How great things don’t age: Cashmere shawl ...
Most of the time with stories in this series , we’ve celebrated how quality clothing becomes more beautiful with age - unlike the cheap product we see everywhere around us. It always feels like a story worth telling, one few adverts shout abou...
How great things don’t age: Cashmere shawl ...
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I think a slightly larger armhole is often good, it give it more of the relaxed look you're after...
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...
Repairing my vintage denim jacket – with Cl...
The denim jacket I featured in our article a couple of weeks ago was second-hand and clearly in need of repair when I bought it (from Union Fade in Milan, which I'd highly recommend by the way). The fades on the jacket were incredible, as it had bee...
Repairing my vintage denim jacket – with Cl...
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Wonderful, thanks for letting us know Jim...
London Invisible Mending: Preserving a Dying Art
By Manish Puri As the seasons change, it’s become something of a Sunday ritual for me to be paid a visit at home by Michael Norman (below). Long-time readers may recall that Michael runs a dry cleaning business specialising in bespoke and hig...
London Invisible Mending: Preserving a Dying Art
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Not commenting on the price Paul, but 4 square centimetres is a big moth hole, a fairly big piece of work for invisible mending...
New York clothing resources: Places to clean, alt...
Looking after your clothes well has always been central to the PS philosophy - it’s not enough to buy better things, they need to be cleaned, altered and maintained. This requires time that many of us seem to have precious little of these days...
New York clothing resources: Places to clean, alt...
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I use Jeeves in NYC. They’re great! After having one of my SR bespoke suits ruined by a dry cleaner, I was VERY gun shy about entrusting the others to anyone. The folks at Jeeves listened, understood, and put my fears ...
The Valet: Becoming a one-stop shop for clothing ...
The Valet has become an all-round care and repair location in the past couple of years, which is great for our general push to encourage readers to look after their clothes better. Having started with pressing, then adding dry cleaning and shoe care...
The Valet: Becoming a one-stop shop for clothing ...
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Yes unless you care about that particular pattern of fading, it's not worth it...
Reader Profile: Ben (and the community of menswear)
I met Ben at our recent pop-up party, and liked what he was wearing (first outfit below). We got to talking and I discovered his interesting background - always good, as I’d like these profiles to explore different types of PS reader - and his...
Reader Profile: Ben (and the community of menswear)
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Every time I read one of these, I learn something new. He’s got a phenomenal command of color and proportion. Really sharp dresser....
How to correct a flattened lapel
Sometimes the lapels of a jacket can get squashed in the wardrobe, making them fold at a point they’re not supposed to (the ‘break point’). It happens particularly with jackets that have more intentional roll, such as a ‘thr...
How to correct a flattened lapel
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I'm not sure anything can be done on a finished jacket just with an iron unfortunately - with the work I've seen, it's done before the collar is set by stitching it all together...
How to hand wash knitwear: Video
The clothing care I’ve always been worst at is washing knitwear. But I have got better in recent years, in part as I’ve become more used to the process and it’s felt more reliable, more predictable. Over time you also s...
How to hand wash knitwear: Video
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I wash my knitwear exactly like this, very carefully, once per season at best, if even that, it is never soiled or visibly dirty, I noticed my best pieces from Dalmo, Loro Piana, Fioroni, etc have gotten a bit fuzzier. G...
Bespoke basted alterations: Chittleborough &...
One of the biggest things that affects how great clothing ages, is the extent to which it can be altered and repaired. The best things for repairs are often casual clothes, like jeans, where visible repairs can even be seen to add to their character...
Bespoke basted alterations: Chittleborough &...
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Terry Haste worked under Tommy Nutter in the mid to late 1980s, so I guess "Tommy Nutter styling" would be okay?...
Video: How to deal with stains on tailoring
This video, the latest in our series on how to care for your tailoring at home, looks at stains. Cutter Ben Clarke, ex-Richard James and now at Atelier Tyzack, suggested this as a topic a while ago, but I wasn't sure. I thought we'd want to talk to ...
Video: How to deal with stains on tailoring
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Thank you for this comment. Saved me going out trying to find elusive French chalk and just grabbing the talcum powder I already had....
Video: How to hem trousers, like a Savile Row tailor
Fixing the hem on trousers is a fairly easy - and satisfying - thing to do at home. It also enables you, should you want to, to alter the length of trousers (though it's much easier without cuffs). In this video I talk to Ben Clarke, ex-Richard Jame...
Video: How to hem trousers, like a Savile Row tailor
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Thank you. From Jean-Manuel Moreau, reviewed here...
How to sew a button – like a Savile Row tailor
Dressing well is not just about buying clothes, but about looking after them well, and responsibly. Caring for things so that they last longer, and you need less. In the past we’ve covered quite a few aspects about caring for clothes, includi...
How to sew a button – like a Savile Row tailor
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I'd do it myself to be honest, but you don't need to remove the lining, you can just go through the topside material. A little harder though...
How to darn socks and knitwear
On Permanent Style we often recommend to buy less, but buy better. Just as important, however, is to recycle well (finding a good home for things you don’t wear) and to look after clothes well. They are three sides of the same approach &...
How to darn socks and knitwear
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Great tip, thank you...
How I store my clothes
Being at home more has given me time to write about something readers frequently ask about: how I store my clothes. The short answer is, with difficulty, particularly given how much I care about looking after them. Tailoring cannot be too cramped, l...
How I store my clothes
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I wouldn't worry about dirt transferring like that, unless we're talking about actual mud or similar, or the garments are pale like a cream linen. I would say clean any visible stain, press once a year at least (the stea...
How to deal with moths: Cleaning and smoke bombs
This is a personal article about the journey I’ve been on to counter clothes moths, and the regimen I’ve found that works. For anyone that would like a quick summary, it comprises: Fumigating at least once a year, using something like Pe...
How to deal with moths: Cleaning and smoke bombs
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Thanks Martins...
Shoes in wet weather: How to deal with rain and s...
In the past week, perhaps as it has been particularly wet here, I’ve had three comments from readers on old posts about dealing with soaking-wet shoes. Those old posts were never very comprehensive, so here is something fuller - dealing with ...
Shoes in wet weather: How to deal with rain and s...
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Aha, well that explains it then. No worries, pleased I could help...
Video: How much can you alter a suit?
One of the reasons a bespoke suit can last a long time is that it is easier to adjust, and the tailors that made it are better at doing so. It's easier to adjust because more cloth is left in the seams, and in more places, than anything made in a fa...
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I don't think that's likely to happen, but if you are concerned about it I would just mention it to the tailor. Not an easy thing to do but worth it if you're worried at all!...
Video: How a bespoke suit can be repaired
How a suit lasts - and can be repaired over time - doesn't get much focus in bespoke. The craft, the history, the style: they're all talked about more, and understandably so. They're a good deal sexier. But it's a shame, because a benefit of the way...
Video: How a bespoke suit can be repaired
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It was added as a repair, yes, and any tailor could do that. The only issue is the colour will never be exactly the same, so from some angles it might be noticeable. Better is to catch the wearing thin earlier, and then ...
Dealing with losing and gaining weight
I've been on holiday for the past two weeks, swimming every day, and have noticeably lost weight. I'm tightening the side adjustors on my trousers where I didn't before. It reminds me how frequently readers ask about such fluctuations in weight, and...
Dealing with losing and gaining weight
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Hey Ryan They may give a little over time but won’t stretch in the same way a t-shirt or piece of knitwear might. Depending on the type of cloth, you might experience a little give there - it’s one of the reasons Sim...
Buttons online – Bernstein & Banleys
It has always surprised me how many Italian tailors say they can’t source good, unpolished horn buttons. Particularly because, since its launch last year, even customers can buy them from UK distributor Bernstein & Banleys ( TheLiningC...
Buttons online – Bernstein & Banleys
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I see. I also wonder what material is used for button threads? Is silk a good material for this purpose?...
Michael Norman dry cleaning (previously Press2Dress)
*Michael now has a basic website with contact details at www.mnbespoke.com* There are precious few dry cleaners out there that understand bespoke tailoring. They are likely to clean suits in bulk, with everything going into the vat together and no a...
Michael Norman dry cleaning (previously Press2Dress)
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Yes, that can be a pain. I'm normally staying in self-catering accommodation, so I don't have that issue. Hotels are usually for shorter trips, where I can take all the shirts I need. But I wouldn't worry about giving so...
Video: How to press suit trousers
This is the last instalment in our series on looking after suits at home. The first showed how to brush and generally maintain suits, and the second how to press a jacket. You can see them at those links. It’s been an interesting process...
Video: How to press suit trousers
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Yes, true. I'd say around super 120s...
Video: How to press a jacket
Our latest video on suit maintenance may be the most useful of the lot: How to press your a jacket at home. In the video, Richard is at pains to point out that a lot of the pressing process cannot be replicated at home. Customers would need a hig...
Video: How to press a jacket
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Five tips on suit alterations
A few weeks ago a reader asked about tips on having a suit altered. As often happens, this came up in the comments to a post – some of the best information is in there! I always recommend having a suit altered of course, if you have boug...
Five tips on suit alterations
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I don't think that's right, if the alterations person is good enough (effectively a tailor themselves) it can be fine. Don't shorten more than that though or it will start to change the shape of the arm...
