Aquascutum’s entry into administration has been treated with a surprising degree of alarm. Fashion reporters have called the decline of the brand a “travesty”; unions have slammed the red-button pusher Harold Tillman as ‘Aqua scum.’ However this is not the end of a brand recently thrown into financial turmoil. The reality is that Aquascutum has struggled to make a dime for years and has been declining for over a decade. The death has … [Read more...]
Tailoring a Budget: Adjustments or Bespoke?
May 2, 2012 | By | 9 Comments
...I have 8 suits that I have purchased over the course of 6 or 7 years. They still ‘fit’ me and are from decent quality manufacturers but, since I have become interested in style and have read a lot of blogs about suits and how they should be worn, I think they need adjusting (narrowing shoulders, taken in at the waist, length on the trousers). I never have much spare cash and have had to save over the past two years in order to fund these … [Read more...]
An Inexpensive Brolly
April 30, 2012 | By | 2 Comments
My umbrella has been used more in the last two weeks than in the previous three months. Waking up in London these days is like waking up on the set of The Day After Tomorrow. In my room, a row of shoes with the Evening Standard stuffed into them, are drying out after being soaked by the sodden streets; my khaki raincoat is hanging on the back of my bathroom door, having spent the night dripping onto the tiles and my umbrella, trusty friend, is … [Read more...]
Sartorial Stereotypes: Sunglasses
April 27, 2012 | By | 2 Comments
The Persol ‘Crystal Suprema’ The Persol ‘Crystal Suprema’ man is happy. A wily and witty mate of his just called him ‘the David Gandy of sales.’ It didn’t mean much to him until an attractive secretary he’d had his eye on told him who David Gandy was (“He’s sodding fit! And ‘e’s from Essex as well!”) and showed him pictures of the model lounging around a boat deck in swimtrunks. He’d always been mistaken for a … [Read more...]
LinkRoll: Buttons, Chaps, Madrid…
April 25, 2012 | By | 2 Comments
• Buttons made the difference. (venividivrai.blogspot.com) • Sorry chaps, Abercrombie & Fitch simply doesn't fit Savile Row. (guardian.co.uk) • Photos and a video from Savile Row protest. (aculcoradio.com) • Snaps from Madrid, Spain. (mrhares.blogspot.com) • Style advice from Madrid, Spain. (asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com) • La Portegna: simple, supple slippers. (permanentstyle.co.uk) • Beautiful Alden navy … [Read more...]
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