Globally renowned fashion brands needn’t have an unwieldy supply chain. Source materials nearby, get the design right and pursue your passion, and customers will come to you.
Boy's clothes for girls from BD Baggies, a new collaboration from Barbour, Burlington's transformation and the latest collection from Boglioli, Monocle also talks to the founder of Osano, whose new jewellery brand Ecojewel…
It may not grab the headlines like the catwalk shows but Florence’s Pitti Uomo fair is where big deals are made and clothes we might actually wear are previewed. This year the event saw new interest from eastern Europe and…
Fashion was once how the US sold its brand to the rest of the world. But with the decline of its manufacturing industries since the 1970s, it is increasingly difficult to produce any clothing that is truly homegrown. Where…
Woolrich prides itself on its US heritage but the firm’s Japan division isn’t hiding in the shadows. The outdoor offshoot is using cutting-edge fabric and sharp design to reach new customers – whether they’re scaling a…
US outerwear label Mighty Mac and Californian shoe brand SeaVees are being resurrected for 2010. Plus, retailer Context branches out in Wisconsin, Comme des Carçons launches a women's shirt range, and Ralph Lauren teams up…
Monocle's picks from the Stockholm furniture fair, an interview with Salvadoran duo the Washingtons, a layered house in Hokkaido and a pad that warms the cockles in the chilly far north of Norway.
Monocle has drawn up a shortlist of 20 people – from politics, business, music and design – who we want to hear more of in 2009. By overcoming the odds, finding gaps in the market and thinking creatively, they’ve already…
Although buyers’ budgets were cinched in and high-end fashion was kept in mothballs, the mood at this summer’s menswear show Pitti Uomo remained optimistic. This was reflected in the light, bright collections.
It’s time to get out there. So whether you’re after a smart look for the office or premium loungewear in which to kick back at home, lose the sweatpants and refresh your wardrobe with new threads from the best brands in…