Style Guide

Of all the guests at a wedding, few have a more significant role — or feel more pressure to look right — than the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom. It is a proud, emotional, and important day, and these mothers are photographed extensively, seated prominently, and, quite rightly, want to […]

There is a particular kind of occasion that many men find genuinely puzzling: the formal daytime event. We understand black tie for the evening and suits for business — but the races, a formal summer wedding, a garden party at a grand venue, or a day at a prestigious racing meeting call for something different, […]

Attending a funeral is never easy, and at such a difficult and emotional time, questions about what to wear can feel both trivial and stressful. Yet dressing appropriately is one of the simplest and most meaningful ways to show respect — for the person who has passed, for their family, and for the solemnity of […]

Trousers are the most-worn and least-considered garment in most men’s wardrobes. We think carefully about suits, shirts, and shoes — but trousers are too often an afterthought, bought off the rack in a rough size and worn without much thought to fit or style. This is a mistake. Well-fitting, well-chosen trousers transform an outfit. They […]

Ask any tailor to name the single greatest suiting fabric in the world, and the answer will be the same: wool. For centuries, wool has been the foundation of fine tailoring — and for good reason. It drapes beautifully, breathes naturally, resists wrinkles, holds its shape, and lasts for years. No other fabric combines all […]

If there is one fabric that defines warm-weather elegance, it is linen. Cool, breathable, effortlessly stylish, and steeped in centuries of history, linen is the fabric of choice for those who need to look sharp when the temperature climbs — from Mediterranean summers to tropical destinations like Phuket. And yet linen is also one of […]

A graduation is one of life’s genuine milestones — the culmination of years of work, a proud moment for the graduate and their family, and an occasion captured in photographs that will be looked back on for decades. Naturally, everyone wants to look their best. But graduation dressing comes with its own particular questions. What […]

You can spend a great deal on a beautiful suit, choose the perfect shirt, coordinate a flawless tie — and undo all of it with the wrong shoes. Footwear is one of the most-noticed elements of any outfit, and one of the clearest signals of whether a man truly understands dressing well. Yet dress shoes […]

Few dress codes cause as much quiet uncertainty as “cocktail attire.” It appears on wedding invitations, party invites, and event details with the assumption that everyone knows exactly what it means — and yet most men do not, precisely. Is a suit required? Do you need a tie? Is a tuxedo too much? Where exactly […]

Here is a truth the fashion industry would rather you did not know: looking expensive has almost nothing to do with how much you actually spend. We have all seen it — a man in genuinely expensive clothes who somehow looks sloppy and unremarkable, and a man in modestly priced pieces who looks polished, confident, […]

There is a moment, in the middle of a long formal day, when the difference between a two-piece and a three-piece suit becomes obvious. The man in the two-piece removes his jacket in the heat of the reception and is suddenly in shirtsleeves — perfectly fine, but noticeably less dressed. The man in the three-piece […]

Three jackets hang in a well-dressed man’s wardrobe that look, to the untrained eye, almost identical: the blazer, the sport coat, and the suit jacket. They share the same basic shape — lapels, buttons, a structured body — and are often used interchangeably in conversation. But they are not the same. Each has a distinct […]