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There are many problems with consumerism and how it affects our planet, and society. They include mass-farming of animals, and I entirely understand people who turn vegan in response. They include pollution of the ocean...

Blackhorse Lane Ateliers (BLA) opened their first store a couple of months ago, and I’ve been meaning to write about it since. Partly because it means customers can see the full range of BLA jeans, and try them on in ...

When Eduardo de Simone and I met at his factory last year, we spent a long time talking about the advantages and disadvantages of bespoke and made-to-measure (MTM) tailoring. As a result of them, Eduardo proposed an exp...

This is the second post we've done highlighting our favourite cloths from new seasonal bunches. The first, on Spring/Summer 2018, is here. Unfortunately the bunches come in late in the season, but there's still probably...

A few months ago I quit my job as a financial journalist to run Permanent Style full time. It was a big moment personally, but not one that I thought to talk about publicly - as I had no intention of it affecting what P...

After 10 years, 2000 posts and 40,000 comments, there is a lot of content on Permanent Style. But readers tell me it can be daunting for a first-time visitor. So over the next few months I will be collecting together so...

Lovely as our Friday Polos are, they're not really built for Summer. The classic Friday Polo uses a luxurious piqué cotton from Caccioppoli which, while noticeably nicer than other polo cottons, is relatively thick and...

The pop-up store opened last night at Fortnum & Mason, and several readers headed for the new batch of Everyday Denim fabric, which was nice to see. The one I have in it (pictured) remains my absolute favourite shir...

The opening party for our pop-up shop in Fortnum & Mason is next Thursday, July 19th. All welcome. Please do come along and support us and all the brands that are being featured this time: Kirk Originals, Simpson Lo...

I'm proud to say that our next pop-up shop will be in Fortnum & Mason department store, over 10 days from July 20th-29th. Having been on Savile Row the past two occasions, it's great to be moving into a big departme...

Our Symposium on fashion and the media, held last week at Teatro del Sale in Florence, might have been our most enjoyable yet. Certainly, it ran the smoothest, with no logistics issues and a set of speakers that, frankl...

Last year we held a wonderful dinner for readers at Huntsman - celebrating different types of evening wear, with attendees the winners of a competition for evening outfits. This summer we have decided to do the same aga...

As promised a while back, here is some video coverage of the talk Lorenzo Cifonelli and I gave at Attire House in Hong Kong last month. We cover a pretty broad range of topics, from how annoyed Lorenzo looks when he's d...

Details for our Media Symposium at Pitti. It's going to be such a laugh. Please do RSVP, as the places are a little limited by the theatre space and dinner. Thanks Related posts The Accessories Symposium, Pitti Uomo Jan...

  Hong Kong has long been a centre for international commerce, driven by its location as a port and later by its strategic importance to the British Empire. When it was handed back to China in 1997, the city retained it...

In this instalment we're going to be debating how fashion media is changing, and how it's affecting brands and customers. Should be really interesting - and lively! Great speakers to be announced.  There will also be a...

Australia might not be the first country anyone associates with tailoring and classic menswear, but Melbourne has a greater range than most of the rest of the country. This is partly due to the fact that it has clear sea...

Although we sartorial enthusiasts aspire to style that lasts decades, not seasons, I think it's important to recognise the fashions we still follow. While we shun band T-shirts or 'ugly' trainers, we are still strongly ...

I know I'm biased, but  this shirt made in the Everyday Denim cloth we developed with Albiate/Albini last year is now easily my favourite.  It has faded slowly and nicely, while stopping short of bleaching completel...

I'm pleased to say we've managed to get another batch of watch caps through, just before the end of winter.  We made 200 this time, so hopefully they won't all go in a day, like last time. Colours are the same - navy a...

In a couple of weeks (Wednesday, March 7) Sartoria Ciardi will be coming to London for the first time.  They will be holding a trunk show all day on Thursday 8th, but we thought it would also be nice to have an event t...

Best Artisan of the Year:  Musella Dembech     This award, readers may remember, is the only one of the Permanent Style Awards that will be decided purely by me. The overlap of readers that have used a bespoke arti...

Best Brand of the Year:  Drake's  Runners up:  Stoffa, Private White VC   The Permanent Style award for ‘Brand of the Year’ was understandably the hardest to define of our five awards - launched a few weeks ago...

Best Media of the Year:  Die Workwear!  Runners up:  The Rake, Plaza Uomo   In a world overflowing with new media, it seems very little of it is any good.  Only a handful of publications received more than two vot...

Best Customer Service of the Year:  No Man Walks Alone  Runners up:  The Anderson & Sheppard Haberdashery, Skoaktiebolaget   Although there were many categories we could have selected for our Permanent Style aw...