever see on Permanent Style - and if you do it probably means Hell has fi...
A guide to knitted T-shirts
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I recommend the Filippo De Laurentiis crepe cotton and the Zanone Ice Cotton T-shirts. They are more formal than PS T-shirts but still can be easily worn by themselves. The Zanone is particularly well-suited for wearing ...
Postcards from Thailand
By Manish Puri . There’s a scene in Frasier where Niles is packing some clothes to keep at his girlfriend Daphne’s place, for the morning after the nights he stays over. Daphne, becoming increasingly concerned that she doesn’t have...
Postcards from Thailand
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Hi Manish, on such casual shirts, which fit do you aim for the collar? I am size 15 in neck on my shirts. With this measurment they fit exactly perfect around the neck. How much do you care for shirts like the bigman or ...
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...
How I learned to love shorts
By André Larnyoh. Recently I’ve been pining for the summer of 2022. Remember that one? Temperatures got to around 40 degrees and everyone was encouraged to stay indoors - something I did not do because Tooting Lido was just too inviting...
How I learned to love shorts
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My Favourite Madras Shirt: Original Madras Tradin...
By Manish Puri In 1973, Ranjit Shah left his hometown of Madras (now Chennai) carrying a suitcase full of cloth swatches and emigrated to New York City. Within a few years, he’d established Original Madras Trading Company (OMTC) on West 38th S...
My Favourite Madras Shirt: Original Madras Tradin...
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I think you'll have to ask them I'm afraid Will, sorry...
Buck Mason: Good value staples
A reader recently asked why there is a correlation between shorter, tighter styles of clothing and lower prices. Why are all the styles we like from more expensive brands? It makes it very hard for someone on a lower income to get into more classic ...
Buck Mason: Good value staples
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‘Bleu de Travail’ workwear
When I covered chore coats about this time last year, I mentioned that there were three major workwear materials that could be interchanged for different looks: blue denim, US-military green and duck-cotton canvas . It could be a Type II jacket with...
‘Bleu de Travail’ workwear
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Hey Mathijs- Take a look at the flannels from outdoor outfitter Orvis. Wait for their winter offerings for a more varied selection. Currently they are clearing out their summer inventory. Fabric is robust with generous s...
Beige, Paris: The best kind of multi-brand shop
A lot of music fans don’t see the point of covers albums. They want the originals, not a bunch of copies. But I’ve always liked them, whether it’s Johnny Cash’s American IV or Rage Against The Machine’s Renegades , beca...
Beige, Paris: The best kind of multi-brand shop
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We can certainly look to at some point, PF. It's hard to cover everyone and we would always focus on the ones we liked the style of particularly, but a round-up article or similar on great independent shops in Europe mig...
Buck Mason, Novesta, New & Lingwood: Spring ‘...
Our seasonal summary of things I’ve seen and liked rolls around again, and as ever is a good mechanism to answer questions about new products from established brands, such as the City Moc from Saman Amel (above). But it’s also, by design...
Buck Mason, Novesta, New & Lingwood: Spring ‘...
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Old Armoury ones, no longer available I'm afraid...
Yuketen, Crescent Down Works, Big Rock Candy Moun...
Last week I wrote about visiting the Paris trade shows for the first time, and being able to interview some new brands as a result. Today I’m going to highlight three that we found particularly interesting. The first is Yuketen, the craft-bas...
Yuketen, Crescent Down Works, Big Rock Candy Moun...
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The August Specials, definitely...
How does Paris compare to Pitti? Pendleton, Frizm...
Boots on display at Viberg, at Man/Woman; above, Welcome Edition This past January, after Pitti, I went to see the equivalent shows in Paris for the first time. I’d never been before and was interested to see how it compared to Pitti in terms ...
How does Paris compare to Pitti? Pendleton, Frizm...
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