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The complete Summer capsule wardrobe
June 12th 2024A reader asked recently for a summer version of our Complete Capsule Wardrobe , which proved so popular back in 2020. As with that one, the challenge with today’s capsule wardrobe is knowing who it is aimed at, p...
The complete Summer capsule wardrobe
A reader asked recently for a summer version of our Complete Capsule Wardrobe , which proved so popular back in 2020. As with that one, the challenge with today’s capsule wardrobe is knowing who it is aimed at, p...
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New York clothing resources: Clean, alter and repair
June 10th 2024Looking after your clothes well has always been central to the PS philosophy - it’s not enough to buy better things, they need to be cleaned, altered and maintained. This requires time that many of us seem to have ...
New York clothing resources: Clean, alter and repair
Looking after your clothes well has always been central to the PS philosophy - it’s not enough to buy better things, they need to be cleaned, altered and maintained. This requires time that many of us seem to have ...
Introducing: Japanese denim shirts
June 7th 2024A couple of years ago, we discontinued the denim shirts sold on PS largely because of issues with producing and storing the cloth. Since then we’ve been working on alternatives, and finally settled on a Japanese-wo...
Introducing: Japanese denim shirts
A couple of years ago, we discontinued the denim shirts sold on PS largely because of issues with producing and storing the cloth. Since then we’ve been working on alternatives, and finally settled on a Japanese-wo...
‘Bleu de Travail’ workwear
June 5th 2024When I covered chore coats about this time last year, I mentioned that there were three major workwear materials that could be interchanged for different looks: blue denim, US-military green and duck-cotton canvas . It c...
‘Bleu de Travail’ workwear
When I covered chore coats about this time last year, I mentioned that there were three major workwear materials that could be interchanged for different looks: blue denim, US-military green and duck-cotton canvas . It c...
Massura: Building on constructive criticism
June 3rd 2024Three years ago , I covered the German outfit Massura , who were offering a well-priced bespoke and MTM service made in Naples. However the jacket they made me had some substantial issues, which I covered in a review in ...
Massura: Building on constructive criticism
Three years ago , I covered the German outfit Massura , who were offering a well-priced bespoke and MTM service made in Naples. However the jacket they made me had some substantial issues, which I covered in a review in ...
The second PS Readership Survey (with prize)
May 31st 2024Four years ago we did a readership survey, and it was incredibly helpful. It gave us a clear picture of who the reader is, and what they want out of Permanent Style. We always have feedback on PS - the comments section ...
The second PS Readership Survey (with prize)
Four years ago we did a readership survey, and it was incredibly helpful. It gave us a clear picture of who the reader is, and what they want out of Permanent Style. We always have feedback on PS - the comments section ...
Holiday attire: A sliding scale of formality
May 29th 2024By Manish Puri Last week’s article by Simon, ‘Which office are you? A cold current 2024 update’ , focused on cold, wintry colours. I’m here to provide a similar step through using warmer, summery ...
Holiday attire: A sliding scale of formality
By Manish Puri Last week’s article by Simon, ‘Which office are you? A cold current 2024 update’ , focused on cold, wintry colours. I’m here to provide a similar step through using warmer, summery ...
New York: A menswear shopping guide
May 27th 2024New York is a strange town for menswear. It doesn’t have the same traditional shops as Europe and bespoke is substantially undermined by visitors from Savile Row. If there is a tradition, it’s for value and ...
New York: A menswear shopping guide
New York is a strange town for menswear. It doesn’t have the same traditional shops as Europe and bespoke is substantially undermined by visitors from Savile Row. If there is a tradition, it’s for value and ...
Three children later: Troubadour technical bags
May 24th 2024Samuel is one of those friends who, when we sit down, makes me realise quite how long we’ve known each other. The last time I saw him, he didn’t have any kids and lived in New York. Now, he has two and lives ...
Three children later: Troubadour technical bags
Samuel is one of those friends who, when we sit down, makes me realise quite how long we’ve known each other. The last time I saw him, he didn’t have any kids and lived in New York. Now, he has two and lives ...
Which office are you? A cold, current 2024 update
May 22nd 2024The article ‘Which office are you?’ in 2016 was one of the most popular we have ever done on PS. I think largely because it showed clearly how outfits could be adjusted to different levels of formality, at a ...
Which office are you? A cold, current 2024 update
The article ‘Which office are you?’ in 2016 was one of the most popular we have ever done on PS. I think largely because it showed clearly how outfits could be adjusted to different levels of formality, at a ...
Assisi double-breasted summer suit: Review
May 20th 2024This suit from Korean tailor Assisi has already been teased a couple of times on PS. Once during the fitting process in Seoul , where it frankly looked impossibly clean. And once when I wore it for our summer drinks in t...
Assisi double-breasted summer suit: Review
This suit from Korean tailor Assisi has already been teased a couple of times on PS. Once during the fitting process in Seoul , where it frankly looked impossibly clean. And once when I wore it for our summer drinks in t...
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Introducing: The Suede Overshirt
May 17th 2024A few readers have asked over the years about a suede overshirt on PS - particularly following the series of articles we did this time last year, on jacket substitutes like overshirts , chores and tebas . So when we vis...
Introducing: The Suede Overshirt
A few readers have asked over the years about a suede overshirt on PS - particularly following the series of articles we did this time last year, on jacket substitutes like overshirts , chores and tebas . So when we vis...
Making shoes for King Charles: Tony Gaziano interview
May 15th 2024Forgive me for leading with the story of the shoes Gaziano & Girling made for His Majesty Charles III. It isn't the main thing we discussed in this interview with Tony Gaziano, but I know it will be the one that...
Making shoes for King Charles: Tony Gaziano interview
Forgive me for leading with the story of the shoes Gaziano & Girling made for His Majesty Charles III. It isn't the main thing we discussed in this interview with Tony Gaziano, but I know it will be the one that...
The Permanent Style summer drinks: Pictures
May 13th 2024Last Thursday we held a really lovely event in the Burlington Arcade. It hadn't occured to me at the time how ballsy it was to announce them as ‘summer drinks’ when we sent out the invites , given the e...
The Permanent Style summer drinks: Pictures
Last Thursday we held a really lovely event in the Burlington Arcade. It hadn't occured to me at the time how ballsy it was to announce them as ‘summer drinks’ when we sent out the invites , given the e...
Paris: A menswear shopping guide - 2024 update
May 10th 2024Quite a lot has changed in the five years since we last updated this Paris shopping guide (and yes, I know just as much as changed elsewhere – we will also update the others!). Kenjiro Suzuki has left, the Vi...
Paris: A menswear shopping guide - 2024 update
Quite a lot has changed in the five years since we last updated this Paris shopping guide (and yes, I know just as much as changed elsewhere – we will also update the others!). Kenjiro Suzuki has left, the Vi...
Introducing: The Art du Lin Harrington
May 8th 2024A particular linen developed by Solbiati has generated a fair bit of buzz in the last couple of years. Finished with a matte effect and washed to give it an unusually soft feel, ‘Art du Lin’ has become popula...
Introducing: The Art du Lin Harrington
A particular linen developed by Solbiati has generated a fair bit of buzz in the last couple of years. Finished with a matte effect and washed to give it an unusually soft feel, ‘Art du Lin’ has become popula...
Beige, Paris: The best kind of multi-brand shop
May 6th 2024A lot of music fans don’t see the point of covers albums. They want the originals, not a bunch of copies. But I’ve always liked them, whether it’s Johnny Cash’s American IV or Rage Against The Mac...
Beige, Paris: The best kind of multi-brand shop
A lot of music fans don’t see the point of covers albums. They want the originals, not a bunch of copies. But I’ve always liked them, whether it’s Johnny Cash’s American IV or Rage Against The Mac...
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A vintage shopping day in New York
May 3rd 2024Recently myself, photographer Alex Natt and Carl and Oliver from Rubato (above) spent a day vintage shopping in New York. It was a lot of fun, and also I think interesting for those that are fairly new to vintage, or can...
A vintage shopping day in New York
Recently myself, photographer Alex Natt and Carl and Oliver from Rubato (above) spent a day vintage shopping in New York. It was a lot of fun, and also I think interesting for those that are fairly new to vintage, or can...
My favourite jeans
May 1st 2024My favourite jeans largely come from brands that make in Japan, using Japanese denim, but that tweak the fit to make it their own. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that they’re also classic-menswear b...
My favourite jeans
My favourite jeans largely come from brands that make in Japan, using Japanese denim, but that tweak the fit to make it their own. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that they’re also classic-menswear b...
How to pack for a week-long trip: Video
April 29th 2024This is the second of two videos we made recently talking through what to pack for travel. The first suggested clothes for a three-day trip - basically wearing one outfit and packing another, but with every piece interch...
How to pack for a week-long trip: Video
This is the second of two videos we made recently talking through what to pack for travel. The first suggested clothes for a three-day trip - basically wearing one outfit and packing another, but with every piece interch...
Reader profile: Niyi
April 26th 2024By André Larnyoh I’ve known Niyi for three or four years and he’s always someone I’ve learnt from. His style is eclectic: classic menswear brands alongside contemporary fashion, bursts of colour ...
Reader profile: Niyi
By André Larnyoh I’ve known Niyi for three or four years and he’s always someone I’ve learnt from. His style is eclectic: classic menswear brands alongside contemporary fashion, bursts of colour ...
Buck Mason, Novesta, New & Lingwood: Spring ‘24
April 24th 2024Our seasonal summary of things I’ve seen and liked rolls around again, and as ever is a good mechanism to answer questions about new products from established brands, such as the City Moc from Saman Amel (above). B...
Buck Mason, Novesta, New & Lingwood: Spring ‘24
Our seasonal summary of things I’ve seen and liked rolls around again, and as ever is a good mechanism to answer questions about new products from established brands, such as the City Moc from Saman Amel (above). B...
A Guide To Chambray Shirts – Part Two: Modern Brands
April 21st 2024By Manish Puri In part one of this guide, I provided a brief history of chambray and why it became the de facto choice for work shirts, before turning my focus to shirts on the market that are reproductions of traditiona...
A Guide To Chambray Shirts – Part Two: Modern Brands
By Manish Puri In part one of this guide, I provided a brief history of chambray and why it became the de facto choice for work shirts, before turning my focus to shirts on the market that are reproductions of traditiona...
PS Summer drinks - taking over the Burlington Arcade
April 19th 2024Have you got a summer suit that needs an outing? Linen tailoring sitting in the closet with no matching 'garden party' invitation? Come to Permanent Style drinks on May 9th! We're taking over the Burlingto...
PS Summer drinks - taking over the Burlington Arcade
Have you got a summer suit that needs an outing? Linen tailoring sitting in the closet with no matching 'garden party' invitation? Come to Permanent Style drinks on May 9th! We're taking over the Burlingto...
Collars are more flattering - but do you care?
April 17th 2024I’ve regularly worn T-shirts or crewnecks under tailoring over the years. Not as frequently as a collared shirt, but when you’re always looking for more ways to wear suits and jackets, the more relaxed look o...
Collars are more flattering - but do you care?
I’ve regularly worn T-shirts or crewnecks under tailoring over the years. Not as frequently as a collared shirt, but when you’re always looking for more ways to wear suits and jackets, the more relaxed look o...
Vittorio Salino tweed jacket: Review
April 15th 2024I'm back! Hello everyone, I hope you had a nice week in the amiable arms of Manish, and you haven't all decided he is better in every respect than me. Although even if you have, fear not - he will be writing ag...
Vittorio Salino tweed jacket: Review
I'm back! Hello everyone, I hope you had a nice week in the amiable arms of Manish, and you haven't all decided he is better in every respect than me. Although even if you have, fear not - he will be writing ag...
Are you a menswear snob?
April 12th 2024By Manish Puri Forgive me for starting with such a blunt question. I know that, in common parlance, ‘snob’ is a pejorative term. However, when it comes to matters of dressing, it’s worth recalling the ...
Are you a menswear snob?
By Manish Puri Forgive me for starting with such a blunt question. I know that, in common parlance, ‘snob’ is a pejorative term. However, when it comes to matters of dressing, it’s worth recalling the ...
Denim
Introducing: Japanese denim shirts
June 7th 2024A couple of years ago, we discontinued the denim shirts sold on PS largely because of issues with producing and storing the cloth. Since then we’ve been working on alternatives, and finally settled on a Japanese-wo...
Introducing: Japanese denim shirts
A couple of years ago, we discontinued the denim shirts sold on PS largely because of issues with producing and storing the cloth. Since then we’ve been working on alternatives, and finally settled on a Japanese-wo...
My favourite jeans
May 1st 2024My favourite jeans largely come from brands that make in Japan, using Japanese denim, but that tweak the fit to make it their own. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that they’re also classic-menswear b...
My favourite jeans
My favourite jeans largely come from brands that make in Japan, using Japanese denim, but that tweak the fit to make it their own. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that they’re also classic-menswear b...
Repairing a rug jacket – with denim-like darning
January 24th 2024This coat has a good story behind it, and is a nice one for Dry January I think, as it shows different ways clothes can be remade, repurposed and repaired. I bought it at the workwear-oriented shop Jinji in Paris . It h...
Repairing a rug jacket – with denim-like darning
This coat has a good story behind it, and is a nice one for Dry January I think, as it shows different ways clothes can be remade, repurposed and repaired. I bought it at the workwear-oriented shop Jinji in Paris . It h...
Reader Qs
Video chat: How to build a wardrobe from scratch
June 26th 2020This is the third in our series of reader-question videos, with the subject this time being wardrobe building. Specifically: “I am building up a wardrobe from scratch. What do I buy first, and how much should I sp...
Video chat: How to build a wardrobe from scratch
This is the third in our series of reader-question videos, with the subject this time being wardrobe building. Specifically: “I am building up a wardrobe from scratch. What do I buy first, and how much should I sp...
Video chat: Going to a maker for the first time
May 25th 2020I’m not sure we really answered the question in this chat. The idea of each of these videos is to take a frequently asked reader question, and then tackle it from every angle. Here the question was: ‘I&rsquo...
Video chat: Going to a maker for the first time
I’m not sure we really answered the question in this chat. The idea of each of these videos is to take a frequently asked reader question, and then tackle it from every angle. Here the question was: ‘I&rsquo...
Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and repair
September 5th 2018One of the most frequent questions I get asked on the site is where I would recommend for getting suits altered - or knitwear repaired, or shoes resoled. I’ve been meaning to create a single page with all these rec...
Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and repair
One of the most frequent questions I get asked on the site is where I would recommend for getting suits altered - or knitwear repaired, or shoes resoled. I’ve been meaning to create a single page with all these rec...
Factory Visits
How cordovan is made, at Horween tannery, Chicago
December 6th 2019Why should you care about a factory visit? Why care what the place is like where something is made - compared to say, the quality of it or how to wear it? Does it matter whether the place is clean or dirty, old or new?...
How cordovan is made, at Horween tannery, Chicago
Why should you care about a factory visit? Why care what the place is like where something is made - compared to say, the quality of it or how to wear it? Does it matter whether the place is clean or dirty, old or new?...
Yves Salomon: re-using, remodelling fur
January 18th 2019Following our discussion before Christmas about waste in the clothing industry, I was interested to learn about the remodelling and re-use of fur at Yves Salomon. Yves Salomon is one of the best fur workshops in the worl...
Yves Salomon: re-using, remodelling fur
Following our discussion before Christmas about waste in the clothing industry, I was interested to learn about the remodelling and re-use of fur at Yves Salomon. Yves Salomon is one of the best fur workshops in the worl...
Frank Clegg, Fall River: Factory visit
January 2nd 2019It’s not hard to spot an old mill town. Mills were large buildings and needed lots of light. In Britain, this often came in through so-called sawtooth roofs: a zig-zag shape that allowed windows to be placed in the...
Frank Clegg, Fall River: Factory visit
It’s not hard to spot an old mill town. Mills were large buildings and needed lots of light. In Britain, this often came in through so-called sawtooth roofs: a zig-zag shape that allowed windows to be placed in the...
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Yes, both in that place in between, but a little too unusual for me personally
The complete Summer capsule wardrobe
Read the commentsNo
Re-introducing, the Dartmoor polo-collar sweater!
Read the commentsI do think something in Col8 would fit in well there - different enough, but also very much in the same area as everything else.
If you only had five shoes: A capsule collection
Read the commentsOnly to keep it casual elsewhere, eg a boot and a T-shirt. Or at least find a casual combination you like like that, before mixing the jacket with anything smarter
Shopping in person at Marrkt, York
Read the commentsNo, I don't think so
If you only had five jackets: A capsule collection
Read the commentsI feel the same as I did when I did this piece on it three years after. This year was the one I had planned to get another, and I think I still will, but I haven't really had the headspace to think about it…
‘Bleu de Travail’ workwear
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