The London pop-up, Autumn 2023
October 2nd 2023We are, for better or worse, an itinerant retailer. The London PS pop-up is about to enter its 10th iteration, just after holding a second one in New York, but the format and location are changing. This time we're back to just us, just PS products, ...
The London pop-up, Autumn 2023
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Hey Andy, I wonder whether your friend's has darkened a little with time. There will be slight differences between batches, but only very slight. When we were trying on the donegals this year on people in the shop, they ...
Introducing: The New Friday Polo
September 22nd 2023The Friday Polo was one of the first proper products we ever developed on Permanent Style and has gone through several iterations - spread collar, button-down, lightweight and heavy, short sleeve and long. But in the eight years since it launched, ...
Introducing: The New Friday Polo
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If it looks natural, it can be nice and relaxed. If you like that type of look, also try tucking the shirt in but lifting up your arms to let it untuck as much as it needs to, and just not worrying if it gets untucked du...
If you only owned five pieces of knitwear: A caps...
September 8th 2023I’ve had a few requests over the years to do one of these, our wardrobe-building guides , about knitwear. One of the challenges of doing so is that very little is right or wrong, and a lot is personal. Still, there are some help...
If you only owned five pieces of knitwear: A caps...
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I haven't, but I suspect you might want more contrast with that shade of grey and with the brown...
Autumn/Winter 2023 on the PS Shop
August 21st 2023As has now become routine, here is a view into what’s arriving in the PS Shop during the rest of the year. There are some new products and restocks of favourites, for any that have missed them thus far. We try to give an accurate month for la...
Autumn/Winter 2023 on the PS Shop
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I haven't looked at the linens recently Ben, sorry. I can try and remember to next time I'm on the Row though. Never a problem to comment on old posts - PS articles never get old, they only mature...
Questions about unlined loafers – with my B...
August 18th 2023There have been quite a few queries about unlined shoes, particularly loafers, in recent months. Ones about longevity and fit specifically have come up multiple times. I thought it would be good therefore to do a post summarising answers to them, in...
Questions about unlined loafers – with my B...
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I love G&G shoes, but a few of the styles are too slim and smart for me, and the Corniche goes into that category. Even if it was my style, I would only wear it with smarter trousers as you say...
Overshirts and oxfords back in stock, plus restoc...
June 9th 2023The PS Oxfords in blue and white have just been restocked, as have the overshirts in navy (above). The shorts (below) also came in a week ago. Given the number of questions there have been about restocks, and issues with delays, we also thought it w...
Overshirts and oxfords back in stock, plus restoc...
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Slightly delayed, yes. Should be another week or two...
Packing for travel: My Japan capsule wardrobe
May 24th 2023I thought it would be interesting to do a post on what clothing I packed for my recent Japan trip. People always seem to like these capsule pieces , although this trip was particularly challenging for a couple of reasons. First, I needed a full ran...
Packing for travel: My Japan capsule wardrobe
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Yes there's quite a lot in there I'd question, most obviously the suit jacket with the jeans, and the gabardine suit with the oxford shirt. I think you could take a fair bit from this, but I would be cautious around the ...
Finest Polos back in stock, with charcoal and black
May 5th 2023The Finest Polo - our superfine, high-twist merino knit - is back in stock, with black and charcoal new for this season, alongside navy. The colour choice this summer was partly driven by last summer. I wore a sample of a charcoal at Pitti last yea...
Finest Polos back in stock, with charcoal and black
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With some but not others, but no I don't mind it generally...
Reintroducing: The Finest Crewneck (and new Dartm...
April 7th 2023This feels almost nostalgic. The 'finest knitwear' was one of the first proper collaborations we did, six years ago , with the amazing Umbria Verde in Italy. We discontinued it because I wanted to focus on collared knits and cardigans - the Dartmoo...
Reintroducing: The Finest Crewneck (and new Dartm...
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Thanks, interesting and useful feedback...
The cartridge bag: A small eccentricity
March 31st 2023Over the past few months, I’ve been enjoying wearing this vintage cartridge bag as an occasional day bag - for when I don’t need to carry a computer or other bulky things. It started when a reader asked about a crossbody bag he could ca...
The cartridge bag: A small eccentricity
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Yes, very true. I still use it a little bit, but if anything it's even more limited...
New pink and green-stripe oxford shirts
March 27th 2023Two new stripes in the PS Oxford shirt have been added to the shop today: a light pink and a pale green . As is often the case with PS products, they have been chosen as particularly understated, easy-to-wear styles. The pink is the same as that us...
New pink and green-stripe oxford shirts
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Hi Simon, I was just wondering if you have ever thought about making cream or cream/white striped PS fabrics? As I have noticed the cream fabrics offered by bespoke shirtmakers mostly have a strong shade of yellow, espec...
Tonal layering with black jeans: Comfy, drapey, easy
March 20th 2023This outfit I wore last week really tickled me - I think primarily for its combination of T-shirt and tailoring. Working the two together in some way (as in this, perhaps Summer equivalent ) is often an effective way to achieve the ‘casual ch...
Tonal layering with black jeans: Comfy, drapey, easy
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Thanks Simon - iron rangers pretty casual and they’re probably like a chestnut brown so will give it a go....
The next talk with Rubato, and pop-up shop updates
March 10th 2023I’m pleased to say that the next in our series of talks at Mortimer House will be with Oliver and Carl from Rubato, on March 31st. These events have a really nice atmosphere, with everyone milling around, browsing the products and chatting to ...
The next talk with Rubato, and pop-up shop updates
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There are quite significant differences. The Rubato cut is a little unusual - a little shorter, a little fuller in the chest. They also tend to use lambswool rather than cashmere, which is a little chunky, hard-wearing b...
Introducing: The PS Undershirt
March 1st 2023For the past five years or so, I’ve been wearing Hamilton & Hare’s tubular T-shirts under things. They’re what I wear underneath knitwear, what I wear under a shirt, even what I sleep in. They’re the best fine-cotton...
Introducing: The new Reversible Suede Bomber
February 22nd 2023The new version of our reversible suede bomber jacket - reversible so you can turn it inside out at the first hint of rain - is finally here. Much as I liked the previous version, the process of designing the Linen Harrington - essentially from scr...
Introducing: The new Reversible Suede Bomber
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Rather like black suede shoes, they tend to be a little showy...
Tobacco, black and white (some T-shirts in stock)
February 13th 2023You know that feeling when you realise a new purchase unleashes potential in an old, beloved garment? Like getting a yellow oxford and realising it doesn’t just look good with jeans, but also with your favourite herringbone jacket? OK, I&rsquo...
Tobacco, black and white (some T-shirts in stock)
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Well, they certainly don't have to fit close - eg The Anthology ones are looser - and of course you can get bigger sizes of those two. Some knitted tees like those from Thom Sweeney also have less of a knitwear fit, more...
Drake’s corduroy Mk.I Games Blazer: Review
December 9th 2022This is the Mk.1 Games Blazer from Drake’s in russet corduroy. To be honest, I’ve lost track of the numbers and which style each is, but the important thing is that this one's a fairly regular jacket with notched lapels - not the version...
Drake’s corduroy Mk.I Games Blazer: Review
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Bought the russet brown for my husband while shopping in SOHO NYC last fall. Wears it back home all over SF - probably 10 months out of 12 and was great last week in breezy Barcelona. The slightly reddish brown works wit...
The steamy social experiment that is a PS party
November 25th 2022I’ve learnt a couple of things about glass-fronted shops recently. One is they magnify heat: even on a cold day, an hour’s worth of afternoon sun heats up the space to an incredible degree. I’ve no idea how this is workable in the...
The steamy social experiment that is a PS party
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Oh good, lovely to hear...
Indulgent Shawl Cardigan back in stock, with new ...
November 21st 2022*NB: The black shawl actually has black-horn buttons, not light brown as in the sample shown.* After a good few weeks' delay, I'm pleased to say that the Indulgent Shawl-Collar Cardigan is finally back in stock - in a new black iteration as well as ...
Indulgent Shawl Cardigan back in stock, with new ...
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Yes, it will. Pilling is normal at wear points, but it should subdue over time. See piece here on pilling...
Introducing: The Fielding shearling coat
November 16th 2022(NB: The Fielding is available to try in a couple of sizes in the PS pop-up, which runs from today until Saturday at 20 Savile Row. Details here.) Cromford Leather on London’s Chiltern Street make the most beautiful leather coats and jackets. ...
Introducing: The Fielding shearling coat
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Thank you Kim. I'd say I'd wear this from about 5 degrees up to 15, depending on other accessories and layering, but it depends how hot or cold you get as well of course...
Double brown: Just a touch less subtle
November 7th 2022I think there's a useful variable in considerations of how we dress that we haven't talked about explicitly before: how subtle or showy clothes are. I might write a longer piece on it at some point, but I think it's essentially a spectrum from the v...
Double brown: Just a touch less subtle
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If it's an outfit like this, where they're virtually the same, I don't think it matters which way round they are. But as I say in the article, this isn't a normal tonal outfit - you'd normally want more contrast...
This year’s winter pop-up: A whole calendar of ev...
October 21st 2022Our 10th ‘Permanent Style presents’ pop-up this autumn will be a little different. Rather than having one event, there will be a rolling series of PS-friendly shops in the same space. Starting in mid-November, there’ll be a pop-up ...
This year’s winter pop-up: A whole calendar of ev...
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Not a problem - having the shirts is just as good!...
Doek tennis shoes: How great things age
October 19th 2022I have had these Doek canvas trainers - what could usefully be called tennis shoes - for five years. They have been worn once or twice a week, every week, during that period. So hundreds of times. With bare feet in the summer, they've occasionally ...
Doek tennis shoes: How great things age
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That can be a great look, just keep the trousers not too smart...
Cashmere Rugby restock, with navy
October 14th 2022The Cashmere Rugby - our reintroduction of the classic four-ply quality of Scottish polo - has just been restocked. A dark navy has been added to last year's flannel grey, covering pretty much all the bases for a slightly classic, slightly better-d...
Cashmere Rugby restock, with navy
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Not until the Autumn I'm afraid Jimmy...
My Anderson & Sheppard cord suit: How great ...
October 5th 2022This Anderson & Sheppard jacket is part of a suit I had made over 10 years ago. When I wrote back in January about my ‘ favourite clothes ever ’, I named it my favourite ever piece of bespoke. It is therefore a good ca...
My Anderson & Sheppard cord suit: How great ...
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Perhaps, yes, for a slightly smarter/sharper look...
