Admiral Cod

A close-up of my favourite suit, a single-breasted, two-button navy chalk stripe number by Southwick. As you know, I have a thing for South...

Congratulations to the Spanish team for the Euro 2008 Championship.

Is wine-drinking an art or a calling? In my case, the latter, decidedly so. After all I have spent more than twenty-two years pursuing it....

On these gloomy mornings, when a spot of colour is required, I turn to madras. Pride of place in my portfolio belongs to a pair of Berle fla...

A photo of a black and white houndstooth Southwick sport jacket from Culwell & Son. I acquired it during a visit to Dallas in 1996 to se...

If I set myself to write Of the love that holds my heart A wondrous great kitab Could not contain it all. I long for thee as one Whos...

In the course of my wanderings around Southern Africa in the late '90s, I met a young man who lived with his family at the foot of the S...

"The average age for a man in the Bronze Age was eighteen. In the Roman era, twenty-two. Heaven must have been beautiful then. Today it...

A snaphot of Gerolf Annemans, an officer of the Vlaams Belang party in Belgium, wearing a bow tie, checked shirt, and navy blazer. Unlike Mr...

Whenever I hear the phrase light in the loafers , I can only assume the speaker is referring to my Gucci snaffle-bit loafers. These shoes ar...

The English writer Bruce Chatwin (1940-1989) was a devotee of OCBD shirts, which numerous photos can verify. I include just two here, includ...

Pink is my signature colour. If you consult my family and associates, you will discover I am known for my pink shirts. Brooks Brothers OCBDs...

As you know, when the summer season finally arrives, I greet it like a happy puppy. And that means going sockless. Warm weather is a perfec...

"You all know the wild grief that besets us when we remember times of happiness. How far beyond recall they are, and we are severed fro...

A brief tribute to Ian Fleming, in his centenary year. As a schoolboy I developed an imperishable curiosity about him. I spent hours perusin...

Some men love people. Others have a fondness for things. And then there are those who love places most of all. I think the English explorer ...

There was a time several years ago, in London and New York, when I wore double-cuffed shirts almost constantly. Not only to the office, but ...

In hot weather, my thoughts turn to cool shirtings. My summer shirt portfolio features polo shirts, short-sleeved madras shirts, checked shi...

My wardrobe includes a pair of tartan trousers in a Black Watch pattern. An autumn and winter garment, tartan pants look wonderful with a bl...

Around this time of year I make a special effort to wear socks in bright colours. Hosiery in red, pink, lemon yellow, sky blue, and lime gre...

Drinking is a ritual, I like to think, with unspoken sartorial traditions. When I began my drinking career in London at age 15, my imbibing ...

Many aspire, few achieve. When it comes to loafers, however, the Weejun penny loafer can be counted amongst the latter. First introduced in...