English-Style
Cuff Your Enthusiasm
English cufflink culture generally demonstrates sterling character but also demonstrates that enamel need not only be on one’s teeth.
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Dream Weavers
The story of a whimsical custom item which caught the author’s fancy along his sartorial journey.
read more (1161 words)English Pocket Squares
A look at silk and linen pocket squares as a means to achieve a more stylish, powerful and individual look within the English mind set.
read more (3241 words)A Nation’s Standards - Part 2
Part One looked at ties from the wears viewpoint, now Part Two examines the English necktie from the perspective of those who design and produce them.
read more (4061 words)A Nation’s Standards-Part 1
The City of London preferences in neckties and how the styles and choices evolved into what we see the English wearing today.
read more (3933 words)Designs of the City
The Play’s the thing, to catch the conscience of the City worker. An interview with Doug Hawkes, wardrobe designer for English historical and contemporary theatrical and film productions.
read more (2695 words)Drake's
Drake’s handmade English silk ties with an International flavor.
read more (1925 words)The English Zulu Cow
What do Nguni cattle, Norman Knights and the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland all have in common? They all serve to explain the importance of the Englishman’s dress shirt.
read more (4995 words)The English and their City Suit: Part 2
Continuing the examination of the suit colors and patterns the English wear to work in the City of London, and introducing some of the Savile Row styles.
read more (4627 words)The English and Their City Suit. Part I
An introductory look at the suit colors and patterns the English wear to work in the City of London and thoughts about the reasons they do so.
read more (3433 words)In search of Butcher stripes and checks
A preliminary look through the eyes of English shirt mavens at the preferences the English have for one of their favorite items, their shirts.
read more (3029 words)Follow your Sartorial White Rabbit
The seminal article in a series which suggests means to develop one’s own style, sartorial and otherwise, by examining the English aesthetic.
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