Edward Sexton was the trailblazer of traditional British tailoring who rescued the image of Savile Row not once, but twice, writes Freddie Anderson. Edward Sexton’s journey of changing the suiting folklore of Savile Row began on Valentine’s Day in 1969. With business partner Tommy Nutter, they originally used the appellation of Nutters of Savile Row. Nutter…
Gustav Temple bespeaks a two-piece suit from bespoke tailors Pratt & Prasad, and finds that having a suit made reveals a lot more about the man underneath it than his sartorial preferences. As I meander along the fully gentrified upper regions of St John’s Hill, Clapham, it occurs to me that seeing a tailor is…
Gustav Temple takes a highly educational sartorial stroll around the West End of London with professional city tour guide Russell Nash We meet on the steps of the Athenaeum Club and head along Pall Mall towards the bottom of St James’s Street, where Russell pauses outside the fabled gables of London hatters Lock & Co.…
On 17th May 2019 The Chap publishes its 100th edition. This landmark special anniversary issue features all-time Chap icon Terry-Thomas on the front cover, with an in-depth look at the actor and bounder’s life and career, with some never-seen family photographs kindly provided by T-T’s niece. Our main interview is with another bounder/actor Leslie Phillips,…
As a tribute to William Wilde, AKA Bill Hornets, Gustav Temple recalls a day of taking photos, G&Ts, cups of tea and reminiscing with the vintage menswear legend. A fashion photoshoot at Hornets Kensington is not just people with cameras taking pictures of people in clothes. It is an opportunity to immerse oneself in the…