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Permanent Style
The leading British blog on tailoring, luxury and men's style
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The Guide to Quality
The Guide to Suit Style
The Guide to Cloth
The Guide to Tailor Styles
The City Shopping Guide
The Guide to Shirt Fabrics
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Lookbook
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The rules and how to break them 9: Tan shoes with pale trousers
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Amended Friday Polos in stock – and available to try on
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How I dress now: The jacket/trousers uniform
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How To
How to polish shoes: Part 1, context and cream
Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and repair
Suit style 2: The single breasted
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How to polish shoes: Part 1, context and cream
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Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and repair
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Suit style 2: The single breasted
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Casual wear
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The rules and how to break them 9: Tan shoes with pale trousers
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What’s been your favourite post?
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The guide to overcoating cloths
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Brands
turnbull and asser
salvatore ambrosi
English Cut
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The Blackhorse Lane haberdashery
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The appeal of workwear, and my favourite pieces
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White tie and blue shirt: Sunny formal in Sartoria Ciardi
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Artisans
elia caliendo
solito
Luca Avitabile
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How to layer knitwear
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Olive-green corduroy suit – from Ettore de Cesare
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Solito summer jacket: Style breakdown
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The Guide to Shirt Fabrics
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Introduction: How to pick fabric
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Business shirts
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Shirting mills and brands explained