I was lucky enough to be invited to an exclusive preview of the Reiss Autumn / Winter 17 collection in London yesterday. It was quite fitting that it was a gloriously sunny day as I walked into their head office and onto the plush carpets for a first look at their Autumn / Winter range. […]
Trainer Focus – adidas Iniki Runner
I don’t know why particularly, but I love jogger and runner silhouettes when it comes to trainers and so the new adidas Iniki runners which have come out over the last few weeks really caught my eye. Shop Iniki Runners at END. Clothing 70’s inspired the adidas Iniki Runners are constructed from suede overlays on the […]
Summer Suits
It feels like Spring has very much sprung which means Summer can only be just around the corner. Whether you’ve got weddings in the calendar, a day out at the races or you still happen to work in some sort of stuck up industry a summer suit is a must. Here’s a selection of me […]
GC Podcast 003 – In Conversation w/ Nick B
I’m really pleased to have managed to get another podcast out so quickly after the last one, which was a really interesting conversation with James Caig. For this instalment I’m continuing in the same vein of basically having a conversation with someone I find interesting and in this episode I speak to my friend Nick […]
Label Discovery – John Lewis & Co Selvedge Denim
Denim and denim “collections” have never featured much in my consideration when it comes to style, I tend to see jeans as very functional and a basic foundation on which to build an outfit. They are in my eyes a blank accompaniment to offset more interesting choices in shirts, jumpers and trainers. However, the in […]
Trainer Focus – adidas SPZL Mallison
They know what they’re doing don’t they? Those bastards at adidas. They know we’re hooked, they know we look at other men’s trainers more than we look at their girlfriends. They know we can’t resist. They know an adidas trainer is our crack. Which is why they continue to produce the wonderful Spezial series. The […]
GC Podcast 002 – In Conversation w/ James Caig
In the 2nd of what I hope will be many Gentleman Casual podcasts I have a chat to James Caig about men’s style, fashion, what we mean by taste and then a wider discussion around masculinity and male culture today. We even stray into talking about parenting! I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to James so I […]
Cheltenham – Tips for your wardrobe & your wallet
This Friday I’m heading to Cheltenham for Gold Cup day. It’s the first time I’ve ever been and I cannot wait. I love a day at the races and find myself at Newbury at least once a year but Cheltenham on Gold Cup day is going to be something special. If you’re off to the […]
The strange beauty of a betting shop
Sometimes when I want to get away from it all, relax, forget my troubles, I go to the bookies. For the uninitiated amongst you bookies is short for bookmaker. The betting shop. Somewhere you can go and wager money on whether a horse will win or finish somewhere between 1st and 4th. Or if you’d […]
Masculinity &: Friendship
In a new series, Masculinity &: I look at Masculinity and men’s relationships with everything from food to fashion, sport to sickness… Masculinity &: Friendship Blokes are strange creatures. And the relationships they have with each other can be even more odd. On the surface male friendship seems fairly straightforward. Mates, the lads, the boys, […]