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 … [Read more...]

‘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 … [Read more...]

“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.” … [Read more...]

“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. … [Read more...]

Picture the scene; it is a crisp October morning in the heart of the countryside. Birds sweep up into the sky, glowing yellow with the promise of new dawn; dew drops cover the grass and glisten like little crystals. Only the distant sound of running water and the cry of the geese is heard. The air has an unmistakable coolness to it, and each intake of breath feels like the cleansing of the soul. Ah yes, the countryside. For an Englishman … [Read more...]