Shoes that do the same job as Clarks, but aren’t Clarks. Something of a recurring subject on this site. Casual shoes that are smarter than a sneaker, but avoid the polished-up, city-soled trappings of formality. But then of course they’ve also got to be from… Read More
The above image from Chicken Shack’s Instagram makes these Sassafrass jeans look extremely strong. Loose, riddled with contrast top-stitching, plenty of utilitarian pocketery… what’s not to love. They’re clearly a little cropped, but the way the shot works, the length looks about right. Although a… Read More
There are a host of indigenous Japanese brands seemingly unconcerned with marketing themselves outside their home country. Bohemians is one such brand. With no retailer in the UK, or the US, or in Europe as far as I can make out, its weirdo, print and… Read More
Does this sound familiar? You get togged up for a jaunt down the cafe, shops, bar… You take a final mirror check, then you realise you look too put together? You’ve got the brown shoes, the blue trousers, the top with a bit of brown… Read More
Cloth based metaphors for being just a lovely cuddly chap rarely come more profound than this. Taking the robustly masculine outdoorsman fleece and splatting it with dancing butterflies and beaming flowers makes for quite a statement. Even the most misanthropic sneerer would crack a smile… Read More
A fundamental aesthetic clash within menswear right now is that of paired back, progressive minimalism (think Our Legacy, N. Hoolywood, Wooyoungmi, Lemaire…) versus the kind of woke dandy, beads ‘n’ bongos vibing going on over at VISVIM, Needles and Japanese upstarts Bohemians. Personally, I’m a… Read More
