Ballantyne/Berk cashmere available again
UPDATE: Original article published in 2013 The article in the bottom of this post was originally published in September 2013, when Berk in the Burlington Arcade was closing. Ballantyne, the factory, was shutting down and Berk was the last retai...
Ballantyne/Berk cashmere available again
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In general they don't. There certainly have been many through history that have been able to make very good money from it though. No idea why Ripense does. I'd conjecture he has other money....
Blue and brown suit combinations
Talking to Alan Flusser in New York recently got me thinking about all the old colour combinations he describes in Dressing the Man. And the leaflets he had scattered about the shop expanded on a few of those – in particular, and close to my he...
Blue and brown suit combinations
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Agreed: More specifically, Tan with Navy, lighter blues with brown. (One could go into all the nuances of both colours!) Of the first two Flusser examples, the first is slightly less colour-schemed; saved by the pocket s...
The modern man needs a good blazer
Men wear fewer suits today, as we all know. But they retain the need for a jacket, if only to appear smart or professional. Two of my friends, a doctor and a teacher, are particular examples. Their jobs do not require them to wear a suit, yet a jacke...
The modern man needs a good blazer
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They could certainly work with trousers like that, and a full range of them, just as versatile as a normal navy. The question really is about the boldness of the buttons and the various associations. Personally, I think ...
Sharp facts
Every time I read a book on men’s style, I underline facts I don’t know. Over the past few years, the number of underlinings in my books (and magazines) has got mercifully less. Fewer defaced volumes on the shelf. But with Eric Musgrave&r...
Sharp facts
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Alright, you've sold me. Ordered a copy and another for a friend for Christmas. Wonderful photo of Eden. It has me pining for a Lords hat, although I suspect that it will look as poorly on me as a Homburg....
