In todays times of Style and Fashion, everything is available at the tip of your thumbs navigating incessantly on a smart phone to buy all sorts of sartorial goodies. One thing you cannot buy is hair (well, technically you could buy that too). For those who are approaching and empty head, shaving it all off […]
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Let’s face it, it’s the 21st C and Gentlemen are not getting any smaller or thinner. Fashion industry seems to be mostly concentrated on the petite sizes both for woman (often to ridiculous so) and men. As its all about mid- Century styles I am passionate about, I am here with some suggestions for the […]
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The teens was a revolutionary period for menswear as far as detailing and breaking from the norm was concerned. Pockets on vests (widely worn then, both as a traditional piece but also as there was no heating in many buildings, therefore layering was often a necessity), cuffs on sleeves and buttoning on coats (jackets), belt […]
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Often there is the notion that 60s trousers were mainly tight and low on the hip, whilst anything before that was pleated and baggy. Well, not really so. During the 60s – as with any decade – many different styles and fits were being made and sold. Although it is true that in […]
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Let’s Talk. Have you ever wondered why some very stylish men of the early to mid XX C kept their bottom button of their coats (jackets) done up? If you are like me and geek over loads of old pictures of well dressed Gentlemen, this keeps popping up, and it is baffling how […]
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Let’s Talk. Ivy style has been on the crest of the fashion wave for some time now and so I am not going to ramble on about it as there is so much out there, from documentaries to comics to blogs and endless more. I however will be giving my 2 pence worth re […]
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Let’s Talk. Often enough it isn’t how the item fits you but rather how you fit the item. Attitude is such an important part of Style, and a major part of the Italian concept of ‘sprezzatura’ (which of course isn’t only Italian). The Gentleman on the left wears an over sized, generally ill fitting coat, […]
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