Brand Review: Ede & Ravenscroft
January 1, 2009
Royal warrants are a dashed tricky thing to come by. All retailers favoured by prominent members of the royal family receive the permission to advertise the fact by the inclusion of the particular coat of arms above their store front, on stationery and in other communication such as the website. The privilege of being able [...]
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Density of Pattern, Part 2
December 31, 2008
In the first part of this exercise in density, I was only able to cover the main points about combining patterns in your shirt, suit and tie. The lessons there can be summarised as:• Patterns next to each other should be of different sizes and densities, to avoid clashing• Changing the type of pattern also [...]
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OTC Recommends: Drakes Ties
December 30, 2008
Those of you who are fans of the outstanding magazine Monocle (a global briefing on style/politics/culture/urban planning) are probably familiar with Drakes London. Monocle’s founding editor, Tyler Brule, devoted a recent editor’s page to this remarkable neckwear firm. No mere affectation, the “London” portion of the name is very much a badge of honor. Their [...]
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