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Flip the stitch

Amid relaxing workplace formality standards, Japanese suit sales have fallen sharply. But one Tokyo label is going against the grain. We meet the menswear mavericks behind The Gentleman in the Parlour.

  • Issue #149
  • 10 min read
Open book with green cover titled 'The Cutter's Practical Guide to Overcoats' showing gold lettering on fabric
Fashion

Hello tailor

We meet three leading figures in menswear, from a Parisian founder whose suits are seducing a generation to the creative steering a US icon in need of help.

  • Issue #147
  • 1 min read
Brendon Babenzien wearing a green sweater and baseball cap standing in front of red flowering trees
Fashion

The New York Wardrobe

The rise of trainers and hoodies as acceptable workplace clothing has seen suit sales decline. But is the blurring of workwear and casual wear necessarily a good thing?

  • The Entrepreneurs #1
  • 10 min read
The New York Wardrobe
Business

Essays

Is H&M’s new flagship the future of fast retail? Plus: have suits become a thing of the past?

  • Issue #103
  • 14 min read
Essays

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