What to Wear to a British Beer Garden When the Weather Could Do Anything
This is a lesson I learnt the hard way last April. My friend Jamie messaged me about meeting up at The Orchard – a cracking little pub near me in…
British Menswear Brands Still Making Clothes in the UK
When I first stepped into an actual British clothing factory aged 24, I pretty much knew everything about menswear. I’d read books about fashion history, could drone on to anyone…
British Wedding Season Survival Guide: From Morning Suits to Casual Ceremonies
Wedding season arrives on my calendar like an amply biscuit-bellied tsunami each year. In the last twelve months alone I attended seven weddings across the British formality spectrum: a fancy…
The Style Advice Your Dad Was Right About (And What He Got Wrong)
I was digging through bins of old clothes in my parent’s basement last Thanksgiving looking for a Northwestern sweatshirt I convinced myself I left behind years ago when I stumbled…
What to Wear to a British Barbecue When the Weather Forecast Says ‘Possible Showers’
My pal sends me a WhatsApp: “BBQ at ours Saturday, 2pm. Weather looks decent(ish).” Pay attention to that last word, folks – that clipped (ish) appended to decent tells you…
How I Stopped Being a Festival Fashion Disaster (And Why Less Really Is More)
You know how when you start dressing more minimally a lot of people think you’ve always been super put together with your outfits? You know you just woke up from…
After Twenty-Five Years of Professional Dress, Here’s What Actually Matters (And What Doesn’t)
Funny story. I’ve been dressing for the corporate world for twenty-five years now. And every day I see young lawyers making the same sartorial mistakes I made when I started.…
The Great British Mac: Finding the Perfect Lightweight Raincoat
I own fourteen umbrellas. Fourteen. They’ve been abandoned in stand at airports, left swinging behind café doors, stashed under seats in cars and discarded in restaurant cloakrooms all over god’s…
The Dad’s Guide to Not Looking Like a Disaster in a Suit
Mike’s brother’s wedding was last spring, and Mike looked miserable the whole time. He’d put together a nice outfit – a jacket and slacks – and despite that, the jacket…
What to Wear to a Wedding in the Shires vs. a City Ceremony
Last summer I attended seven weddings, including both ends of the countryside-versus-city-State divided Nigel. It’s left me suitably qualified (read: drunk) to offer some tips for navigating weddings when Britain’s…