The school blazer: how to bend not break the rules…
Origin of School Uniform School uniform has played an important role in the formative years of many British children. The...
An Interview with Kimberely Lawton - 893 Bootcut
Kimberley Lawton is not your average tailor. With dyed blonde hair swept back and fixed in place, tinted glasses of...
An Interview with Richard Biedul - 893 Bootcut
Standing at 6ft 2, with a slender, elegant frame which would not seem out of place on stage at Sadler’s...
Rayon - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Rayon is a misunderstood and often underrated material. Often misidentified as an ‘artificial’ cloth alongside polyester and nylon, it has...
Bryceland's 893 Bootcut Jeans
Boot Cuts are both functional and stylised, masculine with an edge of feminine appeal, elegant but also overt.The origin of...
womenswear
Emmeline by Janet Wong
Translating the world of classic garments and kit into something a little softer, a little more feminine, is no small...
On Film Costumes and Oppenheimer
Another award season has wrapped up for the year, leaving us to reflect on some of our favourite, and some...
133S Left-Hand Twill Denim
Denim, there is a lot to choose from. For such a simple, utilitarian item, the choices in denim, cut, fit...
Summer Easy Jacket
Opening our new store in London has given us an opportunity to develop products with a new locale, new makers,...
The Cabana Shirt
Written by Tony Sylvester There’s a very famous photo in menswear circles that does the rounds every year as people...
To Dress Conscientiously
Written by Ethan Newton Getting older and becoming more invested in the world we live in, I find myself considering...
The Death of the Ties
Written by Ethan Newton When John F Kennedy presented himself, hatless and sack suited, for his inauguration in 1961, a nation...
ALL OR NOTHING: On Coveralls and Culture
Written by Tony Sylvester After the First World War, an ideological battle was being fought across the globe for the...
Bryceland's
Beyond the Tailored Wardrobe
Written by Ethan Newton So..You’ve built a classic wardrobe, every piece is an investment in craft and beauty, every occasion...
Essential
The Value of Things
Written by Ethan Newton Being of an age where the things I own can sometimes feel like they own me, taking...
"Man I Wear Black"
Written by André Larnyoh There are a lot of associations for people who wear black. I could do a whole essay...
Glenn Gould
Written by Tony Sylvester “My clothes do seem to command an inordinate amount of attention. But then I’ve always been...
Shearing Day
Written by Cassandra Harada Our knitter, Cassandra Harada shares her experience of every wool farmer’s favorite day of the year,...
Mike Disfarmer
Written by Tony Sylvester While very little is known of American glass plate photographer Mike Disfarmer besides basic biographical facts,...
The Core of Things
Written by Ethan Newton It’s the opportunity of a lifetime - You’ll be sequestered to a place you’ve always dreamed...
The Lounge Robe Suit
Written by Tony Sylvester The Lounge Robe Suit idea was cooked up via an international phone call. It was the early...
cotton
The Towel Shirt
Written by Tony Sylvester The towel shirt is a truly intercontinental item, steeped in the history of travel and vacation-making....
Knitwear
Sweater Washing Tutorial
Written by Cassandra Harada I have spent most of my life working in wool fresh off the sheep, so I feel completely...
The Care of Knitwear
Written by Cassandra Harada Before we begin the yearly shuffle of our spring wardrobe out of hiding, let us all...