Why Don’t Men Dress Well Any More? If you’ve ever had the chance to look back at photographs of your grandparents, or indeed anyone before about 1970, you may have noticed something. If a man is not in working clothes or military uniform, chances are he’s looking pretty well turned-out. A suit, tie, and probably a coat and hat used to be absolutely mandatory for any man to be taken seriously, no matter what his profession. While fashions have certainly changed, and the reasons for this are multiple, this shares a feature with most ideas of “progress”; something is gained, but something is usually lost. We can’t all look like Gregory Peck, but we can try… Call us misty-eyed nostalgics,...
Christmas is a time of joy and appreciation, and a time to stop and enjoy life for a moment. That’s not to say however that it doesn’t come with certain stresses. Being in the right place at the right time, dealing with personalities in close proximity, ensuring you don’t forget anything and, of course, the gifts. Ah the gifts - is there anything that invites more thought and worry than buying the right gift for someone? It may be a time of giving, but it can sometimes be difficult to know quite what to give. A man for example is notoriously hard to buy for; either he has his passions that he has to pursue himself, or he quite simply...
While we at Cravat Club are usually known for adventurous, modern designs with mythological motifs, playful colour and more, we also have plenty of time for the classics. Polka dots and florals have us just as sartorially excited as contemporary prints, but if we really had to choose one print to rule them all? We’d have to choose paisley. With its origins in Persia, a long history in the UK, and an even longer list of famous fans, the print seems to hold endless versatility, able to reinvent itself when styles change. We see why - it can do gentle and foppish or stridently rebellious with equal ease, as able to work in a gentleman’s club as well as it does...
Perfect the look with a Multiway Silk Pocket Square Need something a bit different to put in your pocket? A versatile and beautiful multiway pocket square might be the final flourish your outfit needs. As we always say, detail is everything. Well chosen accessories can lift an outfit from ordinary to remarkable, separate work from play, and give your confidence a well-timed boost. When in front of your wardrobe, wondering where to start your ensemble, a silk handkerchief could give you the colour scheme or aesthetic to really get you going. A pocket square of almost any description is an outfit’s best friend. The garment has no barrier to entry, working with almost everything and providing an easy-to-wear, easy-to-live-with finishing...
You may have noticed, looking out your window, that summer is starting to wave a long, drawn out goodbye. Autumn (or fall, for our friends over the Atlantic) is a season of change. The weather begins to turn colder, the environment takes on a different face - at first slowly, then rapidly - and there is an abiding sense of the whole wheel turning again. This doesn’t mean it’s a melancholy time, despite what the thermometer might say. This time of the year has the best food, the best scenery and, in our view, the best wardrobe. Long coats, hats, scarves, tailoring, robust shoes - all of these go hand in hand with the turn in seasons. A man has...
