Five tips on shirts and ties
The combination of suit, shirt and tie that a man selects in the morning is certainly not the most important thing about what he wears. That would be the quality and fit of the articles themselves. But picking good combinations remains the thing men ...
Five tips on shirts and ties
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A striped shirt and a spotted tie can definitely work together, you just need to err on the side of patterns that are different in strength and density. See this post for example: https://www.permanentstyle.com/2009/01/d...
Huntsman tweed suit: Part 2
Following up on the last post in this series, on Huntsman tweed, this runs through the style of a shooting suit and being measured. The suit shown here is three-button, but I opted for a more classic Huntsman one-button front in order to make it bett...
Huntsman tweed suit: Part 2
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Lovely to see the traditional craft of cutting a shooting suit covered on this informative website! Beautiful tweeds, will the final jacket have a shooting vent on the sides of the back or in the centre? A pleasant surpr...
Patrick Grant on dressing well
The proprietor of Norton & Sons gives his thoughts on dressing up and dressing well. What’s the key to a great men’s outfit? The great thing about the way men dress is we have so many bits and pieces we can put together. And if y...
Patrick Grant on dressing well
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Last sentence reminded me of quote from Picasso "Good artists copy, great ones steal". And I must agree with Mr Grant being able to be influenced by other people's styles and fashion choices (in positive sense) is great ...
The tailors that will survive
“I’ve had five shirts made by XX on Savile Row, and I’m not currently in possession of any of them. They are all being altered or the sleeves lengthened, some have been there weeks and some months. Every time I phone up the reaction...
The tailors that will survive
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Simon, very interesting to read this, thanks. It has been precisely my experience when ordering bespoke in London. I have tried three of the well known Jermyn Street shirt makers for bespoke shirts. Not a single shirt wa...
E Tautz goes retail on Monday
The E. Tautz line of handmade, ready-to-wear clothes designed by Norton & Sons is about to go into London stores. In fact, Matches selected its pieces yesterday from the Savile Row shop and their choices will be delivered on Monday. Harrods,...
E Tautz goes retail on Monday
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I love the navy suit with yellow bow tie. Very sharp with just enough personality to work in almost any setting. ClassicTimeless.com...
The launch of Gentleman’s Corner
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I would soon be announcing an exciting new project. Well, it went live on Friday: Gentleman’s Corner. The site is dedicated to craft in menswear, with much of that looking at shoes but also including suits, ...
The launch of Gentleman’s Corner
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Great pcitures of the beautiful fabrics to accompany a well-written article. Best of luck with the new site!...
Reader question: Planning the week
John, Los Angeles: Many of my colleagues laugh when I tell them I often pick out five days worth of clothes on Sunday evening. But I find that taking the time to select outfits for the week on Sunday and actually hanging them in the closet makes my m...
Reader question: Planning the week
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Thanks for the insight Simon. I am familiar with IFLR as I am a corporate finance lawyer. You have a very interesting sideline going here....
Interview: Patrick Grant, Norton & Sons
A perennial topic on this site, and indeed other style fora, is how customers interact with their tailors when they have their first suit made. The customer thinks he knows what he wants but he can’t quite express it – at least not in the...
Interview: Patrick Grant, Norton & Sons
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This is great!! I look forward to reading more of the same!...
