I Tried Every Pair of Chinos on the British High Street
“You want to do what?” Michael, my editor, eyed me suspiciously. “Try on every pair of chinos on the high street? For work? Are you sure you’re wearing enough clothes?”…
The Great British Summer Shirt: Beyond Oxford Cloth to Seasonal Options
It was summer in 2018 and I was drenched in sweat. Not the sort of sweat you portray charmingly in English Gentleman films where there’s barely a bead of perspiration…
The Art of British Layering: Dressing for Four Seasons in One Day
Let me tell you what’s truly bonkers about living in Britain: I once spent weeks packing for two or three day trips to Milan and realised I had more clothing…
The Ugly Trend Everyone’s Wearing (And Why You Should Skip It)
I’ll never forget the look on Vincent’s face – my old boss at American Style magazine, the guy who once fired me for soaking a Tom Ford shirt with an…
The Slim Fit Trend is Over: What Actually Looks Good Now
A Visual Guide to Every American Retailer’s Definition of ‘Slim Fit’ Note: This article originally published in January 2019 and was UPDATED significantly on April 7, 2021. The worst shopping…
The M&S Pieces That Made Me Eat My Words About High Street Menswear
There’s something kind of wonderful about finding quality goods at a retailer you used to overlook. For years, I prided myself on having what I thought was a relatively refined…
Dressing for the British Seaside (When It’s Actually 16° and Windy)
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. For most of my life I went away on holidays around the British seaside fully expecting it to be sunny.…
British Made Menswear Under £100 That’s Actually Worth Buying
Ok, lets get one thing straight: I’m a snob. Not on purpose, of course – I pride myself on thinking that – but in the same way that anyone who…
Finding Perfect Jeans When Every Brand Fits Differently
It was 10:37 PM on a Tuesday when I received a text from my friend Marcus that read: “DUDE. JEANS CRISIS. I’m normally a 34 in Levi’s but somehow a…
That Time I Tried to Dress Like an Italian and Failed Spectacularly (Plus What Europeans Actually Do Better)
Standing outside a café in Florence, Italy three years ago. I was nursing an espresso and watching two American men buy aggressively at one of the small clothing stores in…