Timeless Appeal of Black and White

Black and white is so simple. One is the very apex of colour, the other the complete absence of colour. The basic art of sartorial monochrome was certainly one of the most influential fashion movements of the 20th century, and it seems like designers and the public can’t get enough of the penguin palette. more…

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Leather Jacket Choices

It has been associated with pilots, rebel bikers, rock stars, Nazis, punks and policemen; an incredible cocktail of influences, both good and bad, to live up to, but the leather jacket is one of the most unique items of clothing one can buy. It’s not that there is anything special about leather – we wear leather shoes, belts and some of us have leather luggage. We sit in cars lined with leather and we shake hands after removing leather gloves. Leather is everyday and all year round, it’s not different in itself, it’s just that the leather jacket has a mysterious quality to it. It’s so noticeable in an outfit, that nearly everything else goes unnoticed. more…

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Cold Autumn Asks for Coats

‘Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner, that I love London town’, and just to add my own rhyming line of lyrics; ‘But the wind, rain and cold sure can get me down.’ It is a fact of the locality that come mid-October, London gets more than a little chilly. The thing is that it keeps getting colder until about mid-March; so for November, December, January and February, it’s best to prepare yourself for the harshness that winter weather can bring. Having made a few mistakes in the past, both in terms of sartoria and in terms of my own health, I offer this advice to you in advance of the colder weather yet to come. more…

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Two Items to Spend On

“To look a million dollars” it has been said “a woman need only spend real money on her handbag and shoes.” When I re-utter these words to female friends with an eye for fashion, they nod knowingly like I am whistling them a song they recognise, but last heard a long time ago. “Yes” they tell me, “it’s true, you don’t need to go designer for your jeans if your shoes are Louboutin.” more…

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Gentlman’s Comfort Clothing

“In an armchair, by the fireside, just big enough for two…” croons Al Bowlly, crackle and pop goes the cosy fire; the scene is a heart-warming one. All a man needs sometimes is the quiet fireside, a cockle-warming dash or two of malt whisky, and his own thoughts. Simple pleasures are often the best.

Which is why some lovely ‘comfort clothing’ is essential; slipping into it is reassuring and relaxing. more…

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