Takeharu Sato
Blazers of glory
Make a triumphant return to the office after your summer break by combining classic British and Italian tailoring with some modern flourishes. Monocle selects elegant jackets and shirts for men and women.
Copenhagen Fashion Week
With neither city being short on style, the battle between Baltic fashion capitals Stockholm and Copenhagen continues to rage. While Stockholm Fashion Week triumphs with edgier, younger brands, it's Copenhagen that still leads the…
Coast story
Portugal’s second city, Porto, has great architecture and food, but the escapes along its coast truly give it quality-of-life credentials. Pack your trunks and head for the boardwalks.
Fashion
Summer prints for women and tailored shirts and jackets for men. Plus a new boutique in Houston, Texas, selling casual menswear.
On the sunny side
Portugal’s City of the Seven Hills, with its winding old backstreets and relaxing beach clubs, provides a blissful backdrop for our early summer fashion shoot. It’s time for the sandals and sunglasses.
Ticket to Tangier
Tangier, a crossroad of cultures and long a draw for artists and writers, is the setting for our North African sojourn in linen jackets and hard-working loafers.
Pitti party
Buyers braved the cold to make it to this season’s Pitti Uomo menswear show, with numbers up on last year. A sense of calm about the future was reflected in the relaxed fit of…
…and relax
There’s no need to rush your Sabado in Madrid – potter around the apartment, tuck into ‘El País’, and then take to the streets for a market trawl and some antique book buying.
Mixed doubles
Court-side tailoring gets a serious workout: tennis whites, tomboy tailoring and covetable kitbags prove that sportswear and style needn't be at odds.
