The style of Tintin and Hergé
By Bent Van Looy. I could be wrong, but I doubt many PS readers could pull off a pair of tobacco knickerbockers. God knows, at some perilous point in my personal style journey I tried (and failed, of course). Come to think of it, I only know one guy...
The style of Tintin and Hergé
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Alan, thank you. You get it....
Reader Profile: Matt
Matt Barbet is a TV presenter and journalist in the UK, working for the BBC, ITV and now Sky. He’s also a keen cyclist, and we met years ago at a Rapha event, back when were both on the bike far more than we are now. Matt’s a reader and...
Reader Profile: Matt
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Ciao Matt, OK, nice selections. I have not come across Harvest but the composition from their site appears quite carefully selected. I suspect it has decent staying power too. I wonder if you would wear Antaeus by Chanel...
Better than Simon’s? My Luca Museo tweed suit
By Manish Puri. Although it arrived a little late in the season, that hasn’t stopped me from wearing my new Luca Museo Donegal Tweed suit every chance I’ve gotten. It’s quickly established itself as a favourite and attracts complim...
Better than Simon’s? My Luca Museo tweed suit
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Hi Greyson It’s one of my collection of Sekonda Raketas on a lizard strap. Pretty cheap and plentiful on eBay 😊...
How to dress like Luciano Barbera
Luciano Barbera is a menswear icon for many reasons. For me, however, the most important is that he always emphasised dressing comfortably, appropriately and in an understated manner. Dressing comfortably means eschewing the uber-tight suits or ube...
How to dress like Luciano Barbera
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Yes he is - there is a comment above on that!...
PS trunk show: An Introduction to Ficus
By Manish Puri. Next week, for the first time, we welcome Shanghai-based brand Ficus to the PS showroom on Harley Street. Founded in 2016, Ficus draws inspiration from classic Western menswear styles, but often presents them with an Eastern sensibil...
PS trunk show: An Introduction to Ficus
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Thanks Marvin - you're quite right, TheFicus took me straight there....
The Antwerp Six: A Window Towards the Possible
By Bent Van Looy Growing up in Antwerp tends to warp one’s views on fashion. This has little to do with the droves of puffer-jacketed shoppers you see on the weekend, dragging themselves from the Groenplaats, central Antwerp, towards the majes...
The Antwerp Six: A Window Towards the Possible
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Lovely piece Bent… as I was planning on visiting the show (with you of course) I held off reading it until afterwards due to an irrational fear of cultural spoilers. Great contextual background for us lowlands neophyte...
Reader Profile: Jaime
Jaime is a reader based in Atlanta, Georgia. He’s a pastor there, and works particularly on social justice projects and inter-faith relations. Church has always been an excuse for him to dress up, but also an excuse to talk to young men in the...
Reader Profile: Jaime
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In like his style and combination of colors. For example, that's a great shade of yellow/gold in the sweater he is wearing. Also, I like his brown suit and what he wears with it....
What do you wear on a date?
A recent conversation we had with a few friends turned to the subject of what everyone wore on a first date. Some of us were long married, but we still had fresh memories (as had our partners) of what we wore. Others had dates the previous week. St...
What do you wear on a date?
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When I first met my wife, it was the middle of summer, we took a walk and had coffee. I wore white jeans, a navy chambray/linen shirt and navy superga trainers....
My blue period: Packing for a weekend break
By Manish Puri. A couple of months ago the stars of friendship aligned for one glorious weekend when two of my dearest London mates - Simon (now residing in South Carolina) and Kevin (now in the Netherlands) - happened to be in New York on the same ...
My blue period: Packing for a weekend break
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Hey, I have a question for Manish if possible. I love the RRL shirt! As it's not a current product, I was wondering if you possibly have the product code from somewhere on the shirt?...
Patience and proportion: How to dress like Illya ...
By Manish Puri. Illya Sobtchak is a menswear photographer and head of marketing and production for London-based denim brand Blackhorse Lane Ateliers . I’ve long felt he would make a great addition to our ‘How to dress like’ series....
Patience and proportion: How to dress like Illya ...
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Hi Oliver Thank you so much! I really appreciate it 😊 I’ll keep doing my best and I hope you continue to enjoy 🙏🏾 Have a lovely week!...
Dressing for autumn: Inspiration from older men
By Erik Östling. As described in my earlier Permanent Style piece, Vanishing Style Icons , most of my inspiration doesn’t come from social media, Substacks or Patreons, but from the older men I see on the street. Today, I’ll use t...
Dressing for autumn: Inspiration from older men
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Carry on playing SAB! The eye comes with time and exposure I find. With exercise, as you say. Pleased PS is proving to be a useful gym for you...
The vibe of the winter: Lucas’s moodboard A...
By Lucas Nicholson. Hello! The first PS Moodboard went down well (bar a dodgy AI Diana) so I’ve been kindly asked to create another. We’re doing Autumn/Winter now, so it’s time to start really dressing: furry flannels, textural twe...
The vibe of the winter: Lucas’s moodboard A...
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Thanks for the tip. I just pulled the trigger on the grey herringbone games trousers from Drake’s and I love them. Wouldn’t really wear them with a jacket, better with a shirt and knitwear (cardigan preferably) imo....
Wearing shoes a shade lighter than trousers
When I wore this new linen jacket from Sartoria Salino for the first time, I initially paired it with dark-brown loafers. The trousers were a dark grey/brown after all, and the default for sartorial dressing is generally to have shoes that are darke...
Wearing shoes a shade lighter than trousers
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Hey Amery, It sounds like a lovely jacket, congratulations. For mine, the only things I asked for were a slightly slimmer fit, a slightly lower notch, and a roll that was slightly lower from the start I like a three butt...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this winter (...
By Jamie Ferguson. As Jack Frost’s icy fingers slowly begin their wintery crawl across the nation, and that shivering breeze has us reaching for the warm comforts of wool and cashmere, fear not my brethren, for the Prince of Whimsy hath retu...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this winter (...
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It's the Gardiolo, and it's suede (flesh)...
How to dress like Tonne Goodman
Tonne Goodman is an American fashion editor - for 20 years the fashion director at Vogue in the US and now the sustainability editor. She has always dressed in a particular uniform, and it’s a rather menswear one - white or black jeans, dark j...
How to dress like Tonne Goodman
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I was referencing how clearly Tonne's looks are a mix of 501's mixed with higher end outerwear, jackets, and edited accessories. When I see her, I see an ease achieved by this mix. I envy and try to emulate this when I c...
An ode to the Armani jacket
By Dr John Potvin - the author of the book Giorgio Armani: Empire of the Senses and curator of the Instagram account @myarmaniarchive. A jacket can be very sensual if it has certain characteristics. Maybe a wider shoulder, a certain length, a fitt...
An ode to the Armani jacket
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Yes, I'd agree JJ. Overall, you may find the style isn't for you, but I don't think trying to force it to be something else will be a good idea...
Reader profile: Myles
Myles is a reader living in Dubai - we actually met years ago, when he used to work at a PR agency in London, but he has since taken himself off to the Middle East and now works part-time while taking care of his two-year-old daughter. Myles came b...
Reader profile: Myles
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Interesting, thanks Wilmer...
Can you wear structured jackets with jeans?
I think the short answer to this question is yes you can, but soft-shouldered jackets are easier and create a subtler look that most people prefer. It is an interesting question though, and one that rarely gets unpacked effectively - usually all yo...
Can you wear structured jackets with jeans?
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OK, thank you...
Reader Profile: Isaac
By André Larnyoh. Hi Isaac. Tell us a little about yourself? I’m 21, I run global sales for Husbands Paris and I’m a philosophy student at UCL. How did you manage to run global sales for Husbands at the age of 21? I mean it sounds...
Reader Profile: Isaac
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Love the gangster shirt and tie combination. Inside out dressing done well....
The vibe of the summer: Lucas’s moodboard S/S 2025
Lucas is a great ‘moodboarder’, much better than me. Where my outfit choices are often driven by individual pieces - their craft and materials - and working outwards to an outfit, Lucas is often the opposite, starting with style inspirat...
The vibe of the summer: Lucas’s moodboard S/S 2025
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Thanks Liam I am glad you found it useful! Often these things are about hitting the timing right and that will be different for everyone! I'm glad you revisited it!...
My favourite way to wear a denim jacket
I’ve never worn denim jackets much. They’ve usually been an occasional item, an experimental alternative to the suede blousons or chore jackets I wear more. I think partly it’s about the styles I associate them with, which is chief...
My favourite way to wear a denim jacket
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Thanks. It's from TWC - The Workers Club. Not sure if they still sell it but it was nice...
Vanishing style icons: Why I’m obsessed with olde...
By Erik Östling. Erik is a stylist and merchandising consultant based in Stockholm. He is 43 years old. Last year, a few publications like WSJ , GQ and Highsnobiety picked up on a microtrend inspired by older men’s style, which they call...
Vanishing style icons: Why I’m obsessed with olde...
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With all undue modesty, when I walked between the train and the office, people frequently took my picture. I wore Fred Astaire and William Powell suits and hats. Sometimes I was asked first, other times, I saw I was bein...
The new Linen Overshirt in India
I mentioned in the cotton-crewnecks article last week that I enjoyed wearing tan accessories a lot during my recent trip to India. This might seem like a small thing, but when you get into a routine with clothing, anything that suddenly gives a twis...
The new Linen Overshirt in India
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No, a knit like that does look good. I just in general prefer a crewneck under the overshirt, so all other things equal, I wear that...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this su...
By Jamie Ferguson. I’m back baby. Ya miss me? It’s only been what six months? Speaking of months they sure are getting warmer and that can mean only one thing… It’s time to shave all your knee hair off ‘cause shorts se...
What I’m looking forward to wearing this su...
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Let me just add because they're oversized just makes them more relaxed and relatable....