Hi there,Summer is here and I already reached for my solaro suit multiple times. If you're not familiar with solaro, here's the short version: it's a fabric born out of a very specific problem. In 1907, the Anglo-Italian physician Louis Westenra Sambon developed Solaro, a worsted wool fabric with a tan face and red underside. Designed for British troops in tropical climates, it was intended to reduce the effects of the sun's rays and became known for its distinctive herringbone weave and...
11 days ago • 1 min read
Hi there, If you're thinking about a new suit, sports jacket, or trousers this summer, here's a tone worth considering before you default to light grey or beige: greige. Greige pinstripe suit, lavender shirt, brown tie, brown pocket square. Warm tones throughout — nothing fights. Why greige You'll see it described as stone, taupe, putty, or warm grey — same family, different names. It sits exactly between a warm beige and a cool grey, and that's what makes it genuinely useful. Greige pairs...
18 days ago • 1 min read
Hi there, White jeans intimidate a lot of men. They shouldn't. The case for white jeans is simple: they are an excellently versatile trouser, at a reasonable price — and you can throw them in the washing machine. White clothes get stained. And white jeans can be washed – making them a forgiving clothing piece. What white jeans ask of you is contrast. They're bright, so everything you pair them with needs to hold its own. Blues do this beautifully — navy, light blue — which is why a blue shirt...
25 days ago • 2 min read
Hi there, Linen shirts wrinkle. You press them, wear them for ten minutes, and the iron might as well have never happened. That's just linen — and once you accept it, you realise it doesn't actually matter. Because linen has something most fabrics don't: it looks like it belongs. Wear a linen shirt without a jacket or tie on a hot day and it doesn't read as underdressed. It doesn't look like you forgot something. It looks exactly right for the context — and that's a quality worth a lot in...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi there, You're here because you want to look your best. So do I. So does every man who gets dressed in the morning. We have to get dressed every day, so naturally we strive to look our best. However, there's a lot of misinformation and contradicting advice out there. And while I don't want to address it all here, I'd like to get to the base of what dressing well actually means. This is something I think about in relation to Thoughtful Style. I don't want this to be a channel or newsletter...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi there, The navy blazer is perhaps the most versatile sports jacket a man can own. Let me break down what actually makes one — fabric, buttons, and construction — and why those choices matter when you want to choose your navy blazer. Fabric A smooth worsted navy, a fine twill perhaps, reads more formal and works well with dress trousers and a tie. A textured fabric — hopsack, flannel, cashmere, or a linen blend — reads more casual and pairs naturally from smart wool trousers to chinos or...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi there, This is the third and final part of my wardrobe building series. If you missed parts one and two, you can find them in the archive. Today: the pieces that aren't exclusively about function or versatility. The ones you want simply because you want them — and what to do with that feeling. A charcoal pinstripe suit worn with a tie. My plain dark suits already cover what a pinstripe can do. But I like to wear it relaxed, too. It's a special addition, not a necessity. But that's exactly...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hi there, Last week I made the case for boring clothes — the grey suits, navy blazers, and white shirts that form the foundation of a functional wardrobe. If you missed it, you can find it in the archive. This is part two of three. Today: what comes after the basics, and how to refine your wardrobe without abandoning what you've built. Do you need a striped suit once your basics are covered? You need to identify your actual needs first. A word before we get into it: Refinement doesn't mean...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hi there, Let’s be honest: building your wardrobe from scratch with the basics – whether you finally want to upgrade the quality of your clothes or you want to build a highly functional one – sounds rather unglamorous and boring. This is the first of three newsletters on wardrobe building — from starting with the basics, to refining what you have, to the special pieces that complete the wardrobe. Today: the foundation stage, and why it matters more than it looks. Grey suit. Blue shirt. Dark...
2 months ago • 3 min read