The guide to summer trouser cloths

Read MoreMay 10th 2017

The key functional aspect of trouser cloth is the body that enables it to drape well and hold its shape. It should throw a nice, clean line down the leg, hold its crease, and recover from wrinkling when hung at the end of the day. Unfortunately, th...

The guide to summer trouser cloths

The key functional aspect of trouser cloth is the body that enables it to drape well and hold its shape. It should throw a nice, clean line down the leg, hold its crease, and recover from wrinkling when hung at the end of the day. Unfortunately, th...

May 10th 2017

The guide to overcoating cloths

Read MoreDec 17th 2018

When selecting a cloth for an overcoat, what should you look for? This might seem like a pretty easy question: you want warmth. That’s what an overcoat is for. But how much warmth, and where it comes from, are not straightforward. As with anyt...

The guide to overcoating cloths

When selecting a cloth for an overcoat, what should you look for? This might seem like a pretty easy question: you want warmth. That’s what an overcoat is for. But how much warmth, and where it comes from, are not straightforward. As with anyt...

Dec 17th 2018

A guide to linen bunches

Read MoreJun 15th 2018

This is the second in our series presenting all the cloth bunches currently available for bespoke, summarising what they contain and picking out our favourites. The summaries should help determine which bunches readers need to see, or request. And ...

A guide to linen bunches

This is the second in our series presenting all the cloth bunches currently available for bespoke, summarising what they contain and picking out our favourites. The summaries should help determine which bunches readers need to see, or request. And ...

Jun 15th 2018

The Guide to Trouser Cloths

Read MoreSep 30th 2019

This is the latest in our Guide to Cloth series - setting out the basics for what makes a good trouser, and the material options. The Guide has more in-depth articles on summer trousers, flannel, and other cloth basics. Available in the menu under 'G...

The Guide to Trouser Cloths

This is the latest in our Guide to Cloth series - setting out the basics for what makes a good trouser, and the material options. The Guide has more in-depth articles on summer trousers, flannel, and other cloth basics. Available in the menu under 'G...

Sep 30th 2019

The guide to shirt collars - and what suits you

Read MoreAug 31st 2020

With the slow disappearance of the tie from the male wardrobe, the shirt collar has become increasingly important. It now bears almost sole responsibility for framing and flattering the face.  However, guides to shirt collars - such as this one -...

The guide to shirt collars - and what suits you

With the slow disappearance of the tie from the male wardrobe, the shirt collar has become increasingly important. It now bears almost sole responsibility for framing and flattering the face.  However, guides to shirt collars - such as this one -...

Aug 31st 2020

The guide to summer jacket cloths

Read MoreJul 24th 2017

In some ways, summer trousers are more challenging than jackets in terms of cloth, and therefore more interesting. Trousers present the challenge of having something cool, but with enough body or crispness to hang straight. Jackets are less res...

The guide to summer jacket cloths

In some ways, summer trousers are more challenging than jackets in terms of cloth, and therefore more interesting. Trousers present the challenge of having something cool, but with enough body or crispness to hang straight. Jackets are less res...

Jul 24th 2017

How to buy 'The Style Guide'

Read MoreApr 10th 2017

Our new book, The Style Guide is available to buy online through Permanent Style and in 3X specialist menswear stores around the world.  Copies will be arriving in the stores listed below on Thursday this week. Please do visit and pick up a copy if...

How to buy 'The Style Guide'

Our new book, The Style Guide is available to buy online through Permanent Style and in 3X specialist menswear stores around the world.  Copies will be arriving in the stores listed below on Thursday this week. Please do visit and pick up a copy if...

Apr 10th 2017

The guide to business shirt fabrics

Read MoreMay 16th 2018

  [This is part of a series that aims to produce a comprehensive guide to shirt fabrics, from the simplest points to the most technical. So far we have introduced the basics of selecting shirt fabric, and gone into depth on weaves and d...

The guide to business shirt fabrics

  [This is part of a series that aims to produce a comprehensive guide to shirt fabrics, from the simplest points to the most technical. So far we have introduced the basics of selecting shirt fabric, and gone into depth on weaves and d...

May 16th 2018

The guide to summer shirt fabrics

Read MoreJun 7th 2019

The aim of a shirt bought for summer might seem easy: to stay cool. But there are several variations here, and crossovers with styles and other functionality. This, then, is our substantive yet focused guide to buying a shirt fabric for the warme...

The guide to summer shirt fabrics

The aim of a shirt bought for summer might seem easy: to stay cool. But there are several variations here, and crossovers with styles and other functionality. This, then, is our substantive yet focused guide to buying a shirt fabric for the warme...

Jun 7th 2019

Name that stripe! A guide to shirt stripe patterns

Read MoreOct 7th 2020

With men wearing fewer ties with their jackets these days, shirts carry more of the burden in creating style and interest.  Of course, there is another way to look at it, which is that we have more freedom. Suddenly those bold patterns that were ...

Name that stripe! A guide to shirt stripe patterns

With men wearing fewer ties with their jackets these days, shirts carry more of the burden in creating style and interest.  Of course, there is another way to look at it, which is that we have more freedom. Suddenly those bold patterns that were ...

Oct 7th 2020

The guide to jacketings

Read MoreOct 17th 2016

What makes a cloth suitable for a jacket, but not for a suit?This is a question I know many readers struggle with, particularly as offices become more casual. Without the safety of a dark suit and dark shoes, what should a man wear? Why doesn’t the...

The guide to jacketings

What makes a cloth suitable for a jacket, but not for a suit?This is a question I know many readers struggle with, particularly as offices become more casual. Without the safety of a dark suit and dark shoes, what should a man wear? Why doesn’t the...

Oct 17th 2016

The guide to cloth: Weaves and designs

Read MoreJan 23rd 2017

The next in our series on Cloth is a guide to weaves and to designs. As with the A-Z this is meant as a reference tool, which we will link to as we publish more detailed pieces about trousers, jackets or overcoats.When we describe the benefits of gab...

The guide to cloth: Weaves and designs

The next in our series on Cloth is a guide to weaves and to designs. As with the A-Z this is meant as a reference tool, which we will link to as we publish more detailed pieces about trousers, jackets or overcoats.When we describe the benefits of gab...

Jan 23rd 2017

'The Style Guide' to launch at Fenwick of Bond Street

Read MoreMar 23rd 2017

On Thursday April 6th, we will be launching our latest book at Fenwick's department store in London - and all are welcome.  The book, put together over the past six months, is called 'Permanent Style presents: The Style Guide'. It is constructed ...

'The Style Guide' to launch at Fenwick of Bond Street

On Thursday April 6th, we will be launching our latest book at Fenwick's department store in London - and all are welcome.  The book, put together over the past six months, is called 'Permanent Style presents: The Style Guide'. It is constructed ...

Mar 23rd 2017

Introducing: The Sartorial Travel Guide

Read MoreJun 26th 2019

UPDATE: The readers' special edition of this book sold out on its first day. It is now only available from the shops listed at the bottom of this page. The standard edition is available in bookshops and will be on the PS Shop in the future too.  Ove...

Introducing: The Sartorial Travel Guide

UPDATE: The readers' special edition of this book sold out on its first day. It is now only available from the shops listed at the bottom of this page. The standard edition is available in bookshops and will be on the PS Shop in the future too.  Ove...

Jun 26th 2019

The Wedding Style Guide: It’s not about you

Read MoreJun 28th 2019

One of the lovely things about the questions and comments we get on Permanent Style is the trends they highlight. In the past two weeks there have been dozens of questions on old posts about wedding attire. So I know everyone is thinking about what ...

The Wedding Style Guide: It’s not about you

One of the lovely things about the questions and comments we get on Permanent Style is the trends they highlight. In the past two weeks there have been dozens of questions on old posts about wedding attire. So I know everyone is thinking about what ...

Jun 28th 2019

The guide to denim and chambray shirtings

Read MoreSep 16th 2019

A denim or chambray shirt can be great with tailoring. Perhaps more than anything else, they have the ability to subvert its corporate, even dandy associations. They reliably give the appearance of being both casual and practical. The two terms, h...

The guide to denim and chambray shirtings

A denim or chambray shirt can be great with tailoring. Perhaps more than anything else, they have the ability to subvert its corporate, even dandy associations. They reliably give the appearance of being both casual and practical. The two terms, h...

Sep 16th 2019

The guide to winter shirt fabrics

Read MoreJan 3rd 2020

I’m a relatively new convert to winter shirts.  Although I’ve had brushed cottons in the past (such as my grey made by Simone Abbarchi, above) it’s only this season that I’ve started wearing heavier flannels and cords.  Perhaps it’s b...

The guide to winter shirt fabrics

I’m a relatively new convert to winter shirts.  Although I’ve had brushed cottons in the past (such as my grey made by Simone Abbarchi, above) it’s only this season that I’ve started wearing heavier flannels and cords.  Perhaps it’s b...

Jan 3rd 2020

The guide to jacket pockets

Read MoreJul 27th 2020

As ever in the lovely, international, interactive community that is Permanent Style, this article was spurred by a reader. He asked about the appropriate configuration of jacket pockets on a suit he was ordering, and I realised we hadn’t covered...

The guide to jacket pockets

As ever in the lovely, international, interactive community that is Permanent Style, this article was spurred by a reader. He asked about the appropriate configuration of jacket pockets on a suit he was ordering, and I realised we hadn’t covered...

Jul 27th 2020

The guide to morning dress: Part one, style

Read MoreMay 16th 2022

Morning dress is an area I’ve always found fascinating, but never have occasion to wear myself. I do want to have some guidance on Permanent Style, however - so when Aleks Cvetkovic told me he was having morning dress made for the first time, I as...

The guide to morning dress: Part one, style

Morning dress is an area I’ve always found fascinating, but never have occasion to wear myself. I do want to have some guidance on Permanent Style, however - so when Aleks Cvetkovic told me he was having morning dress made for the first time, I as...

May 16th 2022

The Guide to Performance Shirtings

Read MoreMar 1st 2019

Performance fabrics are very in. Every retailer seems to be offering travel shirts that resist wrinkling, staining or soaking. Fans of classic clothing are usually sceptical about such fabrics. This is largely because they can seem like a short...

The Guide to Performance Shirtings

Performance fabrics are very in. Every retailer seems to be offering travel shirts that resist wrinkling, staining or soaking. Fans of classic clothing are usually sceptical about such fabrics. This is largely because they can seem like a short...

Mar 1st 2019

The guide to cloth for black tie (or tuxedo)

Read MoreSep 4th 2020

The cloth that you select for a tuxedo (or black tie) probably won’t get as much thought as the design, the shirt or indeed your bow tie. The options are fairly limited, and all those other things will have a greater impact.  But for those that w...

The guide to cloth for black tie (or tuxedo)

The cloth that you select for a tuxedo (or black tie) probably won’t get as much thought as the design, the shirt or indeed your bow tie. The options are fairly limited, and all those other things will have a greater impact.  But for those that w...

Sep 4th 2020

The guide to knitwear fibre: Wool, cashmere and cotton

Read MoreOct 18th 2021

One sweater says lambswool, the other says merino. What does that mean? What’s the difference? This cashmere sweater costs £30; this other one costs £300. Can they really be made of the same thing? In our first chapter of this series - The Gu...

The guide to knitwear fibre: Wool, cashmere and cotton

One sweater says lambswool, the other says merino. What does that mean? What’s the difference? This cashmere sweater costs £30; this other one costs £300. Can they really be made of the same thing? In our first chapter of this series - The Gu...

Oct 18th 2021

A Guide to Shawl-Collar Cardigans

Read MoreNov 11th 2024

By Manish Puri. Unless you’re a complete newcomer to classic menswear (welcome, take a seat wherever you like) you're unlikely to need me preaching to you about the elegance of a shawl-collar cardigan. You’re already a member of the choir and sou...

A Guide to Shawl-Collar Cardigans

By Manish Puri. Unless you’re a complete newcomer to classic menswear (welcome, take a seat wherever you like) you're unlikely to need me preaching to you about the elegance of a shawl-collar cardigan. You’re already a member of the choir and sou...

Nov 11th 2024

A Guide to Mohair

Read MoreOct 9th 2024

There are two main reasons people use mohair for tailoring today. One is for eveningwear, when they want something with a little more sharpness and lustre; the other, less common, is as an alternative to high-twist wools in the summer.  And there...

A Guide to Mohair

There are two main reasons people use mohair for tailoring today. One is for eveningwear, when they want something with a little more sharpness and lustre; the other, less common, is as an alternative to high-twist wools in the summer.  And there...

Oct 9th 2024

Belt capsule guide: The basics

Read MoreSep 30th 2024

There’s been a lot more interest in belts with smarter clothing in recent years - something I highlighted and explained my reasoning for in this article.  But we’ve never done a ‘wardrobe building’ piece on them, or set out my general advice...

Belt capsule guide: The basics

There’s been a lot more interest in belts with smarter clothing in recent years - something I highlighted and explained my reasoning for in this article.  But we’ve never done a ‘wardrobe building’ piece on them, or set out my general advice...

Sep 30th 2024