In my quest to find a men’s style magazine that caters to me (and, I think, some readers of this blog) I occasionally try one of the high-end fashion magazines to see what it has to offer. This month, I tried Another Man. It certainly differentiate...

Thank you everyone for what you have helped Permanent Style become this year. Merry Christmas from myself, Lucas and all our wonderful contributors. Here's to a stylish, creative and pleasurable 2024. Pictured above: Selfie at last year's pop-up, wea...

Here's wishing you all, wonderful readers, a happy Christmas and a glorious new year. Thank you also for your well wishes, and thanks, on the 15-year anniversary article - it honestly made me quite emotional. I can't believe how long some people have...

Merry Christmas everyone: wonderful readers, wonderful brands, wonderful people. I'm so proud of everything we did in 2018 - the Guide to Cloth, the pop-up shops, the Style Guide, the Finest Knitwear, Everyday Denim. Thank you everyone for your s...

Today, Permanent Style takes its traditional, annual day off - I know, a whole day! So stop reading this, go talk to a loved one, and stay away from screens. Unless it's to watch a gushy Christmas movie you can take a cheeky nap in the middle of. Tha...

Merry Christmas everybody. Here's hoping you're wrapped up in the warmth of family and friends. And not spending all day on Instagram. Normal service resumes on Friday. Photo: Christmassy colours, courtesy of Dunhill bag, Begg scarf, Baudoin &...

Those of you with long memories will have fond recollections of the annual scrum that was the Drake's Christmas sale at the old factory. After a brief stay at the Music Rooms, the sale is now being held at the new factory on Haberdasher Street, and t...

Many thanks to everyone that bought our trench coat last week. The response was wonderful, and as you will have been able to see, we have pretty much sold out of even the extra run. There are just two pieces left, both in XL.  We are now putting t...

One of the nice things about having nice advertisers is the range of Christmas shopping ideas they present. Here are my favourites. Among the best additions to the collection at Drake’s are the untipped cashmeres in various shades of grey. The lig...

If you’re anything like me, Christmas shopping begins in earnest this week. Just long enough ahead to get everything done, but little enough time to inject a little panic into the process. Here are a few suggestions from a few of my favourites....

'Tis the time for Christmas parties, and last week was one of the nicest: drinks at Cleverley. Small shop, good whisky, plenty of us spilling out into the Royal Arcade.Video by Mike Saunders

Hello lovely readers, Here’s our regular update on what’s coming into the PS Shop over the next few months - apologies for the short delay.  This only covers Spring/Summer, but feel free to ask in the comments about anything in Autumn/Winter, an...

This is the second of two videos we made recently talking through what to pack for travel. The first suggested clothes for a three-day trip - basically wearing one outfit and packing another, but with every piece interchangeable. This second one expa...

By Manish Puri In part one of this guide, I provided a brief history of chambray and why it became the de facto choice for work shirts, before turning my focus to shirts on the market that are reproductions of traditional US work shirt models. In thi...

My favourite jeans largely come from brands that make in Japan, using Japanese denim, but that tweak the fit to make it their own. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that they’re also classic-menswear brands, who make or at least appreciate tai...

When I travelled to Korea back in December, one of the places I was keenest to visit was B&Tailor. Because, like many people, I’d been impressed for years at what I’d seen from Chad Park and his colleagues, but hadn’t had the best experienc...

We 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 makes...

In two weeks time, on March 14th, we will be holding a launch party in London for our new book, The Casual Style Guide, written by myself and photographer Jamie Ferguson.  The party, at Clutch Cafe, will run from 6-8pm and the books will be availabl...

Dry January is, at least in the UK, an opportunity for people to give up alcohol for a month to recover from some of the excesses of the holidays. It is in that same spirit that during January, Permanent Style will not write about any new clothing. T...

The PS Oxfords in blue and white have just been restocked, as have the overshirts in navy (above). The shorts (below) also came in a week ago. Given the number of questions there have been about restocks, and issues with delays, we also thought it wa...

Please read part one of this article, here, before this one. Without that context, setting out my priorities, this summary will likely be misleading. Everyone is different, wants different things from bespoke, and simply gets on with people differen...

By Tony Sylvester. I used to travel to Oslo regularly for a decade or so. A beautiful city, but not one abundant with window shopping options for those interested in menswear. One of the exceptions was Cavour; slap bang in the well-heeled part of tow...

By Lucas Nicholson. With the closure this year of the Oi Polloi shop in Manchester by its owners, JD Sports, it felt like it was an appropriate time to talk about the state of independent menswear stores in the UK.  This is something of a passion of...

When we covered Ivy-inspired clothing in a recent Reader Profile, there were some slightly dismissive comments about Ivy as a whole. Given I’ve found that tradition particularly inspiring in the past five years, I thought it might be worth setting ...

By Manish Puri Some years back, I was having a drink with my partner, Gemma, and a friend, Nathan, who shared my interest in clothes. Over a few pints and packets of bacon fries we delved deep into matters political and philosophical, before turning...