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Britain’s Best-Dressed Real Man – The Winners

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It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. We’ve spent months scouring the streets of Britain’s cities, sifting through hundreds of entries and keeping our eyes peeled for well-dressed men, and the results are finally in. (more…)

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Our red and pleasant land

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These days, it takes a lot to get us hot under the collar televisually. Amid the durge of reality shows parading pond life – and the gameshows which do the same – a few gems still manage to shine through, and the latest offering from Brit director Shane Meadows – set to go straight to the small screen – has us champing at the bit. (more…)

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Read between the lines

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The brainchild of talented London-based designers Samuel Kientsch and Benjamin Vorono, Braille is our latest menswear love affair. The recently unveiled inaugural AW 2010 collection features a range of streamlined pieces whose lack of adornment and streamlined aesthetic had us at first sight. Very covetable indeed. (more…)

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Britain’s best-dressed man – The ones that got away

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The shortlist for this year’s best-dressed real man of Britain project has been drawn up, and the winner will be announced in next month’s issue, available early September. Though this year’s competition is nearly at an end, we wanted to pay tribute to some of the entrants who threw their two cents in a little too late. Gentlemen, we salute you.

Name Tim Robinson

Age 21

Location London

Occupation Student of architecture

How he describes his style “When dressing I always keep in mind the style of a traditional British London gentleman. I also add alternative pieces to really make an outfit. I also make/adjust a lot of my clothes ( eg in the image given i have sewn leather patches on my trousers and i make the vintage style union jack flag).”

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Swear down

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There was a time when Swear London’s distinctive brand of winkle-picker-cum-bowling shoe was all the rage. Those days, however, are gone. Thankfully it seems that the homegrown brand has caught on and their latest collection of brogues, boots and lace-ups is one of the best we’ve seen in a while. (more…)

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Penfield’s birthday shirt

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One of our favourite American labels, Penfield, is this year celebrating its 35th anniversary. To mark the milestone it will debut two shirts in partnership with American shirt makers Gitman Bros as part of the Autumn/Winter collection. (more…)

Best-dressed man

Britain’s best-dressed man – The ones that got away

Charles Juba

The shortlist for this year’s best-dressed real man of Britain project has been drawn up, and the winner will be announced in next month’s issue, available early September. Though this year’s competition is nearly at an end, we wanted to pay tribute to some of the entrants who threw their two cents in a little too late. Gentlemen, we salute you.

Name Charles Juba

Age 30

Location Croydon

OccupationLead singer of a band, writer, music producer, graphic designer, & photographer…but the day job is as a contract advisor for the BBC.

How he describes his style “As a child how I often marveled at my father’s deportment…I guess I’ve been trying to acheive that for as long as I can remember. So my style is a personal journey towards becoming an elegant gentleman”

Style & Grooming

Martin Scorsese meets Chanel

Last week we unveiled our behind the scenes peek into the making of Chanel’s seminal new fragrance, Bleu de Chanel. This time round we’re taking you a step further, with a first look at the French house’s innovative advertising campaign. (more…)