It’s that time of year again when I head to Newbury races with my mates for the Hennessy Gold Cup, or Ladbrokes Gold Cup as it shall be known this year. It’s one of my highlights of the year. I love jump racing and it’s a wonderful day with my greatest friends as well as being […]
Masculinity &: Motors
In this series on the blog, Masculinity &: I look at Masculinity and men’s relationships with everything from food to fashion, sport to sickness… Men & Motors I’m afraid if you think this is going to be some sort of nostalgic look back on soft porn digital channel of the 90s, a symbol in many […]
Browsing for Brogues
Autumn is here, which means an opportunity to think about some new wardrobe additions. Overcoats, jackets, jumpers, cardigans… all those wonderful things. And this Autumn I am also in the market for a new pair of brogues. I’ve been getting away with one good pair and a couple that are on their way out so […]
My Weekend Football Bets – 23/09/17
I thought I’d start posting my weekend football bets when I get the chance. I am by no means suggesting I am some sort of tipster and that you should follow my lead, but he’s what I’m going to be putting a few quid on…. Man Utd & Chelsea Double This might be a bet […]
How to shop the sales
There are some decent summer sales on at the moment with final reductions of up to 70% at the likes of REISS, Topman, BoohooMAN and with my favourite designers stores END. and Aphrodite1994. Now I love a sale as much as the next man but as I’m sure you’ve all found, shopping in the sales […]
Football Tips – Outrights 2017 / 18
Yes it’s back! Football is back. Which means only one thing. Time for me to start pissing money away on hopefully accas, trebles and rose tinted bets on Liverpool. But this season I am going to share some of my bets with you, along with some tips from my much more learned friend and favourite […]
Wardrobe – Cornwall
Having just returned from a lovely week in Cornwall but having slightly under packed I thought I would continue my “wardrobe” series with a what to wear in Cornwall. I spent the week with friends and family on the Roseland Penisular, an area highlighted by GQ as “the place to be,” The sort of publicity […]
Hawaiian Shirts – For This Summer & Next
Whilst flicking through The Sunday Times Style Magazine I came across the short men’s feature section and a piece on Hawaiian shirts. By all accounts the garish go to of a certain type of stag do or “Spring Break” bro are the thing to be seen in this summer. And not just this summer, they […]
Review: BoohooMAN Tailoring
BoohooMAN have launched a tailoring range; aptly named BoohooMAN Tailoring. It is their first ever foray into men’s suiting and more formal wear and I have to say it is an impressive one. It feels like one of the last pieces of the puzzle that to establish them as a genuinely one stop shop for […]
Review: Jack Wills Sportswear
“They’re designed for life, whether you’re running a 10k or for the bus. Exclusively available online and in store at Soho, Covent Garden and Heathrow.” Yeah right, no one who wears Jack Wills is ever willingly on a bus! I would imagine that any that are, are firm believers in the adage that if you […]