Mr. Williams wrote a little while ago about the Rope and Pagoda shoulders, two of the less common shoulders available on men's jackets. To go back to basics for a moment, I wanted to discuss the difference a soft versus hard shoulder makes on the overall look and feel of a jacket. Oscar Wilde always said that a man dressed from his shoulders in reference to braces and trousers, but I think its a good rule overall. What spurred me to write … [Read more...]
I had some good news this week. It seems that independent London label Archer Adams has now gone live. When I first introduced Archer here in June he was just beginning to get his stock in. Now the Marylebone shop is open and the website firing on all cylinders. His unique, somewhat rock ‘n’ roll style of clothing is going to add a much needed breath of fresh air to a market getting a little stale under the weight of the ‘well curated’ … [Read more...]
This week the long awaited Wall Street II: Money Never Sleeps hit the big screen. With Michael Douglas reprising the role of anti-hero Gordon Gekko, the ruthless, street-fighting financier, it promises much. As the original remains one of my favourite films I sincerely hope it delivers. The original Wall Street defined a decade, Thatcherism and Raganomics both. For years strutting peacocks in the city expounded “lunch is for wimps” and … [Read more...]
Alan Flusser recently released an updated and abridged version of his Style and the Man. The book was originally published in 1996 and included now-outdated advice on specific locations to purchase men's clothing and accessories around the world. The shopping guide has been eliminated from this new version and what remains has been updated for 2010. The stated purpose of the book is to offer the male clothing shopper “some insight into … [Read more...]
If London ever needed a reminder of how it lags behind the fashion powerhouses of Milan and Paris, the departure of the most influential names before the close of fashion week was surely it. Before the curtain had even been raised on the men’s show, most of the international editors were on a plane to northern Italy. It must have been a sore moment for those who had spent the year planning their shows; as much as Matthew Williamson might … [Read more...]
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