Brent Black panama hats
I completely understand that the amount of money spent on handmade accessories can seem extravagant. Several people made comments along those lines regarding my Alfred Dunhill glasses case a few months ago. But if you have pursued a policy of investi...
Brent Black panama hats
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No problem - it's great to add to old posts. Brent is hugely superior in terms of quality and probably value. But I do find I don't wear his hats much just because the shape doesn't suit my head that well. It's the downs...
A Borsalino from Lock & Co – my second...
I’ve had my first proper hat – the brown Voyager from Lock & Co written about here – for over a two years now and it’s been worn pretty intensively. Indeed, it could probably do with a re-blocking at some point. That ...
A Borsalino from Lock & Co – my second...
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Dark grey is the best starting point. The next alterative would be a dark brown...
Persian lamb collars and hats
With that coat, she should ask him in Esquire, February 1936: “The point is, it isn’t every guy can get a coat with a fur collar, from which we argue that it isn’t every gal can get a guy with a fur collared coat so we w...
Persian lamb collars and hats
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Hmmm! Persian Lamb could work as a lining and collar in an overcoat I'm planning. I looked into American Mink but it seems that it's incredibly difficult to look after (requires refrigeration)....
Of Homburgs, topcoats and fawn gloves
Something we predicted a year ago Esquire, March 1935: “In the March issue for 1934, we introduced the black Homburg to this country. We said then that it was an established English tradition, having already enjoyed, at that time, a London ...
Of Homburgs, topcoats and fawn gloves
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Isn't it better - it's certainly much easier - to wear any kind of hat with an overcoat (or raincoat) than with a suit alone? With the coat the look is classical - without it is (to me) plain anachronistic....
The rules and how to break them 2: Brown in town
Rule 2: Do not wear brown in town. It’s worth repeating my maxim from the first instalment in this series: “Rules are there for a reason, but there is nothing wrong with breaking them. These statements are not contradictory. Once you unde...
The rules and how to break them 2: Brown in town
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I am of the English school that black shoes means business, and following in suit that black, blue and grey mean business, not brown. https://sartorialnotes.com/2016/09/02/never-wear-brown-in-town/...
