It’s time to refresh with American classics and Italian tailoring mixed with some Japanese sharpness. Cardigans, lightweight jackets and blazers are perfect for clever seasonal layering.
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…
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.
Victor La Fleur’s unique approach to sourcing brands from across the world has enabled him to build a miniature clothing empire in his home town of Verbania – and to predict what is going to sell in 2008.
It has been 60 years since British underwear and T-shirt label Sunspel introduced its two-ply Egyptian cotton boxer shorts to the discerning English gentleman.
Every new year needs a fresh manifesto, so while you’re kicked back, lying low, chasing the sun or even hard at it, we’ve developed a pick and mix of ideas to create your own to-do list for a happy 2009. If you’re partic…
While the Milan menswear shows make the press, the real business is done at the Pitti Immagine Uomo menswear show in Florence. Monocle was there to see the designs that won deals and fill its fantasy wardrobe.
Menswear sales are still recovering from a dip in 2005, but this season’s Pitti Uomo was attended by 21,000 buyers with significant growth in eastern European and Indian markets. And its fashions were similarly forward…
We’ve found the formula to greet sunny days: the perfect T-shirt, breezy cottons and light tailoring cut to fit just so. And don’t forget springy new kicks to ground your feelgood summer wardrobe.