James Small AW12 menswear collection at Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Titled ‘Dark Arctic',.....

....... this collection had plenty of furs ranging from the full fur jacket to..

.... just being the shaggy haired sleeves of a tailored blazer.

Cargo pants in jersey mimicked the ski pant with their attached braces and slight padding. With their utilitarian deep side pockets and teamed with check shirts, this was definitely a working arctic expedition.  

For a more streamline look, there was the alternative skinny jersey jogger looking smart casual worn with belted wool jackets and fur jackets. 

Jackets buttoned up at the side, some in a muted check pattern but all with patch pocket detailing.  These pockets adorned the sleeves as well as the front of jackets.

 Look closely at this navy belted jacket and you’ll see the pockets on sleeves but also a slanted breast pocket. 

 Colour palette was a serious range of dark neutrals with no colour brights, just a pale light offering from the silver grey.

Photographer Simon Armstrong

A New Year - A New Place to Shop- Brian Clarke's New Flagship Store

Happy New Year!

Have you made a New Year Sartorial Resolution? 

Then check out luxury menswear designer Brain Clarke’s new flagship boutique just off Marylebone High Street for your new sartorial shopping spree. Here you will see high quality tailoring using cloth produced by the mills in Scotland and Italy whilst Clarke takes the classic heritage look and adds his own contemporary touch.

 For his SS12 collection he takes his inspiration from the nineteenth century young academics:

A softer modern bib front on Clarke’s shirts emulates the traditional starched shirt fronts, and the high standing rounded collars the look that was so popular in mid 1800 Eton College. 

Tan leather brogues are given a twist with off centre lacing and the Regatta blazer is available in double as well as the traditional single breasted. 

For  the present colder winter months he updates  two traditional coat styles: 

The classic rugged pea coat shows its softer side with faux fur. Price £800. And the sheepskin coat‘s cheeky ‘Delboy’ reputation is replaced with an edgy and trendier look by Clarke’s design of a  slimmer fit, unfinished edges, double breasted and detachable hood.

Loving his cosy sheepskin aviator jacket at the hot price of £1,200

Clarke’s new boutique also provides in-store bespoke tailoring.

Address: 26 Paddington Street, Marylebone, W1U 5QY.

www.brianclarkemenswear.com