Honing your style
Over the years, it’s noticeable that even the most fashionable, the most clothes-obsessed of men tend to narrow their tastes. It takes decades, and often involves a lot of experimentation in their 20s and 30s. But by the time they reach 40 or...
Honing your style
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Kakuta's father? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakuji_Kakuta...
How to dress like Shuhei Nishiguchi (book on PS)
At Pitti back in January, Shuhei Nishiguchi – menswear director at Beams – kindly gave me a copy of his book, ‘Nishiguchi’s Closet’. I liked it immediately. It rationalised a lot of the outfits I&rsqu...
How to dress like Shuhei Nishiguchi (book on PS)
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Nice to hear David. We do have it back in stock now, just in case anyone else wants to know...
Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2019 Up...
Having recently returned from my third visit to Tokyo, I felt it would be good to add the new stores I went to and can recommend to this list. It’s a great city for shopping, particularly in the little quiet streets b...
Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2019 Up...
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I lived in Japan for 16 years and found it really, really hard to find clothes that fit. In fact, I generally made my purchases in the States when visiting. And I am not a big person at all by American standards - 6ft ta...
Japanese retail and the growth of bespoke
Our trip to Japan this week was meant to be roughly split into three parts: retail (for a shopping guide), bespoke makers (for a range of posts and freelance articles) and Japanese crafts (around Osaka and Kyoto). But strangely enough, it was the be...
Japanese retail and the growth of bespoke
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Good question Hugh - no idea though I'm afraid! One thing I do know is that tariffs are only one of the things that make such pieces expensive, or harder to import, so there's no guarantee there. And often stockists try ...
The opening of Trunk Clothiers
[Cotton jacket by Beams Plus, shirt by BD Baggies and bow tie by Drake’s] Tomorrow is the official opening of Trunk, an innovative new boutique in London’s Marylebone. Though the shop has been welcoming passers-by for the past few wee...
The opening of Trunk Clothiers
[Cotton jacket by Beams Plus, shirt by BD Baggies and bow tie by Drake’s] Tomorrow is the official opening of Trunk, an innovative new boutique in London’s Marylebone. Though the shop has been welcoming passers-by fo...
