Beige, Paris: The best kind of multi-brand shop
May 6th 2024A 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...
Reader profile: Niyi
April 26th 2024By André Larnyoh I’ve known Niyi for three or four years and he’s always someone I’ve learnt from. His style is eclectic: classic menswear brands alongside contemporary fashion, bursts of colour with subdued tones. Yet someh...
Reader profile: Niyi
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A great example of someone not trying to be anything other than himself...and maybe that's the point of everything....
A. Marchesan, Stockholm: Curated Period Menswear
April 8th 2024By Manish Puri There’s not exactly a shortage of quality secondhand and vintage stores in Stockholm. Take a stroll along Hornsgatan for example - a busy road running through the Södermalm neighbourhood - and within just a few hundred metr...
A. Marchesan, Stockholm: Curated Period Menswear
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Hi Dario I had a similar dilemma when buying my coat from A. Marchesan. The advice a friend gave me was to not fixate on the secondhand price, but think about how much a new coat of similar style and quality would cost. ...
Yuketen, Crescent Down Works, Big Rock Candy Moun...
March 25th 2024Last week I wrote about visiting the Paris trade shows for the first time, and being able to interview some new brands as a result. Today I’m going to highlight three that we found particularly interesting. The first is Yuketen, the craft-bas...
Yuketen, Crescent Down Works, Big Rock Candy Moun...
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The August Specials, definitely...
Edward Sexton great coat: Style Breakdown
March 22nd 2024This great coat from Edward Sexton is probably the most unusual model in this series , which has been looking at the styles of my various bespoke coats, in particular how they are cut and made. Sexton coats tend to have a bit of drama to them anyway,...
Edward Sexton great coat: Style Breakdown
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The Golden Bale feels a little lighter perhaps, certainly smoother. That heavier Fox would probably feel it. No it's definitely a personal thing...
B&Tailor double-breasted overcoat: Review
March 6th 2024We covered the Korean outfit B&Tailor in some detail here at the beginning of the month. For details on them, their history and their style, please read that article. It might seem a little odd splitting things up like this, but I find it m...
B&Tailor double-breasted overcoat: Review
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Yes a navy could be a little smart Jonathan. I think look for a brown tweed, either dark or mid. One of the Fox Tweeds perhaps...
The Eddie Bauer ‘Skyliner’ and how to find one
February 26th 2024With the growth of interest in outdoor clothing in recent years, there has been a predictable dive into the history of companies that produced it, of which one of the most prominent was Eddie Bauer. One reason I find this exploration interesting is...
The Eddie Bauer ‘Skyliner’ and how to find one
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That is the Four Season Coat. Sold in the same range as the Skyliner and the shootin coat. I like mine too.....
Cifonelli cashmere overcoat: Style Breakdown
February 21st 2024This cashmere coat from Cifonelli, which I’ve had now for nine years , is similar in many ways to the two coats we’ve covered previously in this series – from Ciardi and from Liverano . There are some technical differences, ...
Cifonelli cashmere overcoat: Style Breakdown
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Enjoy it. Thanks again Simon....
Liverano ulster coat: Style Breakdown
February 7th 2024This coat from Liverano & Liverano in Florence has had a bit of an after life, being imitated in this tweed a fair bit, as well as spurring some to have the same coat from Liverano (despite the high cost). It remains one of my absolute favou...
Liverano ulster coat: Style Breakdown
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Hi Trevor - we've met, but really Max is the one who knows this area best, and covered him in his recent article...
Sartoria Ciardi ulster coat: Style Breakdown
January 15th 2024This ulster-style overcoat was made for me by Sartoria Ciardi , the Neapolitan tailor, in 2020. Although I’ve had a few pieces of tailoring from Ciardi in the past five years, this is my only coat from them. It has proved to be one of my favou...
Sartoria Ciardi ulster coat: Style Breakdown
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Aha, yes it does make sense, sorry. I don't think that would make a big difference to be honest. It will still be good with those two colours of jeans I think...
The Overcoats Style Breakdown series: Introduction
January 12th 2024Next week we’ll begin a series of articles that breaks down the style of my bespoke coats, building on the popular 2018 series that looked at suits and jackets. That turned into a book, Bespoke Style , which was a great illustration of the ric...
The Overcoats Style Breakdown series: Introduction
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Great, thank you Ian...
The jacket-as-coat: Seiji’s commission from Tailo...
December 29th 2023When the shoemaker Seiji McCarthy came to New York recently to take part in our pop-up, he brought with him a recent commission from Tailor Caid, the Japanese bespoke tailor run by Yuhei Yamamoto. Yamamoto is a big enthusiast for mid-century America...
The jacket-as-coat: Seiji’s commission from Tailo...
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It would work well and wouldn't lose that much by being lighter, no. However, lighter than that and you're really looking at things like linens...
Seoul: A menswear shopping guide
December 13th 2023Earlier this month I visited Seoul, to see some of the tailors I had been intrigued by but mostly seen from afar, and to visit some of the shops and brands. My impression was of a dynamic city – new development, new retail, every shop with a di...
Seoul: A menswear shopping guide
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Just answering my own question re footwear sizing here as a public service as am currently travelling in Seoul. Parlour's friendly staff sadly advised that their entire shoe range (including JM Weston, Alden, C&J) is...
Reader profile: Sebastian
November 24th 2023Sebastian has an interesting story - a clothing story with distinct phases. He’s a long-term reader (just over 10 years) and has worn many different styles, many different brands. But he's another PS reader in essence - always a little similar...
Reader profile: Sebastian
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Saman Amel does. P Johnson for some things...
Introducing: The English Tweed overcoat
November 1st 2023“Oh, that is cosy.” “It's like being wrapped up in a big tweedy blanket.” “I could fall asleep in the corner like this.” I’ve never done a pop-up where I had the sample of a new release for people to try on,...
Introducing: The English Tweed overcoat
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I think the donegal is definitely more versatile. Both can work with tailoring, but the donegal is a little easier there. And it can just about work with the smarter end of that casual wardrobe, but the English Tweed is ...
Coherence: What we liked in January, that you can...
October 20th 2023When I walk around Pitti each season, interviewing makers and researching articles, it can be easy to feel lost in a flood of Italian cashmere and trainers that look like each other. For that reason there are a handful of brands I return to every t...
Coherence: What we liked in January, that you can...
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I wouldn't roll them up, at least on my cord one, as it would be too thick. On thinner materials you could turn them back, yes...
Introducing: The Rider’s Raincoat
October 4th 2023About eight months ago we made the decision to discontinue our trench coat in favour of something simpler and subtler. A few conversations with friends had brought up the issue, repeatedly, of not being able to find a really stylish but understated,...
Sartoria Seminara and Vittorio Salino: Maintainin...
September 1st 2023Like most Italian tailors, Sartoria Seminara is hidden away. There is no Savile Row grand entrance, just a name and a buzzer and a short walk up a flight of dark stairs. The effect is all the greater because this entrance is on Via dei Calzaiuoli ,...
Sartoria Seminara and Vittorio Salino: Maintainin...
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I think he is a gentleman who is more comfortable with other people standing center stage....
Tonal layering with black jeans: Comfy, drapey, easy
March 20th 2023This outfit I wore last week really tickled me - I think primarily for its combination of T-shirt and tailoring. Working the two together in some way (as in this, perhaps Summer equivalent ) is often an effective way to achieve the ‘casual ch...
Tonal layering with black jeans: Comfy, drapey, easy
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Many thanks, Simon!...
Ettore de Cesare bespoke navy overcoat
February 24th 2023This overcoat from Ettore de Cesare in Naples has been featured before, in the style feature a couple of weeks ago talking about silk scarves and shades of navy. However, there have been a few comments recently that readers appreciate articles on n...
Ettore de Cesare bespoke navy overcoat
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I'd hope so! I think that combination could be nice, but ideally the knit and the jeans wouldn't be too similar. Nice if the jeans have a little fading and so on...
Introducing: The Fielding shearling coat
November 16th 2022(NB: The Fielding is available to try in a couple of sizes in the PS pop-up, which runs from today until Saturday at 20 Savile Row. Details here.) Cromford Leather on London’s Chiltern Street make the most beautiful leather coats and jackets. ...
Introducing: The Fielding shearling coat
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Not coming back, but Cromford might still make them to order if you ask...
Autumn/Winter picks 2022: J Press, RM Williams, A...
October 31st 2022L’Impermeabile gilet, at John Simons £435 This lightly waxed gilet, particularly in the pale beige colour, is reminiscent of the Eddie Bauer style that has become popular in recent years. It’s 100% cotton on the outside though, whi...
Autumn/Winter picks 2022: J Press, RM Williams, A...
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It looks OK Jake - a little short perhaps, a little plain, and I guess not the highest quality from J Crew, but probably a decent option. Hard to say much about fabric or shape just from images...
Sartoria Giuliva and Giuliva Heritage: Inspiratio...
October 3rd 2022Gerardo Cavaliere is someone whose style I've admired for a while, but rarely had a chance to talk to for more than a few moments at an event. While Milad and I were in Rome recently, therefore, I spent some time with Gerardo and his partner Margar...
Sartoria Giuliva and Giuliva Heritage: Inspiratio...
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Yes, absolutely...
Introducing: The navy Donegal Coat
September 28th 2022The cut and contours of this, the PS Donegal Coat, will be familiar to most readers. So I’ll focus on the colour to begin with. This is our navy iteration, and it is primarily a large, 3x3 herringbone weave that alternates between navy and bl...
Introducing: The navy Donegal Coat
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I’m so happy to read that, I was so sad I missed the sizes in this color and the dark navy....
The olive PS Trench is back
September 21st 2022Three weeks ago, I received my new olive PS Trench Coat. I did have one years ago, but it was a size 3 and I’m definitely more of a 4. I also prefer the belt system on the new model. Wearing that coat over the past couple of weeks has reminde...
