Another year, another dollar, and after what has been a highly indulgent Christmas, it seems another chin. For ten gloriously gluttonous days I put my feet up, except for an enjoyable trip to Helmsley for a photo-shoot with two new customers. Introducing brothers George and James Craig, from the band, ‘One Night Only.’ They knocked…
Mr Miyagi and I both understand the importance of balance. To quote the great man, “Balance is key. Balance good, karate good. Everything good.” His words of wisdom are just as important to the craft of tailoring as they were to the floppy haired Daniel LaRusso, who broke a thousand pre pubescent hearts in the…
The days of grilled fish and a lingering G’n’T after work are gone. Winter is upon us and it’s time to pull up the drawbridge, uncork the red, slam a pie in the oven and welcome back the captains of crap TV into out homes. May I propose a toast to Messers Sugar, Forsythe, Michel…
“Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more.” I feel like everyone has been getting their rocks off in Ibizia, sailing in Greece, or, canoeing down the Dordogne, whilst I’ve been working my fingers to the bone, delivering suits for weddings, the races, and well dressed fun in the sun. Saying that, I did…
Last week I died and went to sartorial heaven. The angels spoke in Italian, sipped espressos and strutted around like peacocks, showcasing some of the finest tailoring on the planet. I’d decided to make the pilgrimage to Florence to take part in the biggest menswear show in Europe – ‘Pitti Uomo.’ For lovers of divine…
I’m happy. So bloody happy I just can’t stop grinning. Spring is in the air, I’m off surfing in three weeks time and I’ve just had one of the best Mondays of my life: Woke up. Sunny. Bacon Sandwich. Put on a new suit – three piece, very fitted, peak lapel, velvet collar, love it.…
Throw in some clouds, angels and an immaculately dressed bearded chap in bespoke vicuna robes and I’d be in tailoring heaven. Why? Because Michelsberg Tailoring is through to the final of the Golden Shears tailoring competition – come on!! As mentioned in my blog in December, it’s run by the Merchant Taylors Company and is…
It’s less than a week to go before my family and I head off to Australia for Christmas to check out my brother’s six week old baby boy, Harrison. So, I thought I’d provide the chaps back home with a little something to keep the temperature up whilst I’m wallowing in the surf and sunshine.…
I remember it like it was yesterday. I’d just finished watching the Dukes of Hazard on the telly and my Father came into the lounge and told me a Bond film was about to start and I’d enjoy it. Understatement at its finest. Watching your first Bondy is as much of a rite of passage…
For my friend Gullers, it’s the sound of a Ferrari engine. For my brother Edward, it’s a bottle of Château Latour or Penfolds Grange. We all have things in life that make our eyes sparkle and grin from ear to ear and for me it’s always been clothes. From my silver “Miami Vice” / Don…