Rome: A sartorial city guide
The ancient forum, at the heart of Rome By Andrew Borda. Rome is often a first port of call for visitors to Italy, due to its history, beauty and climate. I’ve had the great fortune of spending a lot of time there over the past three years, an...
Rome: A sartorial city guide
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Thanks Andrew. I am conscious that Rome is very big. To give you some context, I love Italy and have been there almost every year for the last 20 years. I am now visiting it several times a year (Naples, Palermo and a bi...
Bespoke sunglasses from Maison Bonnet – and...
Earlier this year, I decided to start the process of making some bespoke sunglasses with Maison Bonnet. I’ve had my optical glasses from them for six years now, and they’ve certainly proven their worth - they’re the best made and m...
Bespoke sunglasses from Maison Bonnet – and...
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I don't know that much about transition lenses, but when I see them on other people they seem to not get that balance right - looking a little creepy in low light rather than cool. But that doesn't mean it's not possible...
Cocktail rings and yellow diamonds: Chatting to M...
“For me there is nothing more beautiful, more interesting and more tactile than vintage jewellery,” says Michael Rose, founder of the eponymous jewellery shops in the Burlington Arcade. This quotation stayed with me for a while after I ...
Cocktail rings and yellow diamonds: Chatting to M...
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Indeed. I understand jewelry is something else entirely, but I came to the conclusion that in my own life it mostly revolved around having the opportunity to visit ateliers and build those connections. Sort of like a pat...
My vintage gold chain, and how to buy one
A couple of years ago I bought a vintage gold chain, prompted initially by style considerations. One was the fact I wear so many fewer accessories - ties, handkerchiefs - despite still loving them as works of beauty, and of craft. Unfortunately the...
My vintage gold chain, and how to buy one
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Sure. I take it off at night and showering, gym, swim. I don't clean it...
Three eyewear brands recommended by Astrologo Ottica
By Manish Puri . While on holiday in Italy a few years ago, I wanted to find some beautiful sunglasses, because is there any country that’s done more for the accessory? Both in terms of manufacturing and cultural positioning. Was it too much ...
Three eyewear brands recommended by Astrologo Ottica
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Manish, how have you found the gast pair? The brand seems very good value. best, Tom...
Spring/Summer Highlights 2025 – including b...
In this edition of our regular seasonal highlights we're doing things a little differently. First, I'm including bespoke commissions for the first time. This is in response to a few readers asking what, if anything, I’m having made, and it ma...
Spring/Summer Highlights 2025 – including b...
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I was not sure where to post this, but for those who want a more casual quarter zip than the Zagora that still fits a tailoring aesthetic, I can highly recommend the 18 East "Collan" zip collared sweatshirt. As with all ...
Dark Ivy
A friend referred to this outfit as ‘dark Ivy’ recently, and I liked the idea. Traditional Ivy style has much to recommend it today, particularly the way it mixes sportswear and tailoring together. I set out the ways I like that attitude...
Dark Ivy
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Thanks Brian...
Meyrowitz, a workshop in the Thames – or, t...
There are quite a few islands in the Thames, once you get out beyond Hammersmith to the west. Most of them aren't used for much other than boat clubs, but Platt’s Eyott is a an exception. There's an industrial area with workshops and recordin...
Meyrowitz, a workshop in the Thames – or, t...
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Interesting question. In some ways certainly - obviously cost, but also strength, versatility, lack of needed maintenance. Most of those also apply to other synthetics though. Tortoiseshell is more attractive than acetat...
Christmas Gift Guide 2024
This is always fun. Each year the gift guide is an opportunity for me to mention non-menswear, or at least menswear-adjacent, products and brands. And given PS readers are fussy (perhaps we should we say discerning?), it also necessitates unusual or...
Christmas Gift Guide 2024
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Sorry Ed...
The versatility (or not) of navy hopsack – ...
I wore this new hopsack jacket from Paolo Martorano quite a bit this summer, which surprised me. Although I’ve had navy jackets in the past, since I stopped working in an office I tend to wear more earthy colours, such as browns, taupes or tha...
The versatility (or not) of navy hopsack – ...
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I'm not sure I know of one I'm afraid, apart from wearing a shirt or a bandana or something else on the neck...
I’m going on holiday (again)
Back in the Easter holidays, Manish kindly took over Permanent Style for a week, so I could completely switch off and spend time with the family. That seemed to work well, both because the site didn't explode and because a few readers seemed to appr...
I’m going on holiday (again)
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No, sorry JC. We only do pre-orders for a couple of items each year, as a way to offer different colours or sizes. We run a waiting list instead...
L’Ingénieur Chevallier MTO eyewear – and go...
While in Paris at the beginning of the year, I was told about an eyewear brand that was offering something that sits between ready-to-wear and bespoke. That’s a theme, by the way, that I think we'll be returning to in the second half of this ...
L’Ingénieur Chevallier MTO eyewear – and go...
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Interesting. Yes, a European survey of opticians/glasses in the major cities where you have guides would be great....
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...
Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2023 Up...
Tokyo is one of the most varied, creative and stimulating retail experiences in the world. Not only is the city huge, but each area has a distinct feel and atmosphere, reflected in its shopping. There are small, niche brands everywhere, as well as wo...
Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2023 Up...
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Yes, good point Davide, his work is great...
Solakzade glasses and jewellery (plus Goro’s)
Every day we were in Tokyo and walked down Omotesando Hills, there would be a long queue on a rail near the metro station. We assumed the queue was for some hype-driven 'drop' of streetwear, and to be fair most of the time they were. But these pati...
Solakzade glasses and jewellery (plus Goro’s)
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A vintage Barbour motorbike one (it was raining)...
Chez Dede: Andrea Ferolla and Daria Reina
Chez Dede is a lovely little multibrand shop in Rome. It sells clothing and accessories, books and furniture, including some familiar brands such as P. Le Moult and Camoshita. However, for me the most lovely thing about the store when we visited was...
Chez Dede: Andrea Ferolla and Daria Reina
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Cheers Jerry, and will do...
Holiday snaps 2022: Illustrating versatile packing
In recent weeks you may have noticed comments have not been published quite as quickly as normal. That’s because I’ve been on holiday - in the north of Portugal, where my wife’s family is from. It’s a beautiful part of the w...
Holiday snaps 2022: Illustrating versatile packing
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Looking very chic here , you prove that sometimes less is more...
Harpo, Paris: Generations of Amerindian jewellery
Not many people seem to have heard of Harpo, but it ticks many of the boxes for a Permanent Style reader: craft, authenticity, a classic style, and all family owned. It’s a store in Paris, selling jewellery and other crafts made by Native Ame...
Harpo, Paris: Generations of Amerindian jewellery
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No views or experience there I'm afraid Kris!...
The Spring Top 10: Fun, paper and lavender
It’s that time of the year again. Brands have been receiving all the spring clothing they ordered last year, even though they weren’t quite sure whether it would arrive, or be swallowed by an unexpected lockdown. So rejoice, there are n...
The Spring Top 10: Fun, paper and lavender
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Regarding Trumpers. Apart from ordering a tub of Almond Shaving Cream which is utterly superb and highly concentrated in a very generous 200g tub... probably the best value of all the prestige London barbers, I asked for...
The Spring pop-up: Rubato, Bentley’s, Ludov...
*Update: I forgot to say that all PS products will be there too! Sorry, forgot to mention that...* I'm delighted to say that the PS Presents pop-up shop will be back in April, in the same space at The Service, on Savile Row. For Rubato it will be th...
The Spring pop-up: Rubato, Bentley’s, Ludov...
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Yes, actually. I have one and just need to shoot it...
Good Art Hlywd: Unexpected craft and beauty
I was buzzing when I got off the phone with Josh Warner of Good Art (above) last week. It's been a while since I've talked to someone new that has that bright-eyed passion - the enthusiasm of an obsessive creator. He reminded me of Graham Thompson...
Good Art Hlywd: Unexpected craft and beauty
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You mean a wallet chain? It certainly can do but it's a strong look, and one I think you'd have to work through the rest of the outfit. I wear those keys on my belt loops and running down into my back pocket often, and e...
Clutch Cafe: A guide to my favourite brands
There is a handful of menswear shops in London that I recommend regularly to friends visiting from abroad. They include Trunk, Connolly, Drake's and Anderson & Sheppard Haberdashery. All boutiques, all founded in the past decade. The most ...
Clutch Cafe: A guide to my favourite brands
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Much better, but also a very different look...
Red Rabbit silver jewellery, New Mexico
One of the nicest things about our last ‘Permanent Style Presents’ pop-up was getting to know Mike and Cody, from Red Rabbit and Wellema Hats respectively. At a show like this you basically spend five full days together, talking about m...
Red Rabbit silver jewellery, New Mexico
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Yes, I don't find any issues there. Easier the slimmer they are...
Maison Bonnet glasses: Review
These glasses I had made at Maison Bonnet recently are absolutely superb. As I wrote in the recent post ‘My glasses’ I’ve tried several different makers over the years, including cheaper and expensive, ready-made, bespoke and made...
Maison Bonnet glasses: Review
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I'd say I found Bonnet a little better, yes...
Retrospecs gold, Chapal sheep, Informale twill, L...
So, there was a pair of Retrospecs sunglasses. From the 1930s - originals, as all Retrospecs are. In rolled gold, not the cheaper-looking gold plate. Filigree work around the frame - all of which is different for each tiny batch. Perfect fit. But I ...
Retrospecs gold, Chapal sheep, Informale twill, L...
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No problem Stanley, and I hope you get many years of happy wear out of it...
