British Wedding Guest Style: Decoding What ‘Lounge Suit’ Actually Means
Last month I received my first wedding invitation of the year. The dress code: lounge suit. It’s fair to say that my American colleague watched me interrogate our dress code…
Why My Barbour Phase Almost Ruined Date Night (And How to Do British Country Style Right)
When Jackson was about four and Sophie was still toddler-aged (read: destroying everything daddy owns), I experienced what Lauren likes to refer to as my Great British Countryside Fantasy. I…
The Influencer Style Reality Check: What Actually Works IRL
I accidentally ran into one of menswear’s biggest influencers outside of a petrol station in Philly at 6:30 AM on a Sunday morning. He was wearing basketball shorts, an off-brand…
The Art of Not Looking Like You’ve Tried Too Hard: A Very British Style Guide
Last month I experienced the peak of British style psychology dining at a restaurant for my friend’s birthday. Tom – publisher in his mid-thirties who actually cares about clothes but…
Festival to Pub: The Art of the Quick Style Change
Back in August last year I attempted what my friends have since christened “The Costume Change Catastrophe”. I’d been enjoying a thoroughly wonderful day at All Points East festival in…
Target’s Best Kept Style Secrets (That Look Designer)
I was at a Target in suburban New Jersey last Tuesday at 8: 17 AM looking for a navy button-down shirt I learned was secretly coveted by men’s style insiders.…
How British Men’s Style Changes from Edinburgh to London
When I first visited Edinburgh I made the mistake of packing as though I were still living in Manchester. It was mid-October: light jacket, standard denim, a pair of those…
Regional British Style Dialects: From Scouse to Scottish
I love British menswear. I love how much it differs when you leave London. Er, no wait – fuck that. I love how much British menswear differs when you leave…
BBQ Style: Dressing for British Summer’s Greatest Gamble
There is something unique about British optimism. We persist stubbornly against hope with delusions of sunnier days. You can see it best when we BBQ in the UK. The lawns…
Blue-Collar Style That Works in White-Collar Settings
The saddest place to shop for clothes isn’t Avenue Z midnight drunkwear or Costco’s camo activewear section. It’s the men’s workwear department of your local department store. Those ugly lighting…