Style Guide – the partners shoot
April 24th 2017The Style Guide has been wonderfully received so far - at the launch events in London and New York, but also online and through personal messages. Thank you all. There are a few things I realise I haven't emphasised so far. One is that we proudly d...
Style Guide – the partners shoot
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Lots of things I think. Grey and navy as shown here, plus cream or white, and black. More tonally similar colours, like dark brown, might be Ok if there's some other contrast, such as a white shirt underneath...
Cavalry twill for trousers
March 22nd 2017Finding the right material for odd trousers - those worn with sports jackets rather than suits - is not easy. The kind of smooth, worsted cloths you're used to wearing as part of a suit are too sleek and formal. Many cottons, particularly garment-w...
Cavalry twill for trousers
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Yes - a little smart, but they work well...
The Armoury: Do you know about the trousers?
March 1st 2017For many reasons - personal, business, product, sheer beauty of execution - I’ve long been a fan of The Armoury. They were therefore one brand I was particularly excited to get into our Savile Row pop-up shop. However, the things I wanted to f...
The Armoury: Do you know about the trousers?
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Yes, should be fine. No worries - any relevant post is good. Basically, it's nice to post questions somewhere wear another reader might have the same question in their mind...
Japanese trouser makers: Osaku and Igarashi
December 21st 2016In most areas of the world, tailors commonly outsource their trouser making: cutting in-house but then sending the work to ateliers used by several different houses. Just as common in recent years has been the move for those ateliers to push their o...
Japanese trouser makers: Osaku and Igarashi
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No, sorry Jack. I suggest you get in contact with him....
My seasonal selection on No Man Walks Alone
December 18th 2016Earlier this week, No Man Walks Alone published a piece I wrote for them while in New York, selecting my favourite pieces from the stacked shelves of their NY showroom. This is something we started with the Spring/Summer range back in May, and prov...
My seasonal selection on No Man Walks Alone
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No sorry, but worth asking Press2Dress...
The Permanent Style trunk show
October 14th 2016Thank you. Thank you so much on my behalf, and more importantly on behalf of the four artisans - who trusted me, and by extension you, to come over to London and do something they'd never done before, in a location they'd never seen before. Because...
The Permanent Style trunk show
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The trunk show was great...
Cerrato bespoke trousers, Naples
September 21st 2016Over the past few weeks I've been talking to Neapolitan trouser makers Marco and Massimo Cerrato, and commissioning the pair in cotton drill pictured here. I'm pleased to say that it looks like we have a reliable, good-value maker at a very high qu...
Cerrato bespoke trousers, Naples
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Well, in theory it means there is a larger area of tension holding the body - but then some tailors swear by a cut in the back of the waistband, and that reduces the area. I think it's quite dependent on body shape and o...
Permanent Style trunk show: Heurtault, Amoruso, C...
September 7th 2016I am very proud to say that we have a Permanent Style trunk show organised for October 5th, co-hosted with Gaziano & Girling at their Savile Row store. This has been a good while in the making, particularly as I was keen to bring together: ...
Permanent Style trunk show: Heurtault, Amoruso, C...
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Yes, there will be a few things...
Chinos, loafers and a sports jacket (or sweater)
August 29th 2016Those on the Drake’s mailing list may have seen this outfit on Friday, accompanying an article on their new trouser range. To fill in the details: the olive Drake’s chinos were worn with a white lightweight pique-cotton shirt made by Luc...
Chinos, loafers and a sports jacket (or sweater)
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Cheers Andrew! I can't say I have though on exactly that shade of Olive. The Anglo Italian ones are pretty close...
Why I don’t wear braces
August 24th 2016Braces (or suspenders) are great. The tension in hanging from the shoulders maintains a smooth, elegant front to trousers. The high-waisted style gives a man longer legs and stops any shirt puffing out between trouser top and the jacket’s wais...
Why I don’t wear braces
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Thanks, your prompt advice is much appreciated....
Richard James bespoke tailoring
August 12th 2016Richard James are an interesting name in bespoke tailoring. Better known for ready-to-wear suits and various accessories, they’ve actually had a bespoke operation since they set up – in a small shop at 31 Savile Row – over 20 years...
Richard James bespoke tailoring
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I recently saw a flyer from them offering handmade to measure and MTM. Would you please give me insight on what would the differences be? More specifically than the obvious that one involves hand work....
Holiday snaps 2016: Linen bomber, cotton trousers...
August 1st 2016A brief post today, with some pictures from holiday. Casual but still classic in cut and colour, and catering to the heat. First, above, ‘Dani’ espadrilles from La Portegna. I’m still in two minds about these,...
Holiday snaps 2016: Linen bomber, cotton trousers...
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We're looking into a dark brown as well as the navy...
Trousers to wear with grey jackets – Reader...
May 19th 2016Hello Simon I am struggling with a lighter grey jacket like in your Caliendo denim post, or a navy jacket. Are they really that versatile to be the top 2 odd jacket colours? (As you mentioned in your oatmeal jacket post.) What are the trouser colou...
Trousers to wear with grey jackets – Reader...
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Thanks again...
Salvatore Ambrosi trousers – review
February 29th 2016I began the process of having trousers made by Salva (-tore Ambrosi) just over a year ago. Since then I’ve had two pairs made – in fresco and flannel – and while the quality of the product has been good, the process hasn&...
Salvatore Ambrosi trousers – review
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No, and most of mine from him do have side adjustors...
Nineteen of our squares left… (and the virt...
December 28th 2015There are just 19 of our cashmere squares left – the beautiful collaboration we started a few weeks ago with Begg & Co. The colours have sold pretty evenly, with 9 navy and 10 ‘natural’ (pictured above) remain...
Nineteen of our squares left… (and the virt...
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Lovely to hear Robert, thank you...
Stile Latino – from Vincenzo Attolini
September 2nd 2015I interviewed Vincenzo Attolini (above) back in January. This post is therefore a little late, although the advantage is the clothes will be dropping into shops now, unlike other pieces from trade shows where you have to wait at least six months t...
Stile Latino – from Vincenzo Attolini
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MY GOD!!! The first tailor to be frank about the pros and cons of handwork etc. While I love handmade button holes, most cannot make a tightly woven one that is sharp and beautiful. Most are relatively loose and worthles...
Salvatore Ambrosi bespoke trousers – in London
July 10th 2015UPDATE : A few people have asked for contact details to make appointments. The event is being hosted by The Armoury – it’s [email protected] and [email protected]. (Zach is taking appointments and measurements for Sai...
Salvatore Ambrosi bespoke trousers – in London
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Ambrosi can do a good mid-rise too, yes...
The formality of trousers: Reader question
March 9th 2015Dear Simon, I’ve always been extremes: a worsted wool suit or denim jeans. But having had my first couple of “sports jackets” made I thought it was worth while moving up in the formality stakes with trousers occasionally. I reali...
The formality of trousers: Reader question
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I'd always look to Fox for flannel Shimura. I think they do an 11oz...
Green cotton trousers, photobombed
February 25th 2015Green cotton trousers – the second part of the three-part commission from Spanish tailors Calvo de Mora. A lovely soft green moleskin from Scabal (Ascona, winter cotton, 501003) with a slightly longer nap. Non-English cloth merchants tend...
Green cotton trousers, photobombed
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Hard to tell only online Andrew, but I would have thought the lovat - less strong, less of a statement, more versatile...
Cordings: quality and integrity, if not luxury
January 2nd 2015Cordings is a rather special shop. Not for its history, which I know others would focus on, but for its consistent philosophy of quality materials and practical construction. This is not a luxury retailer. The knitwear is of lambswool, not cashmere...
Cordings: quality and integrity, if not luxury
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Do you say the jackets by Cordings are all fused? (I believe Magee blazers are fused.)...
When we write about… E Tautz
December 3rd 2014In our last post in this series on new London shops, we looked at how readers – with a natural affinity for fit and materials – could analyse the casual wear offered by Private White VC. In this post we shall do the same for E Tautz, but ...
When we write about… E Tautz
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No not pure bespoke, but I guess my point was I can read about latest "fast fashion" brand on GQ or whatever I guess. Of course, the articles on Smedley and tie-makers etc I see as very valuable. But to the other 'J' :) ...
Trouser colours to wear with odd jackets
March 14th 2014Men increasingly wear separate jackets and trousers. It is an inevitable result of more casual office wear, and dressing down more generally. But separates are hard. Men are not used to combining them effectively, and although I see more nice jacke...
Trouser colours to wear with odd jackets
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I wouldn't worry about that - they're a long way from your face! Very different depending on what you wear them with too, from bright red to black...
Rota trousers
March 7th 2014There’s no reason you would have heard of Rota, yet it is one of the best makers of trousers in Italy. A small, family-run company, it has been making nothing but trousers for the past 50 years – largely as a third-party manufacturer. The...
Rota trousers
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try Benevento from Poland, they have very competetive prices for RTW, and they can make MTM if you ask...
New & Lingwood: Colour, collars and capes
October 7th 2013There are precious few clothing shops anywhere in the world that can still be called ‘destinations’: unique stores that aren’t in every country and every airport, where visiting them is a distinct pleasure of travelling to the city....
How high should my trousers be? – Reader qu...
July 10th 2013Hi Simon: Just wanted to say a big thank you for the wonderful work that you have been doing, it’s really pointed the rest us in the right direction. One thing that I have been rather confused on is how pants should fit for someone with my phys...
How high should my trousers be? – Reader qu...
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Yes, that is definitely a problem with high-rise trousers - see post here on why I tend to wear more of a mid-rise as a result. A mid-rise has less of this problem because the waist isn't so small....
