I was mildly obsessed with Tyvek when I was younger; it was pretty trendy, Björk wore a Hussein Chalayan Tyvek jacket on the cover of her Post album and I had my eye on a Topshop Tyvek shirt (I’m a girl)for a-ages.
Martin Margiela ’80s jacket
Sporty is coming back, I know that for menswear it never really went away, but it’s less about saggy trackie bottoms, and more about futuristic chic.
Ted Baker Cardigan
Hopefully, you’ve stopped thinking about cardigans as a piece of clothing donned by geography teachers and grandpas. Cardigans are the hip alternative to pullovers and the like. We’ve featured quite a few on Brandish, and this one is at the top end of the cardi scale. This Ted Baker ‘Yardi’ cardi is a long sleeved V-neck. It’s a ‘luxury knit’ …
Howies “Earn Your Beer” t-shirt
I love Howies, like Innocent they’re a truly loveable company, and their clothes are the antithesis of Primark’s throwaway ethos.
Topman colourblock hoodie
Colour-blocking is big news, gone are the retro prints from the flighty echelons of the fashion world.
Topman navy jacket
Sometimes you just want to wear something generic looking, something that doesn’t scream I’m Indie/Emo/Kooky/Townie/Suave etc… something that just is.
Unruly Heir seersucker hoodie
The preppy look is great as long as you add a strong dash of subversiveness.
Fashion inspiration: Stand By Me
Watching, well, falling asleep in front of Stand By Me at the weekend I realised how much of a fashion inspiration those four little boys are.
Top Five: Jeans
Jeans are serious business in menswear, wearing them for months at a time without washing, sanding, dry cleaning everything is fair game to achieve the perfect wear.
Jarvis Cocker at Coachella
Jarvis has moved on from his charity shop chic uniform of his Britpop years and has settled in nicely to a check shirt, jeans, buckle belt and corduroy jacket.
EIO Dream Paradise t-shirt
Dreaming of holidays? Eio’s Dream Paradise t-shirt has a great beachscape rendered in brushstrokes complete with paint drips but accessorise with a beat-up straw hat and you’ll probably look like a tit.
Collars are shrinking.
Hardy Amies go online
Hardy Amies, the designer who achieved his first Vogue cover in
1947 and dressed the then Princess Elizabeth, has gone online.
Gainsbourg trousers
These "gainsbourg" trousers (no that’s not the reason I chose them! Ok, maybe a little bit) from Obedient Sons ($311) are very summery, the little blue and white stripes are so fresh.
Threadless
For all you t-shirt lovers out there, Threadless is one of the best places to go and get unique t-shirts from.
McQ stripy polo
Red and white always look good, this stripy polo top from Alexander McQueen’s diffusion range McQ features built-in red braces with matching white buttons.
Next colour block t-shirt
This cool colour block t-shirt is surprisingly enough from Next, this means that not only is it cheap, but the chances of you spotting anyone you know in it are slim.
M&S Real Cool cotton tee
We’re all a bit excited at Shiny Towers as someone in the office gone on an ice cream run, but if you’re not lucky enough to work with caring colleagues them you’ll have to find other ways to keep cool.
River Island rolled sleeve shirt
Roll-up! Roll-up! Rolled sleeve shirts (sorry!) are still big this summer, and one of my favourites is this milky brown offering from River Island
Sandbag ethical tees
Sandbag, the pop-fashion
company who made T-shirts for Radiohead and Supergrass, has now added
the 100% organic mark to their garments in a new retail range.