Permanent Style
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Blog posts on brand, style, fashion, clothing, accessories and more. Permanent Style is the UK authority on classic and luxury menswear. Founded by professional journalist and editor Simon Crompton, Permanent Style has been listed as one of the best men's sites in the world by GQ, Esquire, The Times, How to Spend It, The New York Times, and many others.
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Vittorio Salino tweed jacket: Review
Monday, April 15th 2024Tags:
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eyevan
Fox Brothers
vittorio salino
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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 again very soon, including the second part of his chambray guide. Now, on with that PS staple, a bespoke review...
This is my finished jacket from Vittorio Salino, the Florentine tailor cov ..read more
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5d ago
Are you a menswear snob?
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Friday, April 12th 2024
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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 words of Yves Saint Laurent who said, “we must never confuse elegance with snobbery”.
So, in this context, given there seems to be room for confusion, I don’t really consider ‘snob’ to be an insulting epithet - because surely my accusers meant I was 'ele ..read more
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1w ago
A Guide To Chambray Shirts – Part One: Reproductions
Wednesday, April 10th 2024Tags:
Shirts
35 Summers
buzz rickson
clutch
son of a stag
The Rite Stuff
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By Manish Puri
Imagine a Venn diagram with three rings representing quality cloth, construction and design.
If you buy an item of clothing that sits in one of those rings you’re still doing better than half the landfill-peddled-as-fashion you’ll find on the average UK high street.
If you buy something that lies in the union of two of them, you’ve made a ..read more
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1w ago
A. Marchesan, Stockholm: Curated Period Menswear
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Monday, April 8th 2024Tags:
Coats
Hats
Jackets
Suits
A. Marchesan
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By Manish Puri
There’s not exactly a shortage of quality secondhand and vintage stores in Stockholm.
Take a stroll along Hornsgatan for example - a busy road running through the Södermalm neighbourhood - and within just a few hundred metres you’ll pass Broadway & Sons, Herr Judit and Ruth & Raoul (to name just a few).
Interestingly, it was explained to me by local friends that Sweden ..read more
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1w ago
I’m going on holiday
Saturday, April 6th 2024
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For the past 16 years I’ve never taken a holiday from publishing and replying to comments on Permanent Style. I normally take a break on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but that’s about it.
You could call it dedication if you want, but I suspect it’s more just paranoia that if I don’t log in and keep everyone happy, the PS audience will sort of drift away, taking everything we’ve built with it. There’s a conversation there perhaps about running a business ..read more
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1w ago
Come to our next talk: Tony Gaziano at Mortimer House
Friday, April 5th 2024
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Things have been a bit crazy recently with the pop-up shop and the book launches - now three, in London, Paris and New York. But I'm glad to say we're also re-starting our popular reader talks, where we interview an interesting person in menswear along with 40 or so readers.
The next event will take place on Friday, April 26th with Tony Gaziano, of shoemakers Gaziano & Girling.
Tony will be a fascinating person to talk to. W ..read more
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2w ago
Wearing black shoes with jeans
Monday, April 1st 2024Tags:
Style
bryceland's
Edward Green
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Ralph Lauren
Rubato
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This is something I’ve had questions about recently - I assume because fashion generally has taken a turn towards black and, combined with the general casualisation going, black shoes and jeans have become a more common styling choice.
So the answer is yes, obviously you can wear the two together. But not as easily as something like brown suede, and not in as many ways.
O ..read more
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2w ago
Book launches in Paris and New York
Friday, March 29th 2024Tags:
beige
The armoury
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We're going to have launch parties for the new book, The Casual Style Guide, in both Paris and New York over the coming months. The Paris launch will be on April 18th at Beige, and New York on May 16th at The Armoury.
I'm really excited about this. The London launch at Clutch was fun, and it will be great seeing a wide range of readers in both France and the US. I know guys in Paris have been asking for an event of some ..read more
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3w ago
Vittorio Salino: His philosophy, and fitting a jacket
Wednesday, March 27th 2024Tags:
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Fox Brothers
vittorio salino
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Having met the Florentine tailor Vittorio Salino last summer, I took the opportunity of being in Florence this past January to commission a jacket. I got on with Vittorio, was impressed with his outlook, and realised PS readers would be interested in a Florentine option now that Liverano has become so expensive and Vestrucci is mostly MTM.
When I have that jacket I’ll do a f ..read more
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3w ago
Yuketen, Crescent Down Works, Big Rock Candy Mountaineering – brands in Paris
Monday, March 25th 2024Tags:
Casual clothing
Coats
Shoes
Big Rock Candy Mountaineering
Crescent Down Works
Wythe
Yuketen
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Last week I wrote about visiting the Paris trade shows for the first time, and being able to interview some new brands as a result. Today I’m going to highlight three that we found particularly interesting.
The first is Yuketen, the craft-based shoemaker run by Japanese designer Yuki Matsuda (below ..read more