When a jacket-and-jeans combination works well, it is one of the most stylish outfits a man can wear, successfully bridging the casual and the formal, and merging the best elements of both. It is, however, hard to get right. As mentioned in a previous post on The Newsreader Look, if the jacket and other elements in the top of the outfit are too formal, you can split yourself in half – giving the impression that you only paid attention to … [Read more...]
Historic brands can be mightily deceptive. Early trading dates might stand proud above doorways; photographs of a visiting member of the Rat Pack may adorn the walls inside; but counters seem more like museum display cabinets and each product is accompanied by rather long-winded explanations of ‘heritage’ and ‘continuity’. I adore history and admire firms with great heritage, but I fear a good many lose sight of the reason for their … [Read more...]
Ok, so it’s time to balance things up. In a previous post I reviewed a style programme only available in the UK. Now it’s time for a magazine you can only get in the US. Last year I chanced across the Esquire Big Black Book while in New York on business. I couldn’t believe my luck – this was actually how a style magazine should look, with analytical features, practical advice and photo shoots where you can actually see the … [Read more...]
It was through gothic arches and a carpet of leaves I strode; past withered branches, long handled brooms and mossy stone. The autumn scent of a distant pyre was lively in the early evening air; the ‘glorious death’ had come. It wasn’t until I had scrambled my house key from my pocket, stomped my way across the threshold and unwrapped my silk scarf from my neck that I fully appreciated the fragrance I had chosen for this particularly … [Read more...]
Men’s style appears to be a hot topic over at Broadcasting House. The BBC recently showed its second menswear-related series in as many months, with the original series on Savile Row being followed up by one called British Style Genius. The overlap with the previous series was obvious, with the same narrator and the initial section of the first episode following the same Savile Row exhibition, as it moved from Pitti Uomo to the British … [Read more...]
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