The dark shirt
Wearing a dark shirt with a tie is an easy style to get wrong, I think. It used to be quite widespread in the 1990s: dark maroon or navy shirts with a strongly coloured tie. It seemed to be worn by a certain kind of salesman. If done right, though...
The dark shirt
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Yes, it isn't dark - fairly rich, so I wouldn't put it with that many other strong colours, but it's a nice shade. Not so much of a fan of the tiny buttondown collar, but that is more trendy these days...
Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and re...
One of the most frequent questions I get asked on the site is where I would recommend for getting suits altered - or knitwear repaired, or shoes resoled. I’ve been meaning to create a single page with all these recommendations for a while, so ...
Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and re...
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British invisible Mending based in Thayer Street...
Accessories for holiday
Following my post two weeks ago on what I pack for travel, a reader asked about non-clothing items - electronics, toiletries and so on. So here are a few of my favourite things, which will certainly be going on holiday this summer. 1 Bower &...
Accessories for holiday
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Yes, I think a tote of some sort is the best option. And yes, I'd carry it all day...
Baudoin & Lange, Luca Faloni, Hanger Project...
Over the past 10 days I have generally prioritised writing about new brands in our Savile Row pop-up shop. But there are also new developments at makers you will be familiar with - Baudoin & Lange, Luca Faloni, Begg and the Hanger Project -...
Baudoin & Lange, Luca Faloni, Hanger Project...
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Hi Simon, I had wanted to buy one of your long-sleeved polos in navy, but alas, I am too late. Do you have familiarity on the long-sleeve polos from Luca Faloni? Thank you kindly....
Pop-up shop: The brands and the opening party
Following last week's announcement of our pop-up shop on Savile Row - under the banner 'Permanent Style presents' - here are some details of the shop and the brands. I also include an invitation, above, to any readers to come to the opening party o...
Pop-up shop: The brands and the opening party
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Thank you Simon, see you tomorrow and have fun tonight with the launch....
A 2015 Christmas list
Last year I did a Christmas list around this time, collecting together some of my favourite things offered by the advertisers on Permanent Style. We don’t do much to shout about these brands that fund everything on PS, so I thought nice to d...
A 2015 Christmas list
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I'm an 8.5 as well, with quite broad feet. The 41-42 were too small and split after a few months....
Black tie for New Year’s Eve
Dress way the hell up, as our American cousins might say. New Year’s Eve is a special event, and it deserves a special effort where our clothes are concerned. That doesn’t have to be black tie, as above, but wear a jacket at the...
Black tie for New Year’s Eve
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Nothing that comprehensive I'm afraid. There is a good guide to materials, here, but otherwise you'll just have to read the various black tie articles - a search should bring that up...
My Christmas list
At this time of year I normally do a list of Christmas gift suggestions. Apparently last year a reader took the initiative and left a print-out of the list sitting on a coffee table at home. It did the trick – a couple of the items turned...
My Christmas list
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I actually find that fine linen is very comfortable in that regard...
A (Christmas) word from our sponsors
One of the nice things about having nice advertisers is the range of Christmas shopping ideas they present. Here are my favourites. Among the best additions to the collection at Drake’s are the untipped cashmeres in various shades of grey. The ...
A (Christmas) word from our sponsors
One of the nice things about having nice advertisers is the range of Christmas shopping ideas they present. Here are my favourites. Among the best additions to the collection at Drake’s are the untipped cashmeres in va...
A good tool for removing pilling from sweaters
I’m not great at looking after anything apart from shoes. Suits I brush down occasionally, but certainly not after every use, and knitwear rarely gets much of a look-in. In an effort to change this I recently picked up a few of the garment care...
A good tool for removing pilling from sweaters
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I know this is a very old post, but I found some of the movie's suits on Ebay, apparently all the tailoring was made by Cantarelli. Hope that helps....
Permanent Style collaborations
Someone pointed out recently that some Permanent Style collaborations – with La Portegna, for example, or Passaggio Cravatte – have ended without any news as to how they went or the product was received. Both of those sold out, and we s...
Permanent Style collaborations
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I didn't realise that Phillip, would you mind sending me the details and I'll look into it? There may be some excess available Simon...
Craftsmen, kids, writers and readers
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Craftsmen, kids, writers and readers
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That's lovely to hear, thank you Christopher. And no, no Canadian plans I'm afraid...
Permanent Style cufflinks in gold
Regular readers will be familiar with my Cufflink Project, which I launched last year with bespoke jeweller Diana Maynard. I was frustrated at the lack of good cufflinks on the market – those with the same decoration on both sides, an easy meth...
Permanent Style cufflinks in gold
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Great, thank you Simon!...
Thanks for all your support
For the first time last month, the numbers of visits to Permanent Style topped 250,000. (That’s visits, not visitors – which is less – or impressions – which is more.) In the past six months our traffic has gro...
Thanks for all your support
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Bonne Année, Simon, and to your regular and casual readers as well. I really enjoyed reading your posts in 2012! John...
The odd waistcoat for formal occasions
I recently wrote about my favourite evening combination – blue shirt and grey/silver tie with a navy or charcoal suit. This is a rather more dressy combination for formal events and dinners, making use of a waistcoat more usually worn with a mo...
The odd waistcoat for formal occasions
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Look at the 'fishy and polo' post and also th choppin and lodge suit. Same cutter...
Golden Acorn cufflinks
Cuff links are tricky things. Hard to get right, but the best form of jewellery when you do. My problems with most modern cufflinks led to me designing my own range with jeweller Diana Maynard last year. Those sold well through this blog but did even...
Golden Acorn cufflinks
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Nothing wrong with them - as you said, a bit of colour. Aspire, in the long term, to something better though...
Update on The Hanger Project
Kirby Allison over at The Hanger Project in the US has been pioneering the development of the best hangers in the world over the past two years. But it was probably inevitable that someone like that, with the restless urge to improve design, would tu...
Update on The Hanger Project
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Aha. Thank you...
Beautiful hangers. But do you buy hangers?
Hangers from The Hanger Project ( www.hangerproject.com) are nice. Very nice. They are works of art in design and craftsmanship in construction. If I could, all my clothes would hang on these hangers. But that doesn’t mean I’d spend any m...
Beautiful hangers. But do you buy hangers?
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I’d be careful with delicate fabrics and lift them off more than yank them, but it will probably be fine...
