What British Men Wear vs What American/French/Italian Men Wear
There’s a pub in Mayfair that I sometimes find myself in after press events. It’s not one of those themed Tourist-Trap-In-A-Box pubs plastered with union jack flags – more an…
The High Street vs Designer Jeans Showdown: What’s Actually Worth the Money
I bought my first legitimately expensive pair of jeans – whatever “expensive” meant when I was a teenager – during my second year at university. Months of penny-pinching self-imposed frugality…
The High Street Brands Still Making Clothes That Don’t Fall Apart (A Dad’s Guide to Actually Decent Basics)
I bought this grey polo at Target. Wait, no. That’s not it. Target shirts autumn apart after two washings. Let me try this again. This matters. I’ve been thinking lately…
The British High Street Brands Actually Worth Shopping at in 2024
Let me paint you a picture. Picture London in mid-August. Blazing hot sunshine, zero wind, sweat pouring down your upper body by ten o’clock in the morning. Perfect shopping weather.…
My Style Rock Bottom: How I Clawed My Way Back From Stained Sweatpants and Actually Learned Something
Let me take you back to the worst fashion fail of my adult life. Picture the scene: it’s just an ordinary Wednesday morning, about three years ago. I’m getting ready…
Why I Stopped Buying Cheap Clothes (And You Should Too)
I was reaching up for my coffee mug on the top shelf of my kitchen cabinet Tuesday morning before work bleary-eyed when I heard… SNAP (literally swear words whilst writing…
How I Finally Stopped Overpacking and Actually Fit Two Weeks in Europe Into One Carry-On
I used to arrive at the airport ready to cheque a bag packed disproportionately full of massive, bulky clothing. 49.9 pounds of material filled suitcase sweating nervously in line thinking…
The New British Business Casual: What’s Actually Expected Post-Pandemic
This June, I attended three garden parties across a single weekend. There was a charity fundraiser in the Cotswolds which started out beautifully sunny before rapidly escalating to hailstones just…
The TK Maxx Men’s Section: Finding Designer Bargains Without Endless Browsing
Hi all. Today I thought I’d take you through my tried-and-tested method of navigating TK Maxx, something I will happily bang on about for Britain. Look, I love and hate…
Why Most Men’s Skincare Is Complete Garbage (And What Actually Works)
My medicine cabinet looked like a crime scene of skincare gone wrong. I’m talking forty-seven individually-opened bottles of snake oil guaranteeing me skin like Brad Pitt. Eighty-dollar charcoal masks that…