Like a chemsex cockderby between an LA gigolo and a dead granny’s closet, Needles SS17 is everything you don’t want but everything you should. Progressive stylistic slapdashery is the brand’s signature and if you can make sense of it, your wardrobe will thank you come the… Read More
May your god forgive me. These Needles tracksuit trousers will not leave my thoughts. They scrabble at my conscious mind with 100% polyester digits. At night they are a wanton succubus to my dozing form. For Christ’s sake heal me, I know not how to… Read More
As I stated a few days ago, I’ve got a feeling velvet, or at least velveteen, bomber jackets are going to be a thing. A high-street thing. A horrible high-street thing. Still, even if I’m right and the escalators of Piccadilly Circus are soon to… Read More
For months I’ve had my eye on this Rough & Tumble jacket. I showed it to my girl online and she said, “it looks like something from Ted Baker.” So I didn’t buy it. I frequently stared at it on The Bureau. I watched it… Read More
So, Nepenthes, the umbrella brand for Engineered Garments, Needles, South2West8 and Rough & Tumble amongst others. For menswearmen, visiting the Nepenthes store in NYC is like discovering a cache of Nazi gold – minus the inconvenient moral quandary. It’s a shitstorm of wants. Stuff you… Read More
The hold skinny jeans still seem to have over a large percentage of the male population in this country is remarkable. From mid-90’s counter-culture statement of guitar-based rebellion, to H&M sale rail in a couple of years, and yet they’re still pegging it about the… Read More
