Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2023 Up...
Tokyo is one of the most varied, creative and stimulating retail experiences in the world. Not only is the city huge, but each area has a distinct feel and atmosphere, reflected in its shopping. There are small, niche brands everywhere, as...
Tokyo: A sartorial shopping guide – 2023 Up...
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Ok, thanks for letting us know Dharm...
Inspiring Japan: The 2023 trip
Last week I was in Japan for 10 days, mainly in Tokyo but also travelling around to Kobe, Osaka and Wakayama prefecture. It was the fourth time I’d been to Japan, but only the third for PS, and one of those had been for only a few days around ...
Inspiring Japan: The 2023 trip
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Yes, that's being updated and will be republished next week...
Reader Profile: Jeff
Jeff Hilliard is Director of Limited Editions at Hodinkee, the watch magazine/empire in New York. But he used to work at The Armoury, until 2017, and then did two years at Mr Porter. So while not strictly working in menswear today, he is certainly m...
Reader Profile: Jeff
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Thank you for the answer. I wanted to ask this question as well after reading the article, but thankfully, Magnus already asked the question....
Tailoring and milsurp: How to dress like Ethan Wong
Like many men that feature in this ‘How to dress like’ series, I find the differences between how I and Ethan Wong dress just as interesting as the similarities. In fact more so. We have similar influences in classic menswear and vint...
Tailoring and milsurp: How to dress like Ethan Wong
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I like his style. It's not necessarily the attire, but more about the attitude that goes with the attire. Asians do it better than most. Not sure why....
Wearing red – with L’Etiquette
The fourth issue of L’Etiquette came out last week, and it remains the best menswear magazine in the world for me. (See previous article here for an explanation why.) We’re honoured to be the only website permitted to translate and repub...
Wearing red – with L’Etiquette
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Not an easy one to wear well, Varun. Certainly different from the way red is done here...
The Armoury tailoring: Ring Jacket, Orazio, Liverano
Given how much readers have liked the posts recently looking at Armoury trousers, and then the Bryceland’s range, I thought a post going through the Armoury’s tailoring would be interesting. If anything this is more needed than the trous...
The Armoury tailoring: Ring Jacket, Orazio, Liverano
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To be honest Darius, if you're going through that kind of change, I would hold off on buying anything that's a real investment. Sorry, I know it's not what you want to hear but it is much more sensible...
Best US shop 2019: The Armoury (or, how to break ...
Best shop in the US: The Armoury Runner-up: Sid Mashburn Some of the Permanent Style awards this year were close. The award for best US store was not: The Armoury romped home. To a certain extent, that’s not surprising. I...
Best US shop 2019: The Armoury (or, how to break ...
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Thanks Dennis. So aside from the quality, do you mean someone is not being honest? Sorry I didn’t quite understand...
The Armoury trousers: Osaku, Pommella, Ring Jacke...
Several readers commented on the post highlighting pieces from No Man Walks Alone that articles on other shops would be helpful, if objective and analytical. If there’s any area that needs this most, it’s trousers. Once men find a model...
The Armoury trousers: Osaku, Pommella, Ring Jacke...
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I live in korea i want to do osaku hayato bespoke but he does not take new customer right now i am thinking ambrosi trunk show at armoury but i prefer straight fit but you know ambrosi is quite tapered...
Wearing warm and cold colours
Taka from Liverano. Lots of colour and pattern, but overall quite cold Being able to judge the relative formality of an outfit is a key component of dressing well in modern, variable working environments. Many things contribute to this formality: Mo...
Wearing warm and cold colours
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I certainly would mix them together, yes, it can be an interesting combination....
Ring Jacket, Japan – Factory visit
Given Japan’s reputation for quality and craft - particularly in denim and bespoke menswear - it would be natural to assume its suit manufacturing was of the same level. But until recently, most factories in Japan produced at a fairly low qual...
Ring Jacket, Japan – Factory visit
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The Armoury was never exactly the agent for RJ in Europe, as it was done by Taiwa, which no longer exists....
