Sherlock Style Shines at M&S

With the sequel, ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’, directed by Guy Ritchie and featuring Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr, a smash box office over the festive season, it's all about tweed, three-piece suiting, top hats and trench coats.

M&S take these classic looks and adds a modern twist, with the Yorkshire tweed overcoat.......

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Blue Harbour coat £199, Blue Harbour jumper £32, Blue Harbour shirt £35, Tie £12, Blue Harbour cords £39.50, Cashmere scarf £39.50, Gloves £16

........immaculate tuxedos .......

Above image: Sartorial tuxedo £229, Sartorial dress shirt £45, Bow tie £9.50, Pocket square £10

....... and the new season trench in a stylish colour palette of caramel, chocolate, marl and beige – the ideal look for the transition between seasons.

Autograph trench coat £119, Autograph polo shirt £27.50, Chinos £35

Available from www.marksandspencer.com

Get the Festive Look in a Plum Velvet Jacket

Plum Velvet: A great warm rich colour for Christmas with thoughts of plum brandy and plum pudding.   

Paul Smith London slim fit two button blazer with peak lapels goes for the bright reddish plum colour with contrasting purple lining, giving a 70s decadence look.. Has four front pocket effects and double vents.

Fabric: 86% cotton, 14% modal, 100% viscose lining. Price £470

Available from www.mrporter.com

To keep the 70s decadence look team with Eton’s multi coloured pixel shirt with moderate cutaway collar from their Exquisite range. In both contemporary and slim fit. Available from Eton shops and www.etonshirts.co.uk Price £155

M&S Autograph pure cotton single button velvet jacket is a more muted purple plum colour. Has peak lapels and 3 button cuff

Fabric: 100% cotton, 52% polyester & 48% viscose lining. Price £99.

Available for M&S stores and www.marksandspencer.com

Team with a shirt in muted colours such as this bold multi stripe washed classic fit shirt from Charles Tyrwhitt.

Fabric: 100% cotton.  Price was £69 now £19.95

All shades of plum jackets look great with grey or dark blue jeans/chinos

M&S Launches the new Limited Collection for Men

With the younger man in mind, M&S have created Limited Collection.

This new range will concentrate on introducing a stylish and affordable capsule wardrobe for the season by taking its  inspiration from the latest catwalk trends and street style.

The main colour palette is monochrome with a dash of bright red . Here is a black leather jacket £199 teamed with a rock inspired white printed t-shirt £18 and red and black checked shirt.

Suits are the slimmest fit M&S have made - a cut most younger men prefer. Styles include the dapper double breasted .....

 ... and the popular mad men single breasted look in puppy tooth check . Grey suit £129; white shirt £25 and black tie £16

 This chunky knit (£39.50) mixes monochrome with the red in twisted yarn. Although the knit is chunky the style is still a slim fit.

 And to carry your new capsule wardrobe for those weekends away, there is the Limited Collection holdall £49.50

The Limited Collection will be available in selected M&S stores as from September

Linen Suits for Glorious Goodwood races.

Alas Royal Ascot is over for another year, but hard on its heels is Glorious Goodwood, providing everyone with another reason to don their glad rags. Dates are 26th - 30th July.

With Ascot, it was all about being ‘dapper’ in your formal morning attire, now it’s the turn of the quintessential summer English gentleman look in a light linen suit and Panama hat.

Unlike the morning suit in Ascot’s Royal Enclosure, the wearing of linen suit is not obligatory to enter in to Goodwood’s Richmond Enclosure. But it is a tradition that caught on ever since the trend setter King Edward VII wore one (and a Panama hat) in 1906. 

M&S Collezione linen blend suit

Linen suits will give you a casual chic look when dressed down with t-shirts, polo shirts, light wool sweaters and open necked shirts. But for Goodwood the dress code for the Richmond Enclosure is a jacket worn with a tie, cravat or polo neck sweater, so you need to wear a shirt and tie with your linen suit.

M&S Collezione collection have a range of pure linen and linen blend suits. The beauty of linen blend is the suit has the appearance of linen but doesn’t crease as easily.

The above image we have M&S Collezione linen blend blazer (£99) and trousers (£49.50) in an almond shade and worn with their Blue Harbour white t-shirt £6. But for Goodwood replace the t shirt with a shirt and tie.

Details of suit: Jacket -2 button fastening, notch lapel, 5 button cuff, front flap pockets. 50% linen, 28% silk and 22% cotton. Trousers- straight leg, on the waist, single pleat, rear pockets with button detail. www.marksandspencer.com

Goodwood's Horse Gallop ties

 

Get really in to the horse racing mood with one of Goodwood’s Horse Gallops tie at £70.  They are pure silk tie with detailed weave of a racing horse at £70. Colour choices are gold, navy, lime,lavender and pink.

www.goodwood.com 

The wearing of light coloured linen suits became popular in the Victorian era when gentlemen travelled abroad and wanted to look well dressed and elegant whilst keeping cool in the sweltering heat.  Linen was ideal as this natural fabric is loosely woven allowing air to circulate freely and the skin to keep cool.  Plus it suits a looser fit style which is more comfortable in hot sticky climates than the more tailored suits and is great for most body shapes.

Karl Jackson at Debenhams

 

The stone colour of Debenham’s Karl Jackson linen 2 button suit £130 is a light shade which won’t show the dirt as much as the creams and whites, plus will look great paired with shirts in most hues.  You could opt for the crisper clean look of a white shirt; an elegant tonal look with creams, ivory and beiges; a cool chic look with pastels or the statement look with bold brights.

Details of suit: Single breasted, notch lapel, 3 button cuff. Left and right straight pockets plus breast pocket, side vents, 100% linen, lining polyester.  www.debenhams.com

If you opt for the white, cream or beige shirt, add a touch of colour with your tie.

The more popular colours for linen suits at Goodwood are the neutral creams, beiges and taupes.

Stvdio Jeffe banks at Debenhams

So stand out from the crowd in your Stvdio Jeff Banks light blue linen suit (£135) from Debenhams. www.debenhams.com .

Pachacuti's Fedora Llano weave Panama hat

Team with Pachacuti’s Fedora Llano weave grade 8 and its luxury teal silk band £139.  The Llano weave is a flexible durable herringbone weave and the teal silk band is made in Devon by UK’s last remaining silk band specialist mill. www.panamas.co.uk

Charles Tyrwhitt Liberty tie

Wear the suit with a white or cream shirt and either a floral or paisley patterned tie to complement the embossed pattern on the silk band of the hat. Charles Tyrwhitt blue and green cotton Liberty ditsy floral handmade tie says ‘English summer’.  100% cotton in a genuine Liberty design fabric. Was £70 now £19.95 www.ctshirts.co.uk

House of Fraser

This Paul Smith cream double breasted linen jacket £550, worn with Kenzo cream linen trousers £170, may not be an actual linen suit, but still looks the part of the English gent.  Unfortunately the Kenzo cream granddad collar t-shirt (£79) won’t pass the dress code for the Richmond Enclosure so go more dapper with a white shirt and coloured flamboyant cravat. The double breasted blazer and cravat are a winning combination.  www.houseoffraser.co.uk 

And don't forget to team with your Panama Hat - see tomorrow's article for more details