CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN

The Apollo 11 mission will forever go down in history as the first epic mission by mankind to the Moon and will always be remembered for when, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first human men to walk on another planters body, uttering those immoral words, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”.

To coincide with this anniversary and as part of an on going collaborative effort between Stylish American retailer J.Crew and the equally stylish sneaker brand New Balance, have worked together to create the 997Moonshot trainers. Their lunar inspired colourway features an off-white pigskin suede upper with midnight navy blue and white accents to mimic the look of the moon in the night sky.

Henry London is the new kid on the block when it comes to Timepiece brands. It Launched just 6 months ago, but has surpassed all expectations of it surpassing any targets the brand had set to monitor its success and as a result is now available in some 38 countries and rapidly growing.

The story behind the brand, is an interesting one to say the least. It began brand two young, fashion designers exploring London’s vintage districts searching for inspiration. On one such visit to the renowned, Portobello Road street market, in London’s Notting Hill, one of them came across an old, beautifully styled, classic Swiss wristwatch which had the words ‘Henry, August 1965’ enigmatically engraved on the case back. Although it had suffered the ravages of time, the watch still typified the craftsmanship and quality of a bygone era and the designer just had to, not only have it, but wear it there and then. Later that day she met up with her partner and he too loved the watch every bit as much as she did. Again, he was inspired by the attention to detail of the old timepiece, and appreciated the fact that this was only found in high-end, luxury watches. He too just had to wear it.
With both of them wanting to wear this unique possession, the couple started to think about the possibilities of reinventing Henry’s watch. So in tribute to Henry’s original watch from 1965 and with an approach that emphasises watchmaking heritage, the collections have been reinvented for a modern, contemporary, stylish consumer living in today’s society. The classic proportions of the slim case flow seamlessly into a high double domed lens accentuating the subtle curves of the soft Opaline dial.

The elongated minute hand moves with a timeless precision, over the curved, raised hour markers whilst the separate seconds dial at the 6 o’clock position is reminiscent of a dial from an old Grandfather clock. A self adjustable supple stitched leather strap or Milanese mesh bracelet compliment this timepiece, ensuring a perfect fit.

Henry London have stayed true to both the watches design heritage, and the city in which it was discovered. Probably most notably in all the timepiece styles are named after iconic London tube stations, so you have Piccadilly, Holborn and Stratford, all pictured.

We live in an age of travel being part of our everyday life’s, not only are we talking about our daily comute but as part of our career and social down time, we travel so much more. Whether that be a quick jaunt for a business meeting or a city break or an extended stay for a vacation. Travel and all that comes with it, both good and bad, is so much a part of our modern existence.

We pride ourselves at Clothes-Make-the-Man that we take on the stress and strain so you don’t have to. As part of this and a negative aspect of travelling generally, who wants to carry around full sized versions of their washbag essentials with them every time they need to jump on a plane?

There are numerous reasons for this, when you are off on a short capper, whether for work or pleasure, we want speed to be on our side to maximise on time and minimise time spent at a luggage carousel in some non-descript airport. Plus, increasingly, airlines are becoming tighter and tighter on their baggage allowance so ever precious ounce counts when it come to packing and there is no place for bulky grooming packaging. But, primarily, flight restrictions mean that each liquid you carry within your washbag on planes must be in its own container and no more than 100ml(3.4 ounces). Many holidaymakers will be familiar with the limitations and hassles of organising toiletries that are travel friendly and standing at security check and having to make that heart wrenching decision of which one to dump. Is it a barely opened bottle of fragrance or a jumbo sized tube of toothpaste that was going to do you for the entire duration of your holiday, remember it’s two weeks not two months.

men-ü offer ultra-concentrate products for skin, body, hair and styling. The products are conveniently packaged for the modern man with handy and all important 100ml pucks, tubes and bottles with locking pumps to provide accurate dosage and less leakage.
For the ultimate in compact men-ü offers travel friendly 15ml ‘buddy’ tubes (up to 30 applications) available for all the men-ü shave and facial products as well as its latest hair styling product LIQUIFFLEX.
The products fit neatly in the hand and into a man’s travel bag. These buddy tube sets will travel through customs with ease and cover all your skincare needs.

Also, the iconic Fish Salon in Soho have transformed three of their best selling styling products into handy mini sized versions, perfect for travel. The Fishfingers Shape Defining Wax, Fishshape Texturising Cream and Stonefish Matt Texturising Clay are now all available in flight friendly 25ml sizes. So whatever you’re up to this Summer; flying around the world on business trips, a weekend away with someone special or jetting off to Ibiza with friends, you can now take your favourite Fish styling product with you, without weighing down your suitcase.

OK so that’s your hair, skin and body sorted, but what about smelling sweet, a great number of grooming brands now offer their scents in handy miniature sized versions, specifically for travelling and any globetrotting gent knows that maintaining impeccable style whilst travelling is of the utmost importance. Ted Baker have created to compliment the essence of a man’s jet-set aesthetic, three distinguished Travel Tonics that are inspired by three treasured metals. Fusing style with substance, each sophisticated fragrance ensures he always sparks a reaction, wherever in the world he may be. Available in gold, silver or copper each Travel Tonic is slim line and portable, making for a rare and refined addition to any fragrance collection.

After five years off the shelves, PUMA is welcoming back its iconic sneaker, the PUMA Clyde. The return of this classic is kick started by the release of the Home & Away pack, no it has nothing to do with the Summer Bay Aussie Soap.
Back to business, the PUMA Clyde has been inspired by a milestone in the brands rich sporting heritage and interpreted in a modernised way by new colourways and textures. As testament to its timeless qualities the Clyde was originally created in 1973, some 43 years ago, the PUMA Clyde quickly became the sports sneaker of choice in the 70s.
The story began when basketball Superstar, Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier, asked the brand for a custom-made pair of PUMA Suede’s. The iconic sneakers were reconfigured from the original Suede’s to suit his legendary colourful style. The Clyde was lighter and wider, and had his signature printed in gold on the side of the sneaker.
This limited edition pack, Home and Away, is made in true Clyde form. Crafted using Italian techniques with premium materials, the pack comes in two contrasting colourways – peacoat and white, and white with ‘PUMA’ black hits.
PUMA has created a limited run of 759 pairs to commemorate the number of games Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier played for the heralded New York basketball team. Each pair is numbered from 1 to 759 making this pack a must cop for any true sneaker geek, sorry, collector.