Saint Are poised to strike at his beloved Aintree April 3, 2014 SOME horses just tend to come alive at this time of year. The sun on their backs and the sound of their hooves rattling a little louder seems to rejuvenate them and I often look for horses at this meeting who have run well in previous years. Battle Group was a prime example 12 months [...]
Making the cut April 2, 2014 Savile Row cutter David Ward on reclaiming 200 years of bespoke excellence THE cutter is instrumental to everything,” says David Ward, one of the most respected purveyors of an ancient sartorial art. Ward has risen to become one of the most respected men on Savile Row thanks to his prowess at cutting the cloth for [...]
Looks good Tumi April 2, 2014 Melissa York talks to Jerome Griffith, CEO of global travel brand Tumi, on how to cater for the modern, tech-obsessed, pet-carrying business traveller TRAVELLING is a lot more complicated than it used to be. There was a time when a dog-eared passport, a backpack and some sturdy walking boots would be enough to take you [...]
The Chapar: Personal shopping 2.0 April 2, 2014 THE phrase “personal shopper” makes me think of Trinny and Susannah dragging sartorially clueless men around the shops in the BBC’s What Not To Wear. These were men whose wives had threatened them with divorce unless they agreed to stop wearing cargo pants with running shoes, socks with sandals or short-sleeve shirts with anything at [...]
Austin Reed launches new bespoke service April 2, 2014 AUSTIN Reed has launched a new bespoke service, offering its customers a fully made to measure suit from just £399. The tailor has over a century of expertise and has created bespoke suits for statesmen and celebrities including Richard E Grant and Alastair Cooke. The service allows you to choose from over 4,000 varieties of [...]
Getting shirty April 2, 2014 Emmett London’s creative director Nash Masood talks us through the process of designing your own shirt THERE’S no point splashing out on an expensive suit if your shirt hangs off you like a bin bag. No mater how beautifully tailored your jacket, tell tale baggy creases across your chest or too much cuff showing around [...]
Why a bespoke tie is a sound investment April 2, 2014 By Aleksander Cvetkovic AFFORDABLE luxury is something everyone covets, particularly when dressing for work. A good quality off-the-peg suit will start at around £500 and you’ll be lucky to find a decent bespoke service for under £1,000. No surprise, then, that the bespoke, handmade tie is undergoing something of a renaissance. Luxury brands like Linkson [...]
London house prices are now more than double the rest of the UK April 2, 2014 LONDON’S house prices have soared to historic levels, with the gap between prices in the capital and elsewhere in the UK expanding to the widest it has ever been. Figures released by Nationwide yesterday showed that the cost of a typical London home – at £362,699 in March – was over twice as high as [...]
Britain to have just one coal mine after UK Coal announces closures April 2, 2014 THERE will be just a single deep coal mine left in the UK within 18 months after the country’s largest producer said yesterday it was likely to close two of Britain’s last three remaining deep pit mines. UK Coal said it was consulting on plans to shut Kellingley in Yorkshire, and Thoresby in Nottinghamshire, because [...]
Sports Direct shareholders revolt over Ashley’s £70m bonus scheme April 2, 2014 SPORTS Direct shareholders have rejected plans to introduce a bonus scheme that would have awarded founder Mike Ashley a £70m windfall, after revolting over a similar scheme two years ago. The retail giant said yesterday that it has cancelled a general meeting that was due to take place tomorrow after the board realised there was [...]
