When you look at this picture do you even notice the jacket? Christ forgive me, hide me from those eyes! For some reason retailer I Am Shop have decided to style this unassuming Tender jacket on a dude who’s stare could curdle milk. I’m all… Read More
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Song for the Mute: Unwrap another Golden Barrel
Whoa! It looked today like we were about to snip the last thread sending us plummeting into a no-deal abyss, and now Johnson has agreed to a bit more talking. I wonder, when the final outcome is clear, which of his two contradictory views he’ll… Read More
Kenneth Field: If Romesh Ranganathan was the cure for Coronavirus
At last. Today. The first injectee. Just 68,041,626 to go. Shame it took so long. I recognise the astonishing achievement of the global scientific community. It’s just that if the vaccine for Coronavirus had turned out to be something more commonplace, something more easily findable,… Read More
AiE: A confusing entry point
Often the most interesting menswear is quite confusing. What, precisely, is it? What’s it trying to say? And not least, when would you actually wear it? Kenta Miyamoto, head of design at AiE, is well versed in the art of confusion. As you’d expect from… Read More
Post-Imperial: this beaming yellow over-shirt must be mine
Perhaps you remember the brand Post-Imperial from the Engineered Garments collaboration last year. The powerhouse project resulted in some eye-popping pieces, as designer Niyi Okuboyejo combined his Nigerian heritage with EG standards like the Loiter jacket, the Ghurka Short and bucket hat. I’m a bit… Read More
Conichiwa Bonjour: part Breakdance 2 ‘dance battle’ part Alison Moyet
I wonder why brands never get bored of making sweatshirts with the names of cities and universities on them? I understand the classical appeal of Ivy. I get Ametora. But in a post-Superdry world — where every possible graphical permutation of sport, academia and metropolis… Read More





