How is it this happens? Well, you’ve probably seen it before. Plain suit, plain shirt with open collar. No pocket square or personalisation of any kind. I call it the mannequin look. Continue reading How to Wear a Suit Without Looking Like a Mannequin
A short history of the Harrington jacket, the few common designs and how you can style them. Continue reading Wardrobe Staples: The Harrington Jacket
Have you ever noticed that some jackets look better on you than others, even with the same measurements? Perhaps you’ve had a jacket at some point that has issues with tightness around the top buttoning point, even though the measurements say that everything should be correct. Or, a you’ve bought a regular length jacket off the rack that makes you look a bit short for some reason. Chances are that any of these issues – especially if they’ve arisen from a contemporary off the rack jacket – are caused by a button stance that is too high. Continue reading Jacket Button Stance: What Is It, and Why Is It Important?
Losing a stack of weight is great. There is no denying it. What people do not tend to talk about however, is the difficulty left after the fact. Continue reading How To Dress When You’re Carrying Excess Skin
The fly away collar is one of the quickest ways to go from put together and sharp, to looking like a dag. It is easy to have it happen, and can cause frustration aplenty throughout your day. However, there are some easy ways to avoid it! Continue reading The Curse of the Fly Away Collar (and how to vanquish it!)
Ever noticed that sometimes a shirt with a pocket looks good, and other times it looks bad? It’s because there’s a rule of thumb for when you should – and when you shouldn’t – have a pocket there. Continue reading When Should Your Shirt Have a Breast Pocket?
See what happened at the first fitting for my Knightsman suit. Continue reading Knightsman Suit Commission Update
It’s one thing to rate a product upon first reception. However, what is really valuable is information regarding the performance of a product as time wears on. Especially a product with a premise as good as this one. How does it hold up 3 months down the track? Continue reading 3 Month Update: Chester Barkly ‘Sweat Free Tee’ Performance Review
There are a number of different shirt collar styles, with a variety of shapes and angles. In this article we will walk through some of the most common iterations. Continue reading A Guide to The Various Styles of Shirt Collars
What was that thing? It was the king. The one thing that matters more than anything; the fabric, the construction, anything else.
Fit. Continue reading I Binned (Almost) My Entire Tailored Jacket Collection…
