Buying school uniform is fraught with difficulties at the best of times. In my experience, my daughter, Helen, will tell me she wants skirts when in fact she wants dresses. Either that, or at her insistence, I’ll buy something with button fastenings when zips would be better.
I’m incredibly fussy when it comes to suits. I haven’t owned an off the peg suit for years, preferring instead to buy tailor or custom made suits which have a better fit. As much as I love my tailor-made suits, I was facing the realsiation that the first one I ever bought was nearing the
I’ve been set a challenge by House of Fraser. With stripes very big for the 2015 spring / summer season, could I create my own online look book? I do like my clothes and so I thought I’d give it a go. The item I’ve concentrated on is a Ralph Lauren Bengal Stripe Custom fit
Now for something completely different and something I have never worn before; a pin collar shirt. You don’t see these shirts every day and so I’ll forgive you if you aren’t familiar with them. As the name suggests, they are shirts where the collar is held in place at the front with a steel pin.
