We love a guayabera shirt at Permanent Style. On my 2022 trip to Mexico I picked up two lovely shirts which sadly, like the Cadbury’s Freddo, appear to have suffered from some form of sartorial shrinkflation. It can’t possibly be me that’s grown can it?! You can buy guayaberas in...

As per usual, I’m going on holiday with the family this August, and so for the next week Manish is taking over. I’m sure readers won’t be too sad about this, as there’s been a decided lack of Manish’s easy humour over the past few months.  Truth be told, he’s...

Fishing vests, or utility vests, are a really useful piece of clothing when the weather’s warmer, and not necessarily as weird as you might think.  I’ve learnt this myself over the past couple of years in wearing the one pictured – a fairly simple vintage vest from LL Bean. I...

This cotton suit from Luca Museo has been through a few ups and downs, and even now I don't think it's quite right.  The first suit the Korean tailors made me, covered here, was a great fit and an interesting style, larger on the body than anything I’d had before....

On July 2nd, Chanel announced its acquisition of the storied shirtmaker Charvet. Despite Chanel's assurances that it was not planning to expand the company or change production, many expressed horror at the takeover. Here, columnist RJ de Mans gives his view. By RJ de Mans.* Chanel’s recent acquisition of the...

The short answer to this question is yes; but a better answer considers value through design work and scarcity rather than just quality, and whether you actually want to wear slightly flashier sunglasses.  Let’s start with quality. With eyewear, quality comes down to a handful of things: acetate, hinges, the...

A column by Ethan Newton. I had a revelation a few years ago, one so elementary that I don’t know why it never occurred to me before. Every year and every season we create the history of clothing – this is our responsibility as product designers, and a great opportunity....

Alessandro Gasparini makes high-end loafers that are slim and light: Blake stitched, but with materials on a par with the likes of an Edward Green or John Lobb.  That’s probably the most important thing to say first, as the prices can seem high compared to some Blake-stitched loafers or Belgians:...

An old school friend of mine recently told me he now only wears wide-legged trousers, moving on from the skinny ones he’s probably worn for 20 years. This, for me, means we’ve reached the top of the bell curve.  Fashions always have early adopters and late adopters, and the media...

I was pleasantly surprised by the reaction to our madras shirt last year. Although there was a  nice craft story there with the hand weaving, I was a little afraid the bolder check and colour would put people off.  The first batch sold within a week though, and we rushed...