Alberto Soiatti: A gentleman on two wheels

We met with Alberto Soiatti, an entrepreneur who divides his time between his vintage motorcycle workshop and working on social media for brands all over the world.

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Midnight in Paris: Beauty in the Everyday

The Woody Allen modern classic pays homage to the romance of 1920s Paris. But, when it comes to the clothes, it shows the value of understated modern style.

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Robert Emmett: Keeping it light

Of all the UK capital’s traditional clothiers, Emmett London stands out, for both its versatile designs and the warmth of its founder.

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Jamie Needs a New Shirt: The Oxford Cloth

‘Jamie Needs a New Shirt’ is the first of a series of videos that showcases the quality of the Thomas Mason cloth range in the vein of a ‘How to Style’ feature, but with a twist and tongue planted firmly in cheek.

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Adriano Meneghetti: It all began with a belt

We met with Adriano Meneghetti in his studio in Milan. He told us about his passion for fashion and design, his creative process and his visionary ‘pragmatic Don Quixote’ approach.

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Dege & Skinner: In good hands

Dege & Skinner’s Tom Bradbury became Savile Row’s youngest ever head shirt-cutter in 2019 at age 25. Now, with his own apprentice learning the ropes, the future of craft is looking good.

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Lasting Impressions: Crockett & Jones

Crockett & Jones’s longstanding brand director, James Fox, talks to Charlie Thomas about the shoemaker’s impressive longevity, quality and gentle evolution

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Satoshi Kawamoto’s French Work Jacket

Japanese plant artist Satoshi Kawamoto seamlessly blends nature and style, imparting a deeper appreciation for the passage of time.

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Shirt Fabrics for Style on the Move

Our Journey collection of high-performing fabrics not only keeps you looking sharp, it also lowers Aleks Cvetkovic’s blood pressure

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A Tailored Approach: Cad & The Dandy

The youngest bespoke tailor on Savile Row takes a forward-thinking view of the tailor’s art.

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Discovering Milan with Marco Taddei

Marco Taddei takes us on a tour of Brera, the Milan’s neighbourhood he describes as the true beating heart of the city that welcomed him ten years ago.

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The Rubato boys’ guide to Stockholm

We tag along with Carl Pers and Oliver Dannefalk, the co-founders of effortlessly stylish Swedish brand, Rubato, as they visit their hometown’s favourite food spots

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Jeremy Hackett’s need for tweed

We sit down with Hackett London’s founder to talk about the brand’s origins, his taste in tailoring and why it’s better to have clothes that ‘wear in, not out’

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Ethan Newton’s Unique Anglofilo Jackets

The co-founder of Bryceland’s & Co. talks opening in London, consumerism, and two of his most precious tailored garments

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Cove: Timeless with the Zeitgeist

German custom tailor Cove is breaking fresh ground with its luxurious Cocooning collection and its colourful handmade shirts

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A Walk on the Weiss Side

Writer and brand consultant, Zachary Weiss, takes us on a tour of some of his favourite Manhattan hotspots

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Two is company: Sid and Ann Mashburn

The husband and wife team behind America’s favourite outfitter talk retail, quality and how they launched their two namesake brands

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Innovation lab: Inside Camiceria Turri

Nicolo Turri’s cherished family business combines impeccable service with a willingness to experiment.

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Matt Hranek’s indigo dyed overshirt

Menswear’s most successful hustler likes to get hands on with indigo dye.

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Sigalini and Pantamolle: Wearing the Trousers

The Sigalini brothers own not one, but two successful style brands. Between them, they have mastered everything from traditional handmade shirts to contemporary printed trousers

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Sea Island Cotton: The Connoisseur’s Choice

This rarest of cotton fibres creates shirts that feel like silk and age like fine wine, says Aleks Cvetkovic

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CYC Singapore: Equatorial Sartorialism

This shirtmaking specialist has been helping Singaporeans keep their cool for almost a century

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California Soul: David August

We pay a visit to David August, California’s coolest custom clothier

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The subtle cues of the Peaky Blinders’ wardrobes

When it comes to getting dressed, the Peaky Blinders understand the power of a uniform

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Get loose: André Larnyoh’s RRL cardigan

To actor André Larnyoh, comfort is everything.

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Polite societé: Daniel Lévy

Shirtmaker Daniel Lévy is gentile, sophisticated and every part the Parisian gentleman, says Faye Fearon.

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Crane Brothers: Antipodean Dolce Vita

Murray Crane explains how, with a little Italian inspiration, his New Zealand menswear brand marries comfort and elegance

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Ascot Chang: A Legacy of Quality

The son and grandson of Hong Kong’s most famous shirtmaker explain how they’re honouring their ancestor’s name.

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All hail ‘The Leopard’

Visconti’s 1963 epic, ‘The Leopard’, might just be the best movie you’ve ever watched, not least for its immaculate wardrobe, says Charlie Thomas.

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Henry Poole: The Benchmark for Tailored Tradition

We step inside the hallowed halls of Savile Row’s oldest and arguably most distinguished bespoke tailor.

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Take a tour through Alan See’s Hong Kong

From must-try street food to a French fine wine experience, The Armoury’s co-founder takes you on a walk through his hometown.

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Shirts for Sophisticated Home-Working

Our new hybrid-working world is no excuse for scruffy dressing, says style columnist, Aleks Cvetkovic.

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Pride of place: Ettemadis

This hidden gem of a tailor’s shop in The Hague is a proudly run family affair.

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A watch lover’s guide to IWC Schaffhausen

We speak with watch writer and aficionado, Justin Hast, who also happens to be an expert in one of Switzerland’s most storied watch brands.

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The Gentlemen and old-school gangster style

Guy Ritchie’s latest British gangster movie is perhaps his best-dressed yet

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Antipodean Attitude: Rodd & Gunn

New Zealand’s premier menswear brand is making a statement with its new collection, which is designed to give waste textiles a new lease of life.

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The Modern Denim Shirt

Aleks Cvetkovic channels his inner cowboy in search of a denim western shirt that’s perfect to pair with tailoring

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Craft Works: Kim Dolva

The cofounder of influential furniture studio and workshop, Københavns Møbelsnedkeri, talks personal taste, sustainable design and the future of furniture manufacturing.

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Inside the Wellema Hat Co.

Bespoke hat-maker Cody Wellema is a one-of-a-kind craftsman. He talks to us about his approach to his craft, why function beats form and why he never wants to stop learning.

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Venturini: Italian Elegance in Austria

Bernhard Roetzel pays a visit to one of Vienna’s finest shirtmakers, which combines timeless Viennese charm with true Italian flair.

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Tommaso Capozzoli’s Insider’s Guide to Florence

Entrepreneur Tommaso Capozzoli takes you on a tour of his favourite Florentine haunts

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In the Pink: Jude Law’s Alfie

Jude Law’s style in the 2004 remake of ‘60s cult classic, Alfie, is a deft lesson in how to make your clothes work for you

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The American Dream: Frank & Eileen

Audrey McLoghlin’s luxurious shirts combine Italian textile craftsmanship with Californian laid-back cool

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Reflections on Ivy League Style

WM Brown Magazine editor, Matt Hranek, talks us through the cornerstones of his well-travelled wardrobe, including his beloved ‘preppy’ shirts

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Klaus Mühlbauer’s Guide to Vienna

Couture hatter and Vienna native, Klaus Mühlbauer, takes us on a cultured stroll through his beloved home city.

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True Colours: Sartoria Margutti

This family-run Perugian shirtmaker is one of Italian menswear’s best kept secrets

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Chef Giancarlo Polito’s guide to Umbria

From authentic torta flatbread to the finest truffles, one of Italy’s best-loved chefs takes you on a culinary tour through the green heart of Italy.

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Independent Spirit: Springbank Whisky

We take a tour inside one Scotland’s last truly independent whisky distillers, Springbank, whose single malts are known for their unique, fiercely individualistic character.

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Mond of Copenhagen talk 3D Body Scanning

Far from a gimmick, Danish custom tailor, Mond of Copenhagen, is using cutting-edge technology to transform men’s suiting.

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A Guide to Mid-Century Monochrome: Cary Grant in North by Northwest

The wardrobe in Hitchcock’s finest thriller was sourced and chosen by Cary Grant himself. It still stands out today.

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The Warmest Winter Shirt Fabrics with Andreas Weinås

It’s a mistake to treat all shirts the same, says our Scandinavian style correspondent. Instead, embrace heavier and softer textures when the mercury falls for a seasonal wardrobe that won’t disappoint.

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Renaissance Man: Simone Abbarchi

Simone Abbarchi is one of Florence’s long-serving artisans, with an international reputation for his clean-cut, comfortable bespoke shirts.

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Liquid Gold: Gonnelli 1585

Meet Giorgio Gonnelli, the 13th-generation custodian of one of Italy’s finest olive oil producers.

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Bruce Boyer’s Manhattan

The esteemed menswear writer shows Elliot Hammer around the neighbourhood.

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The Power of Simplicity: Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Her’

For a complex sci-fi love story, Joaquin Phoenix’s style in cult movie ‘Her’ is reassuringly simple.

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Northern Soul: Dooley & Rostron

London shirtmaking is famous the world over, but to fixate on the UK’s capital is to miss out on some very fine makers up north. In Manchester, Dooley & Rostron is the cream of the crop.

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Tony Sylvester Talks Tartan

The London-based writer and musician reflects on this most potent of plaids in his own inimitable way

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Faye Fearon’s Under-the-Radar Guide to Paris

Fashion journalist Faye Fearon talks us through her favourite Parisian haunts and hot spots – as well as her own personal philosophy on style.

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Maurizio Donadi’s camouflage fatigue pants

Maurizio Donadi’s career spans impressive chapters at close to half-a-dozen global menswear brands. We talk to him about concept design, cultural exchange in fashion and how he’s built a “production-free” style brand

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Style as Persuasion in Catch Me If You Can

Legendary icon artist Frank Abagnale’s ever-changing wardrobe shows just how powerfully clothes can change other people’s perceptions – and whether you approve of his antics or not there’s a lesson in that for all of us

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In Personam: Good Counsel

Ex-lawyer Samuel Ng, founder of Singapore’s In Personam, discusses his shift from litigation to tailoring and the challenges of maintaining sartorial style in the tropics

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Bernhard Roetzel’s cherished tweed jacket

German author and sartorialist, Bernhard Roetzel, reflects on his lifetime of experience in classic menswear – as well as his favourite hacking jacket

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Will Bowlby on What it Took to Co-Found Kricket

We sit down with the co-founder and head chef at one of London’s most popular Indian restaurant groups, to hear how Will Bowlby cooked his way ahead of the competition

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Lone Ranger: Hamilton Shirts

Aleks Cvetkovic meets America’s oldest bespoke shirtmaker, Hamilton, situated in Houston, Texas

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The Thomas Crown Affair: A Study in Power Suiting

Steve McQueen’s turn as millionaire bank robber Thomas Crown has gone down as one of the most stylish episodes in movie and menswear history

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The Finest Summer Shirt Fabrics and How to Wear Them

Benedict Browne has high hopes of a sociable summer filled with travel, time spent with friends and only the finest shirting fabrics in the business

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Atelier Fasan: Berlin’s Last True Shirtmaker

Bernhard Roetzel visits an icon of old Berlin, Atelier Fasan, an influential bespoke shirtmaker founded in 1950 and still going strong today.

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Patrick Johnson’s Denim Shirts

Invest in quality or don’t bother at all, says P. Johnson’s founder. We heartily agree

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The Art of the Button-Down in The Talented Mr. Ripley

Matt Damon’s Tom Ripley boasts the most underrated style in the film, says our resident movie style writer

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Artistic Temperament: Lucile Roy

Faye Fearon meets one of France's chicest shirtmakers, Lucile Roy, who reinterprets traditional shirtmaking codes for modern, elegant women

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Interpreting the Checked or Striped Shirt

Paris-based style writer, Faye Fearon, paints a chic picture of two timeless menswear staples, the humble checked and striped shirt

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A tasteful guide to Singapore with The Rake’s Wei Koh

Maverick men’s style authority and multimedia publisher, Wei Koh, tickles our tastebuds in his expert guide to Singapore’s culinary highlights

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Shirt collars, cuffs and a guide to proportion

Aleks Cvetkovic weighs up the finer points of shirtmaking- choosing collar and cuff designs that work for you might sound simple, but it’s a fine art worth thinking about

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Stiff upper lip: The uniforms of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk

Dunkirk is one of the most successful war films of recent years, frequently praised for its ambition and its cinematography. We think, however, that its wardrobe deserves plaudits too

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Luca Avitabile: Like Father, Like Son

Neapolitan shirtmaker Luca Avitabile shares some thoughts on his family business, his formula for the perfect bespoke shirt, and why it isn’t always right to listen to your father

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From American Oxford to Giza 87: in search of the perfect white shirt

Our resident style columnist, Aleks Cvetkovic, ruminates on the backbone of any well-dressed man’s wardrobe – the age-old white shirt

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Domenico Mazzarelli: The Shirtmaker Who Should Have Made Wine

Mazzarelli’s shirtmaking workshop in Puglia is an Italian menswear gem. We visit Domenico to explore his approach to his craft, his commitment to quality, and his other love – fine wine

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Understanding Texture and Tone

There’s no escaping the fact that menswear is changing, as more brands move towards tonal collections and softly textured fabrics. Our style columnist, Aleks Cvetkovic, is on hand to help with a crash course on tonal and textured shirts

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Stenströms’ Creative Director Talks Shirts, Craftsmanship and Quality

Peter Jüriado joined Stenströms over 25 years ago and worked his way up through the ranks. We chat to him about Sweden’s oldest shirtmaker, how Stenströms is moving with the times, and his own personal relationship with our fabrics

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Whiter than white: the ‘60s look in ‘A Single Man’

Despite its sober tone, Tom Ford’s late-noughties masterpiece has earned a place in cinema history as one of the best-dressed movies of its decade

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All hail the business casual shirt

With traditional office dress codes on the wane, Aleks Cvetkovic makes the case for the ‘business casual’ dress shirt

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A Rising Star of Japanese Craftsmanship

Japanese menswear is famous for its flawless attention to detail. In Nagareyama City, Chiba, Minami Shirts takes this obsession with precision to an all new level

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Sawanoi Sake: A Lifetime in the Making

We visit one of Okutama’s oldest Sake breweries – family owned and run for 23 generations, no less – to understand the philosophy that informs this most precious of Japanese libations

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Yasuto Kamoshita’s archive shirts collection

The Japanese designer, creative and authority on men’s style gives us special access to his unique personal archive

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We’ll say one thing for ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ – they’re always well dressed…

Charlie Thomas examines Michael Caine and Steve Martin’s sartorial one-upmanship in one of the most charming movies of the 1980s

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Arnold Wong’s Mythical W.F. Mealli Jacket

We meet with Hong Kong-based vintage aficionado, Arnold Wong, to learn a little more about his most precious possession and his approach to men’s style

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Why we think you should be an Anthologist

The Anthology’s co-founders, Buzz Tang and Andy Chong, are building one of the most exciting international tailoring brands of today. We sat down with them to explore the brand’s roots, its philosophy on bespoke, and its approach to fine shirtmaking

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Milad Abedi on Stockholm and Gothenburg

One of our favourite men’s style photographers talks to us about how he approaches his work, and brings his insider knowledge to bear on two Swedish cities he calls home

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Casablanca: a lesson in ivory eveningwear

There are many claimants to the best Black Tie looks in movie history, writes Charlie Thomas, but nothing quite beats Bogart’s pitch-perfect ivory dinner jacket

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Thomas Sandell: Designed for life

One of Sweden’s foremost architects and product designers, Thomas Sandell of Sandell & Sandberg, shares some life lessons he’s accrued over the course of his 30-year career

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Budd Shirtmakers – Making The Case For Tradition

Budd Shirtmakers might only be a small shop in London’s West End, but it’s a British shirtmaking institution. We sat down with one of the house’s bespoke cutters, Darren Tiernan, to learn a little more about Budd’s winning formula

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An Ode to The Overshirt

Our style columnist, Aleks Cvetkovic, explores what makes the humble overshirt such a popular menswear staple – and why you should try one, if you haven’t

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Swann Custom Shirts, a Shirtmaker Built For Today

Swann might be a small boutique in Paris’s VIII Arrondissement, but co-founders Thibault de Drouas and Vincent Colin are making a mark on modern French menswear

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Pierre Mahéo’s favourite parka

In this series we ask stylish men to talk us through a precious piece of vintage menswear. Here, Pierre Mahéo, founder and Creative Director at Officine Générale, talks to us about his design philosophy, his approach to brand building and the story behind his favourite coat

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Pulp Fiction: Why we can all learn a thing or two from Uma Thurman’s white shirt

It goes without saying that the white shirt is a wardrobe staple, but in cult movie classic Pulp Fiction, it becomes an icon. Our film correspondent, Charlie Thomas, explains why…

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Bold as brass

We meet one of New York’s foremost jazz musicians, trumpeter and pianist, Keyon Harrold. He re-flects on his early career, honing his craft, and what it takes to find your voice as a musician today

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Geneva Custom Shirts: Old School Talent in New York

We visit Gene Athanasatos, cutter and owner at Geneva Custom Shirts, a New York menswear institution and a testimony to honest, old-school craftsmanship

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An artist’s guide to London, with Jonathan Lawes

In the first of a series of city guides, we meet with Jonathan Lawes, the South London printmaker who brings you his guide to some of the capital’s least known gems

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Turnbull & Asser’s Quiet Evolution

Aleks Cvetkovic sits down with Turnbull & Asser’s Creative Director, Becky French, to get the inside track on how one of Jermyn Street’s oldest shirtmakers is freshening up its act

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Beyond Blue and White: Some fresh thoughts on formal shirts

In the first of six columns Aleks Cvetkovic thinks through some colourful alternatives to a wardrobe filled with conventional blue and white

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Michael Hill on his father’s cardigan

Clothes that stand the test of time often have a story to tell. In ‘Well Worn’ we ask stylish men around the world to talk us through a precious piece of vintage menswear. Who better to start with than the Creative Director of Drake’s, Michael Hill?

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Colour, depth and darkness: tailoring in The Great Beauty

Sure, the colourful Italian tailoring in Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar winning film The Great Beauty is good looking, but the genius of the movie lies in its wardrobe’s deeper meaning, as Charlie Thomas explains

A letter from the Albini family

The Albini family takes a moment to introduce our new editorial platform, and to welcome you to the world of Thomas Mason