Of all the possessions I inherited when my grandfather died, I ended up keeping exactly three. His vinyl collection of jazz records (still splendid), his handwritten Christmas pudding recipe (indecipherable),…
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…
I went to three different parties last week where someone arrived grotesquely overdressed. On Sunday afternoon I was at a mate’s house in Didsbury for drinks in the garden with…
A few years ago, a couple years into my minimalist journey, my girlfriend took me up to Vermont to visit her family. Her dad showed up for breakfast wearing a…
I’ll start this article off with a confession. Last weekend I went through every single pair of shoes I own. And I mean, I counted them. I didn’ mistakenly toss…
tl;dr – invest in a quality overcoat if you can afford it, spend $150-$250 for a high street option if you can’t. Don’t waste money on cheap coats. Ok, one…
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.…
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…
DISCLAIMER: I work at Uniqlo. This did not factor into my decision making or testing in any way. TLDR: I bought, tried on, and tested every white t-shirt I could…
Picture me. It’ s 7: 30am. Staring at my phone underneath Walmart’s personality draining florescent lights while inspecting a pair of $12 chinos for quality. You ever have an idea…