7 Ways to Wear Hardy Amies

Eros: single-breasted ink grosgrain lapel jacket with black silk bow tie, black stripe cotton chambray scarf and white cotton-poplin bibbed evening shirt Back in January I featured the campaign for Spring Summer 2014 from Hardy Amies.  The collection is a strong one, with so many pieces that carry across to suit the Australian climate even ...

Dashing Hounds February Menswear Update!

Alex Tsirsopoulos from Fat Tony & Co. in Res Denim Bulitt Rinse Rail jean with Hugo Boss mirror lace ups My favourite menswear stylist and good friend Caz Little, from Dashing Hounds in Melbourne, has had a busy start to 2014. Caz and I are always talking men's style inspiration and we've decided each month ...

Hardy Amies : Spring Summer 2014

Hardy Amies Spring Summer 2014 - In Hyde Park: double-breasted stone Pima cotton jacket with striped sleeve lining, patch pockets and peak lapels, with blue cotton-gingham button-down collar shirt and navy broken-stripe jacquard tie. Now, I know everyone is talking about the Autumn Winter collections currently showing for London Collections: Men, I myself have been ...

5 Reasons to Love London Collections: Men

Hardy Amies | Autumn Winter 2013 I have become a big fan of London Collections: Men over this past year, finding myself eagerly awaiting the release of the schedule for the Autumn Winter 2014 collections which is showing January 6-8, 2014.  The program has been published for some time now and I've looked over it ...

Man on a Bicycle, Man on a Tricycle

Hardy Amies :: Spring Summer 2013 Campaign I blame Sean Connery for what became my obsession with finding images of men on bicycles.  It even took me on the path of Paul Newman on a tricycle.  In this day the bicycle is so often seen with casual attire, but what I find most appealing of ...

Dashing Hounds :: Every Lady Loves a Gentleman

Dashing Hounds What a delight it always is to catch up with Caz Little, founder of Dashing Hounds.  Caz and I first met in 2000 as design students at fashion school, both hard workers, down to earth and ready to take on the world of fashion.  After our few years of study we worked together ...

London Collections: Men – Spring Summer 2014

I'm wishing myself to London in June for a wonderful four days of menswear and events surrounding the launch of the Spring Summer 2014 collections.  Saturday 15th June to Tuesday 18th June is when London Collections: Men is scheduled to take place and what a wonderful line up of designers and events.  I don't even ...

Hardy Amies Fall Winter 2013 Menswear

Hardy Amies Fall Winter 2013 Menswear One can't help but think of Englishmen with Hardy Amies.  The latest collection under the direction of Creative Director Claire Malcolm continues to impress.  I particularly like the checks in grey (I do love grey!), along with  the red and blue tartan mixed with the tonal grey and brown ...

Royal Mail Pays Tribute to British Fashion

As a lover of stamps for as long as I can remember, I loved seeing the new stamps released by the Royal Mail in Britain. They have released a series of 10 stamps paying homage to some of their most famous British Fashion Designers.  Menswear is well represented by one of my favourite designers, Paul ...