Cold Snap

Well, it’s finally arrived: that dreaded cold snap. Just when we thought it was safe to start shrugging on the flyweight shirts and colourful new chinos the mercury drops once more and the freeze is set to stay, with subzero temperatures forecast to set in. Some of us already have snow. We’re all going to get ice.

Fear not, we’ve got plenty of stylish new season pieces on site that keep you toasty, and have rounded up the coats, knits and accessories that will keep you stylish and insulated in our COLD SNAP department. Click on SHOP NOW and browse the padded coats and gilets keeping up the finest tradition of country outerwear in looks that will outlast the winter as well as the heritage outdoors looks of Barbour To Ki To’s hunting parka see more

Back to Work in Style

New Jacket Required

This is what a country jacket looks like when it comes from Paris. Refined but fully functioning,
it is the work of the design gurus at A.P.C.

If you already love the brand – and why wouldn’t you? – then that is because, like us, you appreciate the way the French studio takes classic categories and redefines them. Its clean lines and refined personality are all about fuss free, sophisticated looks. Even when taking on the traditional country gent’s favourite waxed jacket, that mantra remains.
The Parisian take on the popular British heritage style ticks all the boxes. With stud fastening pocket flaps, a zip-covering placket, corduroy collar and even the checked lining, this takes the DNA of the style strips it back to its minimalist bones for a modernised update. see more

Style Sums

Layering is the ultimate tactic for flexing your sartorial muscles through whatever the weather throws at you, and at this time of year that’s crucial. If you’re in the UK, your chance of experiencing rain this weekend veers from 60% on Saturday to 20% on Sunday. Temperatures will be between 2 degrees and 8 degrees Celsius and guess what – there will be gusts of wind. (Source: weather.com) Mild, wet, dry, cold, gusty and still. It’s a typical weekend right?

So, what to wear? You’ll need an inventory of thin and mid weight layers to can calibrate your regular wardrobe for any temperature. By adding up the same elements that work for much warmer climes and times, you can construct outfits for any thermal feel with pieces that will work for later in the year. see more

Style Icon: Gary Cooper

A new book about the style of Hollywood legend and cowboy icon Gary Cooper reveals a man halfway between Savile Row (where he was a regular customer) and the Wild West. Understated and manly, Cooper’s sartorial chops were very much a blend of English heritage and Western frontier influence. The side-effect of a ridiculously successful Hollywood career, Cooper’s social circle took in the elegant (the Duke and Duchess of Windsor) the arty (Pablo Picasso) and the truly American (Ernest Hemingway, no less). The result is a man as happy in formal European wear as he was in the casual classics of Americana.
Though the details have changed, that remains the template of how all modern men dress, switching with ease from outdoorsy see more

Feeling Blue

Do not let the January blues get you down. Embrace them. In menswear terms, the shade is the sartorial equivalent of oxygen; not only in its ubiquity but also in how it helps everything else to breathe. And just why is blue such a popular hue with men? Because like the best chaps, it is restrained, unpretentious and versatile. Which is another way of saying it goes with all the other colours. That’s great cost per wear. It works with black and white, grey, tan, browns and a whole host of neutrals plus supporting the sunny brights of red, yellow orange and more.

So when it comes to warming up your winter, think thick shirts and knit layers in the shades from mid blue to navy.
So because now is the perfect time to get knitted out see more