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Spotlight: The Hockney Shirt Jacket
Style

Spotlight: The Hockney Shirt Jacket

Part winter-weight chore jacket, part artist's shirt, the Hockney jacket is a skillful layering piece you'll reach for time and again.

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Redefining the work shirt
Style

Redefining the work shirt

With so many people remote working, desk sharing, or dialling in from their home offices, the traditional work shirt has become somewhat irrelevant. Here are five styles that perfectly...

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The rules of transitional dressing
Style

The rules of transitional dressing

Discover the main tenets and key pieces you need to transition your wardrobe at the first signs of autumn.

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The Art of Colour Blocking
Style

The Art of Colour Blocking

The likes of Mark Rothko and Piet Mondrian inspired a generation of fashion that still influences how we dress today. Here's what you need to...

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Why we use organic cotton
Sustainability

Why we use organic cotton

Oliver Spencer is moving towards a 100% organic cotton approach to our collections. This is why it's important...

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The Colours of the Midwest
Style

The Colours of the Midwest

From splashes of burnt orange and ochre to rich seams of forest green and deep navy, this season's colour palette will bring your wardrobe to...

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Oliver Spencer New Season has landed!
Style

Oliver Spencer New Season has landed!

Inspired by the natural and modernist landscapes of the American Midwest, Oliver Spencer's AW20 collection is full of rich tones, tactile textures and sustainable fabrics.

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Spotlight: The Blenheim Jumper
Style

Spotlight: The Blenheim Jumper

A perennial favourite, this season sees the Blenheim jumper return in a dozen new iterations ripe for autumn.

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Grandpa knows best: the raincoat for the wise
Style

Grandpa knows best: the raincoat for the wise

If you only purchase one raincoat this season, our Grandpa coat is our classic overcoat, cut in a lightweight Italian water-repellent cloth.

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Beige magnet - how to be blazing in bland
Style

Beige magnet - how to be blazing in bland

Beige gets a bad name for being boring or anodyne, but in reality it's anything but. Here's how to use this versatile colour as the...

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How To Accessorise Your Summer
Lifestyle Style

How To Accessorise Your Summer

Wistfully watching blue skies from your balcony, diligently working from home, getting green-fingered in the garden, or taking the first plane somewhere hot - whatever...

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The Definitive Guide to T-shirts
Style

The Definitive Guide to T-shirts

T-shirts are the most democratic of all menswear items but they're not all created equally. We breakdown 5 essential styles to cover all style bases...

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Talking Shop - Lambs Conduit Street
Style

Talking Shop - Lambs Conduit Street

This week, we doorstepped Lambs Conduit Street Store Manager Jon Beaumont to get his favourite picks from our seasonal sale. Artist and our Store Manager...

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Stash and Carry: this season's best bags and shoes
Lifestyle

Stash and Carry: this season's best bags and shoes

Here’s how to carry off your best look this summer, with our guide to this season’s finest footwear and bags.

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The History of the Polo Shirt And How To Wear It
Style

The History of the Polo Shirt And How To Wear It

One of the most recognisable and popular menswear garments in the world, the polo shirt’s rise has a triumvirate of sources to thank for its global...

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Talking Shop - Notting Hill
Style

Talking Shop - Notting Hill

We took a trip west this week to speak with Jamahl Gafa of our Notting Hill store to find out his favourite pieces from our...

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From high altitude to high fashion: the history of the bomber jacket
Style

From high altitude to high fashion: the history of the bomber jacket

Ever since the 20s, the bomber jacket has been one of the most popular outerwear shapes around. We take you on a journey along its...

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4 Weekend Fits to Cover All Bases
Style

4 Weekend Fits to Cover All Bases

Four fits for four weekends away (but staying close to home). From an outdoorsy look to a smart tailored rig, we've got all the boxes...

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A Brief History of the Grandad Collar Shirt
Style

A Brief History of the Grandad Collar Shirt

The exact origins of the grandad collar shirt are contentious, but as with much of modern menswear, the genesis probably lies somewhere between necessity and...

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What to wear to a summer wedding
Style

What to wear to a summer wedding

Summer weddings are back on, so it’s time to upgrade your tailoring options to ensure you look the part.

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Short-sleeved Cinema
Style

Short-sleeved Cinema

Short-sleeved shirts are having a renaissance thanks to big-screen cameos in films such as Call Me By Your Name. With the summer on our collective...

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Jaws: style to get your teeth into
Culture Style

Jaws: style to get your teeth into

One of the greatest films ever made and one of the first true blockbusters also did a sideline in quietly assured menswear. Forty-five years ago...

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Talking Shop - Shoreditch
Style

Talking Shop - Shoreditch

We recently headed east to our Shoreditch store to catch up with manager Steven Quinn to find out what he's got his eyes on in...

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A Life in a Day... with Toby Bateman
Lifestyle Style

A Life in a Day... with Toby Bateman

The former Managing Director of MrPorter.com talks us through his lockdown experience, his musical influences, the role of style and what the future holds for...

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Pedalling Style
Lifestyle Style

Pedalling Style

As we've just launched our new Brompton blazer - a collaboration with Brompton Bicycle - we thought it would be a good time to curate...

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A Life in a Day... with Nihal Arthanayake
Lifestyle

A Life in a Day... with Nihal Arthanayake

We caught up with the acclaimed broadcaster and BBC Radio 5 Live presenter to talk about his musical and style influences and to discover how...

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5 steps to a low-footprint wardrobe
Style Sustainability

5 steps to a low-footprint wardrobe

With everyone housebound in self-isolation, there has never been a better time to reassess your wardrobe and reduce its carbon footprint. It's time to separate...

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A riot of collars
Style

A riot of collars

A shirt is a shirt is a shirt. Right? Well, not quite. Yes, most shirts follow a similar cutting pattern, but where they deviate (and...

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The Right to Bare Arms
Style

The Right to Bare Arms

Our freedoms might be curtailed for now but we still have the right to bare arms! Upgrade your spring/summer wardrobe with our collection of new...

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#OSathome with Thom Corbishley
Style

#OSathome with Thom Corbishley

We recently caught up with photographer Thom Corbishley to see how quarantine was treating him, and to also hand him a bunch of SS20 clothing...

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