The Simone Abbarchi workshop, in a little street,...
February 10th 2023I know shirtmaker Simone Abbarchi has a lot of PS customers in London and New York. They might like to know - and see - where their shirts are made. It’s a little workshop about 10 minutes drive outside of Florence. Simone arrives every morni...
The Simone Abbarchi workshop, in a little street,...
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Noted, thanks. Hb...
Esquire ‘Five Fits’ feature: Tonal sh...
January 4th 2023Esquire magazine in the US recently profiled me for a column - their 'five fits' feature . It's run by Christopher Fenimore, who has been into menswear for about the same time as I have, although he was a little younger when he started. It was fun ...
Esquire ‘Five Fits’ feature: Tonal sh...
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It's our one - the PS Linen Harrington. Being re-released next week.......
Overshirts: Two types, ways to wear, where to buy
December 21st 2022Continuing our recent discussion of jacket replacements - chores, Tebas, safaris and the like - I've shot two of my favourite overshirts in order to talk about different types, and how they can fit into a wardrobe. The buffalo-check shirt above is ...
Overshirts: Two types, ways to wear, where to buy
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No, sorry. It is still planned though!...
Anto: Shirtmaker to Hollywood, on and off screen
December 12th 2022I can imagine a reader walking past Anto Shirts in Beverly Hills and not stopping in. There’s quite a range of styles, and not all of them are the kind of classic look PS normally covers. The readers that have mentioned the shirtmaker to me h...
Anto: Shirtmaker to Hollywood, on and off screen
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Thank you Jim...
Black tops and tonal combinations under
September 5th 2022In many ways, today's outfit is a natural extension of things we’ve been talking about recently. There was, back on August 12, our discussion about wearing all black , which has some bearing here. The outfit is not all black, of course, but i...
Black tops and tonal combinations under
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I those could work nicely too - perhaps best to play with these a little yourself and get your own sense of it, it will be more profitable that way and it's hard to give advice on multiple changing parts remotely...
Bespoke Anto shirt from La La Land – tucked...
September 2nd 2022In the continuing vein of exploring sports shirts - casual, vintage-styled, often rayon or silk - I chatted a couple of months ago to my friend Jack Sepetjian, who runs Anto shirts in LA . I first got to know Jack when he spoke at our Shirtmakers S...
Bespoke Anto shirt from La La Land – tucked...
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Definitely during the day too, yes. I wouldn't say it has been super versatile though - it's more an interesting alternative...
Coming up on the PS Shop this Autumn/Winter
August 31st 2022At the beginning of each season recently (spring/summer, autumn/winter) we've been sending out summaries of upcoming products to PS Shop customers. These go to anyone on a waiting list for a product, and anyone that has signed up to marketing emails...
Coming up on the PS Shop this Autumn/Winter
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Great! thanks....
How Florence changed with the pandemic: Abbarchi,...
August 8th 2022“It was really eerie, Simon, with all the tourists gone." “I know that was the same everywhere," says Simone Abbarchi (above), "but seeing the Piazza della Signoria empty made it feel like we’d gone back in time. Like the Medici co...
How Florence changed with the pandemic: Abbarchi,...
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For value, Simone must be far ahead. He's a good amount cheaper, doesn't have the same minimums, and the quality is essentially the same. The only reason for choosing T&A for me would be if you wanted a particularly Engl...
Rayon shirts, and tucking in or out
August 1st 2022I ’ve been interested in rayon shirts recently, perhaps as I’ve been dressing a bit more casually and would like an alternative to linen. However, I’ve found it hard to find the perfect model. Usually the collar is the issue - this...
Rayon shirts, and tucking in or out
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If you layer under it you'll probably be fine. Could do a full T-shirt if you need to...
Introducing: The striped short-sleeve shirt
July 20th 2022“A smarter short-sleeved shirt is not something I ever considered before, but I do actually like it.” I have to say I enjoyed the process of launching this shirt last year - i t’s fun to make something that challenges people, pushi...
Introducing: The striped short-sleeve shirt
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Thank you Simon. I will do that....
Aimé Leon Dore launches in the UK – worth a visit?
July 13th 2022There has been a fair amount of excitement in London at the opening of the new Aimé Leon Dore shop in Soho – their first outside the US. I can understand why. New menswear stores are rare at the moment, the dominant narrative being of s...
Aimé Leon Dore launches in the UK – worth a visit?
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Not for me...
Reader profile: Cedric
June 17th 2022Cedric works in the art world, and as such is rarely formal. But he retains an interest in tailoring, has childhood memories of going to Huntsman, and is even talking to Fred Nieddu about his first bespoke. He also has a depth of interest in Americ...
Reader profile: Cedric
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I know what you mean Leif. I would say that, at least in my context, it's more swinging towards the seventies when done well, as basically no one does. If the fit and cut are done well, and perhaps there's a little extra...
The guayabera shirt: A report from our man in Mexico
May 27th 2022By Manish Puri If the average PS reader is anything like me (and after nearly a decade of reading I’ve no reason to believe they’re not) then the standard holiday wish list might read something like: good food, a nice drink, a museum vis...
The guayabera shirt: A report from our man in Mexico
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*division was the word I attempted to spell. Please forgive me....
Introducing: The olive overshirt (and Summer rest...
May 13th 2022This is the new colour of the PS Linen Overshirt - a pale olive green. I love it, but it is a touch unusual so I thought it was worth shooting with different colours, just to illustrate how I think it can work particularly nicely. The overshirt is ...
Introducing: The olive overshirt (and Summer rest...
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yes...
The Spring Top 10: Fun, paper and lavender
April 20th 2022It’s that time of the year again. Brands have been receiving all the spring clothing they ordered last year, even though they weren’t quite sure whether it would arrive, or be swallowed by an unexpected lockdown. So rejoice, there are n...
The Spring Top 10: Fun, paper and lavender
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Regarding Trumpers. Apart from ordering a tub of Almond Shaving Cream which is utterly superb and highly concentrated in a very generous 200g tub... probably the best value of all the prestige London barbers, I asked for...
A guide to piqué cotton polo shirts
April 4th 2022By Manish Puri Whilst the recent sun in London has brought a sugar rush of excitement for the warmer days that lie ahead, it also brings a more troubling, recurring question: how do I usually dress for summer? It shouldn’t be difficult to answ...
A guide to piqué cotton polo shirts
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Ok, yeah would be nice one day - for now thank you for the fast reply! :)...
Reader profile: Andy
March 25th 2022This is Andy. A long-time reader and customer, Andy had led, shall we say, an interesting life. Currently a hydrographic surveyor, he has also been a pilot, a mountaineer, and dabbles as a model (fashion and life). He is passionate about clothing, ...
Reader profile: Andy
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Thanks Willie my man. Appreciate your comments mate, I'll have to give you a big hug as you are sitting only about 10 feet away from me in the offline room just now. Top hat and goggles - Its the way to go and of course,...
The Spring pop-up: Rubato, Bentley’s, Ludov...
March 18th 2022*Update: I forgot to say that all PS products will be there too! Sorry, forgot to mention that...* I'm delighted to say that the PS Presents pop-up shop will be back in April, in the same space at The Service, on Savile Row. For Rubato it will be th...
The Spring pop-up: Rubato, Bentley’s, Ludov...
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Thanks Jonathan. Yes, they'll all be there all the way through...
Shopping in person at Marrkt, York
March 11th 2022I was in York last week. It’s where my wife grew up, and I’ve been dozens of times over the years, though not for the past three or four. The centre has a lot more closed shops since Covid; it’s quite sad. But I did notice one big ...
Shopping in person at Marrkt, York
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For another reason, I am also quite disappointed in Marrkt. On their webpage Marrkt states that they deliver to the European Union and, if you access the webpage from the continent, the prices are shown in Euro. But this...
Perro: The collection tried and reviewed
January 10th 2022I don’t think Per and Rock (below) will mind me saying that when I first saw the products and looks coming from their new brand, Perro , they didn’t have a big impact on me. The two of them - previously at menswear shops Linnegatan 2 an...
Perro: The collection tried and reviewed
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They stopped unfortunately, Rock and Per discontinued it...
Turnbull & Asser: The Sustainability Framework
November 24th 2021This is the first article using our Sustainability Framework , which we set out on PS a couple of months ago. Its aim was to create a definition of environmental sustainability that could be used to talk to companies we cover, about their efforts to...
Turnbull & Asser: The Sustainability Framework
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Maz, your comments are not irrelevant but they are rather confused. Whether T&A made you a good bespoke shirt or not is not really related to any of these points on sustainability. And, they don't shout about sustainabil...
What would I buy from Massimo Dutti?
September 1st 2021When is it worth buying the best possible quality, and when can you economise? This, of course, was part of the subject of my book The Finest Menswear in the World , which examined what constitutes ‘quality’ in various categories of clo...
What would I buy from Massimo Dutti?
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This is a Spanish brand born in the end of the XX century. It chose an Italian name just to sell better abroad, convinced that even iniciated fashionists think that good taste is only Italian. Today, there are so many go...
Adding interest to a navy blazer and grey trousers
August 16th 2021We used to do a lot of posts called ‘ Reader questions’. Someone asked recently what happened to them. Well, we still do them - it’s just that the site is now so big that posts normally reflect a half dozen readers asking similar ...
Adding interest to a navy blazer and grey trousers
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It's a navy cashmere, covered in more detail here...
Introducing: The PS short-sleeved shirt
July 26th 2021Last Summer, I had coffee with a friend on a hot afternoon in Mayfair. Sitting outside a pavement cafe, he was wearing loafers, a beautifully tailored trousers and - to my surprise - a short-sleeved shirt. I’ve never really liked short sleeve...
Introducing: The PS short-sleeved shirt
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Not particulary - it's hard as weave makes a difference as well. But if you see the cloth in person and put your fingers behind it, it's usually fairly easy to tell. And Irish always has less of that risk...
The Western shirt four ways (with Begg & Co ...
June 14th 2021One of the reasons Western and denim shirts have been so popular in recent years is their versatility. On the one hand, their conventional pale blue means they sit easily beneath all manner of jackets or suits, while adding an intentional, unexpect...
The Western shirt four ways (with Begg & Co ...
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No not really, the collar is too small and not high enough...
