Outerwear

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J.Crew’s May catalogue

April 22, 2011

J.Crew’s May catalogue is out. There’s a lot of spring/summer related fun going on, as you would expect. My favourites are their fine selection of Alden shoes (above left) and the rather nice-looking Fireman’s jacket (above right).

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The spring raincoat

April 8, 2011

As the temperature rises so does the amount of rainfall. Don’t be caught out – get yourself a lightweight cotton raincoat. (Khaki raincoat by United Arrows)

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Barbour Barfield jacket

April 6, 2011

Fancy getting a Barbour Bedale but think they’re a bit on the baggy side? You’re in luck: Barbour have recently released the Barfield jacket. It’s like the Bedale in many respects, only shorter and a damn sight trimmer.

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Mackintosh Duncan raincoat

March 28, 2011

One thing missing from my outerwear wardrobe is a good quality raincoat. This khaki-coloured number – rather bizarrely named “Duncan” – from Mackintosh (via J. Crew) looks the business, though at $800 I’ve got some saving up to do before I can actually afford it. If you haven’t got loads of money to spare, this [...]

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Air your overcoat

March 9, 2011

There are many great aspects to Tokyo’s public transportation system – speed, efficiency and convenience are but three of them. Unfortunately, it also has its downsides. One of the worst is overcapacity: there are far too many passengers and too few trains and buses. It’s certainly not a city for demophobics. And it’s only when [...]

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Dress seasonally

February 2, 2011

It’s winter. You know it, I know it, and that half-frozen chap selling The Big Issue outside the train station certainly knows it. But a lot of men these days dress throughout the winter months in the same manner that they do in August, the only concession to the cold being a down coat bright enough [...]

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Don’t forget your (trench) coat

November 25, 2010

If there’s one thing November demands it’s a good coat. I was painfully reminded of this the other day when I foolishly left home without one. Despite it being gloomy rain hadn’t been forecast, and as I rode the train home I was sure that I’d managed to avoid a soaking. I was wrong. As [...]

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Three Days of the Condor: a film with style

October 20, 2010

Last weekend I was flicking through TV channels (as you do) and happened to stumble across the beginning of Three Days of the Condor, a 1975 spy thriller starring Robert Redford and Max von Sydow. After watching it for five minutes I was absolutely hooked. It’s like a proto Bourne Identity, only with bags more style. [...]

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The Barbour Bedale

September 24, 2010

They’re not flashy and are unlikely to turn women’s heads, but Barbour wax jackets’ popularity among the upper classes helped to make them the unlikeliest of status symbols. Today Barbour has, thankfully, lost much of its ‘Sloane Ranger’ connotations. While rarely at the height of fashion, their products have remained popular thanks largely to their [...]

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Autumn and winter menswear: inspiration from Japan

September 17, 2010

One of the more delightful aspects of shopping in Japan is the variety of menswear shops. Admittedly Japan, like Europe, has Zara, H&M and Gap, but it also has a number of mid- and up-market chains that you won’t find anywhere else. Probably the most famous of these are United Arrows, Beams, Ships and Tomorrowland.

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