Proper Cloth made to measure yellow oxford shirt

June 29, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

I dipped my toes into online MTM shirting with Proper Cloth. Oxford button down shirts are many things if not unique.They’re a great shirt for versatility when it comes to the formality scale, being well at home with both suiting and faded jeans.It isn’t difficult to get your hands on an oxford shirt, but it […]

Adventures in suit design: vintage style unconstructed corduroy suit

June 22, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Designing a vintage style unconstructed corduroy suit

My take on the fantastic concept of the corduroy suit.

Concluding the search for a blue denim western shirt – I made my own

May 11, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Designing a made to measure denim sawtooth western shirt - Beg Your Pardon

I designed my own western shirt. See the prototype, and how I’ve been wearing it.

Adventures in suit design: Handmade brown Baird McNutt Irish Linen suit

April 15, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

Baird McNutt Irish Linen suiting cloth design and review

An insight into the design process of my first self-designed suit, and some of the thought processes in pre and post prototype stages.

My fun shirt Prototype (8 different striped fabrics)

March 11, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

I designed my own fun shirt, going all out with 8 different patterns. The result was fantastic!

I turned my Drake’s fun shirt into a funner shirt

March 1, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Drakes Oxford Fun Shirt customised for 8 colours

My experience buying the Drake’s fun shirt, struggling to fit into the narrow cut, and adding more colours to it.

Could overshirts and shirt jackets kill the sportcoat?

February 17, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Thoughts on whether the popularity of overshirts could kill off the wearing of sportcoats.

Capri collar overshirt from Prologue Hong Kong

February 9, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Prologue Hong Kong capri collar overshirt review

How wearing the Prologue capri collar overshirt has worked out for me.

Two big red flags about most modern pleated trousers (and how to negate them)

January 28, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Problems with modern pleated trousers and how to avoid them

Pleats are back, baby. But they’re not all equal, so here are a couple of ways to get the ones that look the best. If you’re new to wearing pleated trousers, read this first!