After six years in the Nissen Hut, the bicycles, briefcases, hobby horses and bowler hats are coming out to play again. Contestants observe the Chap Olympiad motto: Slower, Drunker, Better-dressed The Chap Olympiad began in 2005 and soon became one of the summer’s social fixtures in London. Growing from 25 people, two bottles of gin,… … Keep Reading
Gustav Temple road tests a waistcoat made by artificial intelligence. Tailor Haddon Pratt of Pratt & Prasad with the finished coat of the two-piece suit “My suit was made by artificial intelligence” sounds like a line uttered by a non-humanoid character from a dystopian science fiction film set in the distant future. But this is… … Keep Reading
The flaneurs on this year’s saunter sans purpose braved unusually clement May weather to stake their claim on the streets of London. Photos by Soulstealer Photography The morning of Sunday 11th May 2025 was a day much like any other on Jermyn Street. A few tourists poked their heads into the windows of menswear stalwarts… … Keep Reading
Readers submit themselves to the ultimate sartorial assessment. Please send photographs to chap@thechap.co.uk “Why of course I am,” writes Gary Horsfield, “except once a week I let my Chap tie clip down and go Tap Dancing with the Jolly Boys.”Sir, patch pockets on a blazer with no badge, no pocket square and no shirt cuff… … Keep Reading
I still find the Eurostar really rather wonderful. You get on a train at St. Pancras and alight some two hours later at Le Gare Du Nord into a different world, where the attitudes, tastes, smells, people and culture are as different from London as sand is to salt. Undeniably, it is quite an anomalous… … Keep Reading
From the eleventh floor balcony of a hotel overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the horizon flashing with lightning, brassy wisps of Mariachi music wafting up from somewhere through the heat of the night, was the sense that we were definitely in Mexico. It had taken nearly 20 hours to reach this moment of Mexican awareness, though… … Keep Reading
On a recent trip to Rajasthan, I discovered that not only does India possess its famous wealth of history and architecture, but it is also one of the most natural habitats for the travelling Chap. My journey took me first to Delhi, only nine hours away by plane but, as soon as you land, the… … Keep Reading
Earlier this year, three brave, intrepid and immaculately attired chaps set off on an epic 3,000 mile journey across the Indian Subcontinent. This might not sound so remarkable, with today’s efficient transport methods, except that these foolhardy fellows relied not on rail, motor car or internet transfer, but that vehicle in which gentlemen generally move…
Soho tailor Tony Lutwyche has launched a sartorial campaign to stop manufacturers labelling products ‘Made in England’ when they have really been made abroad. He plans to petition 10 Downing Street and demands the Government acts quickly to protect the standards and integrity of English tailoring, and other goods, by prohibiting any product not made…