Get shirty with ill fitting shirts. Try going bespoke March 29, 2012 Buying a shirt to wear with a suit should be a straightforward process. It’s the item of clothing most men possess more of than any other – but getting the right one can be vexing. Given the complexity of the human body and the variety of physiques out there, the chances of finding a shirt [...]
Add a dash of colour to your life – but not too much March 29, 2012 Buying a suit is easy. Any idiot can do it. Wait, hear me out. With a suit comes a tailor who, in theory, should stop you going home with something you’ll come to regret. At the very least it should fit. But there is no such luxury when you’re in House of Fraser contemplating a [...]
Don’s as sharp as ever. Are you? March 29, 2012 The wait is over – the suits are back. Mad Men started up again this week, gently lowering us back into a world of lunchtime whisky, indoor smoking and suits so sharp they could do some serious damage. But Don Draper isn’t the only sartorial heavyweight gracing the small screen. From Harvey Specter’s effortless cool [...]
Put your very best foot forward March 29, 2012 Good dressing starts with what you put on your feet. A smart outfit can be destroyed by shabby footwear, while sharp shoes may save the day if your suit’s a bit worn out. And a downright fancy pair of shoes can give you instant playboy status. Such is the case with the remarkable bespoke and [...]
Vive la revolution in online shopping March 29, 2012 It wasn’t long ago that people winced at the thought of ordering a book online, let alone something as complex and personal as a suit. But a new crop of retailers have perfected the formula and online shopping for high-end menswear is amongst the fastest growing areas in the retail sector. The internet now accounts [...]
Video conferencing: Beyond the office March 28, 2012 IN all aspects of business, employees are increasingly demanding greater freedom of choice as to how and where they work. And giving employees this freedom of choice makes sense for a business – if work can be carried out from any number of locations your company can be more efficient with lower overheads and so [...]
Crisis turning into real threat for PM March 26, 2012 IT still seems likely that the coalition will last for a while yet. But the pressure is mounting again, with the resignation of financier Peter Cruddas as Tory party Treasurer and fresh allegations about party funding dealing another blow to David Cameron. Many in the City have become too complacent about the longevity of this [...]
UK and Europe on a collision course March 13, 2012 IT is the elephant in the room, the issue nobody wants to talk about. But the growing, irreconcilable gulf between what UK voters and their continental counterparts want from European integration will eventually become as important a question as the fallout from the economic crisis. The scale of the challenge is laid bare by YouGov-Cambridge [...]
Give yourself an edge in a tight job market March 7, 2012 NEW JOBS in banking and finance are not easy to find. Last week, Morgan McKinley released figures showing that the number of newly-open positions fell by 47 per cent in the year to February 2012. For the past four years, large numbers of candidates have pursued a persistently small number of jobs. The market for [...]
War on Britain’s aspirational classes March 6, 2012 THERE is something very wrong with Britain’s tax system. Imagine you are an aspiring, successful hard-working individual; after several years putting in the hours, you now earn £42,475 a year. You’re already a victim of the tax system: you pay no tax on your first £8,105, but then face 20 per cent tax on the [...]