A Guide to the Best British Suits
A GUIDE TO THE BEST SUIT FABRICS AND CLOTHS For much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Britain dominated the world’s textile manufacturing. Whilst Lancashire mills focused on cotton, Scottish mills on tweed, and Cotswold mills on woollens, the mills in Yorkshire specialised in weaving worsted cloths that were unrivalled in their quality and durability,…
How To Dress Like A Royal Lady
Off-duty style lessons from The Late Queen Elizabeth II and Kate Middleton The ladies of the Royal Family are frequently photographed in glittering gowns and jewelled tiaras. However, it’s their everyday and off-duty clothes that provide us with a real insight into their style and personality. As leading members of British landed gentry, Royal women…
GOODWOOD REVIVAL
Goodwood Revival is held each year in the grounds of Goodwood House , West Sussex England. Motor racing enthusiasts come from all four corners of the globe, often with their vintage motors, to recreate the glamour of motor racing as it used to be. The Motor Circuit comes alive for the Revival, both on and…
How To Dress in Great Gatsby Style
THE GREAT GATSBY AND THE AGE OF MENSWEAR STYLE The Great Gatsby captured an era when style mattered – more than substance, more than truth, more than love. Published in 1925, this exquisitely crafted classic, the quintessential novel of the Jazz Age, laid bare the America of the Roaring Twenties, a time of consumerism and…
The Glorious Twelfth
The start of the red grouse shooting season falls each year on the 12th August. It is renowned worldwide among the field sports community as the ‘Glorious Twelfth’. What makes Grouse so special? Grouse can reach speeds of up to 80 miles an hour after just a few beats of their wings, and can change…
Downton Abbey Fashion
Be inspired by the country style of Lord Grantham and Lady Mary The film adaptation of Downton Abbey hitt the big screen in September 2012 and – high excitement – we saw King George V and Queen Mary visit the fictional Yorkshire estate. Time to party like it’s 1927. For those who are big fans…
How to Dress Like A Peaky Blinder: A Modern-Day Style Guide
Every man wants to be a bit more Tommy Shelby, the notorious and charismatic gang lord of the Peaky Blinders. Not the wanton criminality and cut-throat violence, you understand, nor the penchant for self-destruction and colourful language. No, here we are purely talking sartorial peaky blinders style because when it comes to dapper dressing, Tommy…
The Chap Magazine and Cordings
On a sunny October morning, Gustav Temple the editor of The Chap magazine, along with David Evans the renowned menswear blogger popped into Piccadilly to look through the Autumn collection, try on some outfits and take some rather splendid photographs. It was a treat to discuss the delights of Donegal and Shetland with such a…
How to Dress like a British Woman
The French woman has panache and a certain je ne sais quoi, the Italian woman has glamour alla moda, but the English woman, well, she has a style all of her own, classic yet instantly recognisable – and, more often than not, with an extra little twist of the unexpected. British Style Icons British style…