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In Defence of a Cropped Trouser

In Defence of a Cropped Trouser

A number of years ago, whilst on an online window-shopping spree that would have left me bankrupt had I not merely been fantasising, I came across an editorial piece on...

In Defence of a Cropped Trouser

A number of years ago, whilst on an online window-shopping spree that would have left me bankrupt had I not merely been fantasising, I came across an editorial piece on...

Tailor's Note: January 2023 - Charcoal Suits and Grown-Up Dressing

Tailor's Note: January 2023 - Charcoal Suits an...

These notes are based off conversations with customers and are designed to help make the process of working with a tailor a little more familiar.  Disclaimer: These ideas are based...

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Tailor's Note: January 2023 - Charcoal Suits an...

These notes are based off conversations with customers and are designed to help make the process of working with a tailor a little more familiar.  Disclaimer: These ideas are based...

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"Watching The Detectives" - Hollywood's Best Dressed Lawmen

"Watching The Detectives" - Hollywood's Best Dr...

Fred Jones, Scooby Doo, Where Are You! Fred may not be the star of the show (or a real detective), but his iconic camp ensemble is an eternal scene-stealer. The orange ascot draped...

"Watching The Detectives" - Hollywood's Best Dr...

Fred Jones, Scooby Doo, Where Are You! Fred may not be the star of the show (or a real detective), but his iconic camp ensemble is an eternal scene-stealer. The orange ascot draped...

My 2023 Wardrobe, as told through 4 films I watched betwixtmas

My 2023 Wardrobe, as told through 4 films I wat...

I spent the last week of December in full Goblin Mode. Slippers on, fire lit, some form of alcoholic beverage in hand (if you don't know the day of the...

My 2023 Wardrobe, as told through 4 films I wat...

I spent the last week of December in full Goblin Mode. Slippers on, fire lit, some form of alcoholic beverage in hand (if you don't know the day of the...

Waistcoat vs Hipcoat : how long should a waistcoat be?

Waistcoat vs Hipcoat : how long should a waistc...

Old friends will know that this is not new territory for me. One of my biggest bugbears when it comes to menswear is the gradual transition of waistcoat to hipcoat,...

Waistcoat vs Hipcoat : how long should a waistc...

Old friends will know that this is not new territory for me. One of my biggest bugbears when it comes to menswear is the gradual transition of waistcoat to hipcoat,...

5 Last Minute Halloween Costumes

5 Last Minute Halloween Costumes

    It happens every year. One minute I'm downing pale pink wine in a garden, feeling my oats, and the next thing I know I'm sleeping in socks and...

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5 Last Minute Halloween Costumes

    It happens every year. One minute I'm downing pale pink wine in a garden, feeling my oats, and the next thing I know I'm sleeping in socks and...

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