Why Ferdinando Caraceni is closing: An interview ...
Ferdinando Caraceni is one of the world's best-regarded bespoke tailors, based in Milan. It has been run since his death in 2004 by Ferdinando's daughter, Nicoletta, and they have made me three jackets over the past 10 years. You can see them and ot...
Why Ferdinando Caraceni is closing: An interview ...
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She made the right decision. Tailors have generally never been firms that last forever. Those are the exception and have often changed hands many times. The talent will get harder to find and the quality suits more expen...
Pop-up shops for 2024 – in London and New York
I'm pleased to say the dates are fixed for two pop-ups this year - in London next month and then in New York in October. In three weeks we will be back on Savile Row, kindly hosted by New & Lingwood in their space at No.19. This worked well ...
Pop-up shops for 2024 – in London and New York
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Not currently, no David, though I know they are looking...
Spring/Summer 24 on the Permanent Style shop
Hello lovely readers, Here’s our regular update on what’s coming into the PS Shop over the next few months - apologies for the short delay. This only covers Spring/Summer, but feel free to ask in the comments about anything in Autumn/Wi...
Spring/Summer 24 on the Permanent Style shop
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Thanks John. Yes I know what you mean. I'll keep an eye out for the right shade...
How was Dry January for you?
I didn't buy any clothes this month. That wouldn't be a hardship for most people and it wasn't much of a hardship for me, but I was surprised how much it changed my perspective. On the day after publishing our article announcing our Dry January pr...
How was Dry January for you?
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Thanks, yes, all those were on my mental checklist....
Journal article on my children
I wrote a little piece for the Rubato journal this weekend, about how good my children's instinct is for clothing. They nearly always give a good steer, I think because they're both very observant and know me very well. You can read it here. The coa...
Journal article on my children
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My 9 .year old son has been saying for years "can I have that when I am older?" almost on a weekly basis. It could be something that was outwardly cool in his eyes (that may have made me look younger) or something that i...
Announcing: Dry January
Dry January is, at least in the UK, an opportunity for people to give up alcohol for a month to recover from some of the excesses of the holidays. It is in that same spirit that during January, Permanent Style will not write about any new clothing. ...
Announcing: Dry January
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I would imagine for many, myself included, that the percentage number of items that we actually wear regularly (say at least 2-3 times a month) is well below 50%. Personally, I have been quite ruthless over the last two ...
Lost in translation: What menswear phrases really...
By Manish Puri Powering up one’s menswear game isn’t merely about honing the perfect silhouette or mastering colour combinations. It also means becoming fluent in a whole new language. That will, of course, initially mean becoming famil...
Lost in translation: What menswear phrases really...
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Outstanding! Your comments resonate across many contexts. In a different scenario, they call to mind my recent experience flying back business class from Auckland to Perth, Western Australia on Air New Zealand. I was wea...
Where to buy a RTW double-breasted navy overcoat
By Manish Puri Some years back, I was having a drink with my partner, Gemma, and a friend, Nathan, who shared my interest in clothes. Over a few pints and packets of bacon fries we delved deep into matters political and philosophical, before turning...
Where to buy a RTW double-breasted navy overcoat
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Many thanks!...
The future of Savile Row, with Anda Rowland: Video
This talk a couple of weeks ago with Anda Rowland was flagged as a discussion of the future of Savile Row. And while we did talk about that – including how to get more new tailors into the area – the most interesting area was probably ho...
The future of Savile Row, with Anda Rowland: Video
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Great interview, had time to watch it properly now. Lots of interesting history and also positivity, A&S is in safe hands....
The craft and range of Begg blankets
Textiles is a very complimentary area to the tailoring we cover on PS, given the time readers spend poring over swatches and discussing weaves. But, the most readily consumable version of this is blankets, which we haven’t covered much. Given...
The craft and range of Begg blankets
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as far as I gather, Hermes is produced by Johnston of Elgin....
Stolen valour: Issues with wearing military clothing
There is a concept American readers will be most familiar with, and which often surrounds vintage and reproduction military clothing, known as ‘stolen valour’. It describes how wearing military clothing as a civilian, and particularly m...
Stolen valour: Issues with wearing military clothing
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I served and wore Vietnam era OD Greens. I earned my combat patch and CIB, I still have some of my uniforms like my field jacket. I wore it to the VA one time and got positive response, I wore it to a base chapel and got...
Berlin: A menswear shopping guide
By J Patrick Truhn, with contributions from Maximillian Mogg and The Heritage Post. ‘Berlin’ and ‘sartorial’ are not words one is accustomed to seeing in the same sentence. This “poor, but sexy” (to quote a previ...
Berlin: A menswear shopping guide
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From mid-February on Maßatelier Fasan will be located in Konstanzer Str. 3...
Come to our last talk of the year, with Anda Rowland
Our next talk at Mortimer House will be in a couple of weeks, on Friday November 17th. And this time we're interviewing Anda Rowland of Anderson & Sheppard on what the future holds for Savile Row. Anda has been involved in the Row since 2005...
Come to our last talk of the year, with Anda Rowland
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Thanks, we'll fix that on the page. No there are no plans to discontinue it, though obviously the colours might change....
Dressed-up New Yorkers: The view from the pop-up
Our New York pop-up (now in its second year) brings in an interesting range of people - more, perhaps, than London. There’s Guy, who came last time too, an old-school New Yorker in bespoke, red socks and Warren Edwards loafers; Duncan, the kn...
Dressed-up New Yorkers: The view from the pop-up
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Seconded!...
Is there still such a thing as an ‘investment pie...
This is one of the many great questions people submitted in response to the ‘ You are the interviewer ’ post a couple of weeks ago. In fact, it brought together a few of the questions, as many of the good ones do. It’s an extension...
Is there still such a thing as an ‘investment pie...
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I don't think the last point is that relevant Shem, as the vast majority of people that buy and wear clothes like this are not super rich and don't get them for free. I think it's more a question of buying the best you c...
The London pop-up, Autumn 2023
We are, for better or worse, an itinerant retailer. The London PS pop-up is about to enter its 10th iteration, just after holding a second one in New York, but the format and location are changing. This time we're back to just us, just PS products, ...
The London pop-up, Autumn 2023
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Hey Andy, I wonder whether your friend's has darkened a little with time. There will be slight differences between batches, but only very slight. When we were trying on the donegals this year on people in the shop, they ...
Mr Vintage Fayre: Bringing vintage menswear toget...
This past Sunday was the second installment of ‘ Mr Vintage Fayre’, a new vintage-shopping event in London. The first one was back in April, and was by all accounts a success (I couldn’t attend unfortunately, weekends being always ...
Mr Vintage Fayre: Bringing vintage menswear toget...
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Worne London perhaps? They only do pop-ups though...
Introducing: The New Friday Polo
The Friday Polo was one of the first proper products we ever developed on Permanent Style and has gone through several iterations - spread collar, button-down, lightweight and heavy, short sleeve and long. But in the eight years since it launched, ...
Introducing: The New Friday Polo
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I see, sorry that was hard to make out from the image. I'd stick with a regular collar myself...
We’re coming back to New York (and bringing...
The pop-up shop we did last year with Rubato and Taillour went really well, so we're coming back to New York in October, with the addition shoemaker Seiji McCarthy (shoes below). This time we'll be on Christopher Street, with J Mueser kindly letting...
We’re coming back to New York (and bringing...
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Thank you Robert, it was lovely seeing you too...
Should you buy a copy? What’s the harm?
A few weeks ago, a reader asked my opinion on a pair of suede boots that were clearly a copy of the popular Open Walk from Loro Piana . That soft, unlaced chukka has become so widespread in a few short years that some don’t even recognise them...
Should you buy a copy? What’s the harm?
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Well I'd argue there's another point on top of this one to make. Quality. Recently, my wife needed a pair of new shoes. She previously had both a pair of Clark's, and a pair of "More expansive brand" (to respect anonymit...
You are the interviewer 2
Six years ago, we ran a really nice exercise on PS where readers became the interviewers, sending in questions they'd always wanted to ask. It sprung from a comment that at least one reader hadn't been very impressed with a recent interview with me....
You are the interviewer 2
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Thank you for your help!...
Los Angeles: A city shopping guide
By Lucas Nicholson I recently visited Los Angeles for the first time, and spent a very enjoyable week being proved wrong. Admittedly my hopes hadn’t been high for menswear in the city, but what I witnessed was wide appreciation of ...
Los Angeles: A city shopping guide
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I’ll be in LA next month and looking forward to visiting some of these shops. (I lived there decades ago so this is all new, especially the downtown scene.) Visvim looks like a fun space, but at $780 for a t-shirt ($85...
The PS talks are back – with Luke Walker of...
A new season of talks is starting this Autumn, following the same format as the four we held last year - with Ethan Newton, Tony Sylvester, Jamie Ferguson and Rubato. The evenings at Mortimer House were immensely enjoyable, with around 50 readers ga...
The PS talks are back – with Luke Walker of...
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Hi, Yes it did, and yes there will be. Should be a week or two. No, LEJ was never part of this pop-up. They used the space back in the Spring, but we don't have that space any more so this Autumn we're just on our own fo...
Autumn/Winter 2023 on the PS Shop
As has now become routine, here is a view into what’s arriving in the PS Shop during the rest of the year. There are some new products and restocks of favourites, for any that have missed them thus far. We try to give an accurate month for la...
Autumn/Winter 2023 on the PS Shop
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Hi - yes, there will be one in February. Any questions, let us know then. Cheers...
Tracksmith running clothing: Review
Tracksmith, the running brand, recently interviewed me and a bunch of others for their magazine. The photos here are from that piece, and if you’d like you can read it here . It was nice having the excuse to reflect on what running has meant t...
Tracksmith running clothing: Review
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JP, There's a model Serrano from Onitsuka tiger, which comes in non-branded version (CL). While styling is different than a typical runner. It's pretty slim. Worth a look....