How to wear tan shoes – reader question
Dear Simon, As with your other readers who write, let me say how much I enjoy your posts, columns, etc. They are fun to read and informative. All your posts on shoes, and brown shoes in particular, have been very useful, and I am slowly building a ...
How to wear tan shoes – reader question
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I don't think this will be too much of a problem. It will help a little if the brown shoes are differentiated a little from the trousers (eg leather, so a different texture; or a different shade) but only a little. Also,...
A newcomer to quality
It’s been so long since I experienced bespoke clothing for the first time, or indeed most of the luxury, craft-based things I write about, that I find it interesting when friends do so for the first time. Each finds pleasure, or value, in...
A newcomer to quality
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I agree totally with good shoes and jeans. I also found upgrading from RTW suits to a cheap tailor was a significant improvement since I'm a bit harder to fit. Haven't tried something as expensive as GB. I've also had a ...
Three good, three bad
I don’t often write negative things about brands. There are so many great things to write about, and I generally prefer to simply not cover them than write something negative. Perhaps, as Spanish readers suggested at a seminar in Madrid las...
Three good, three bad
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Hi Simon, I've just picked up a black Turnball & Asser DB tuxedo jacket in a charity shop for an absolute snip! Looks like it was made bespoke but never worn. Fits me lime a glove! Problem I have now though of course...
Dressing for the summer, and the kids
I’ve been on holiday the past two weeks in the south of France; apologies for the tardiness confirming some comments. For those interested in more casual dress, here is something from last week, with my youngest hiding her face wisely from the ...
Dressing for the summer, and the kids
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Nice hat. I am having a Brent Black hat being made right now. Looking forward to it especially after seeing yours....
Monocle Summer Fayre and Trunk Labs
At the Monocle Summer Fayre this weekend. Monocle’s quirky and intelligent selection of partners and products was on display, as well as some rather fetching goats. It was also the opening day of Trunk Labs: a new branch of Trunk Clothiers a fe...
Monocle Summer Fayre and Trunk Labs
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Hi Tom, I asked friends who are big trainer geeks and they recommended them for the best raw materials and classic styling. I've had them for two years and they've only got better with age so far. Simon...
How to dress casually: Reader question
Dear Simon, Many thanks for the invaluable resource of your blog when it comes to style. I started reading a month or so ago and am taking pleasure in devouring the wealth of information there is on classic sartorial menswear. However, the occasions ...
How to dress casually: Reader question
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In my experience Caruso does very good RTW jackets with a less trendy cut....
Reader question: What should I buy in London?
Normal.dotm 0 0 1 479 2735 Euromoney PLC 22 5 3358 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false A typical ensemble at Trunk Clothiers Dear Simon, My name is David and I have been a fan of your work for quite a while now. As an undergraduate busines...
Reader question: What should I buy in London?
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I hope it's enjoyable and fruitful Paul...
Reader question: What do you wear at the weekend?
You spend a lot of time talking about suits and bespoke shoes, but what do you wear at the weekend? I have trouble picturing what you put on to pop out to the newsagent. Here are a few of my favourite things. Two types of chinos: those from Albam, wh...
Reader question: What do you wear at the weekend?
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Ok, but I wouldn't really recommend it. A bit gimmicky and not the greatest quality...
The virtues of a shawl-collar cardigan
I’ve always liked shawl-collar cardigans. One reason is that I have a long neck, which benefits from a collar. T-shirts and round-neck sweaters tend to make me look scrawny. Shirts, polo shirts and polo-collared sweaters provide more support. T...
The virtues of a shawl-collar cardigan
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Oh good. No worries Keith, always happy to help on here...
Get your jeans altered
Few people get their jeans altered, even if they would do so with a suit or dress trousers. A few reasons spring to mind. It may seem incongruous to try to perfect the fit of such casual trousers. It may be assumed that the designers of jeans know wh...
Get your jeans altered
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Hi Paul, The washing on raw denim would certainly bring them in a little bit, yes. But the points with fit were more the overall shape and proportions - on the Full Count, the hips were a bit too tight, and the waist rat...
Albam: Craft for the weekend
“This is the point that your girlfriend starts worrying,” says Albam co-founder James Shaw, bent over the stitching on the company’s new Ventile mac. “See this round the cuff? The stitching varies slightly where the maker took...
Albam: Craft for the weekend
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Good piece on Albam! Best quality I've owned, and good, fair price. This is a very good business....
