CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN

anthonymcgrath405 / 14/01/2016

The Best of LC:M -Textual Conversation

As you loyal and ardent followers of our musings will know every season, at LC:M time we profile a different designer/brand/consortium. However, we like to keep you on your toes and mix things up, so this season rather than concentrate on profiling one, we thought stuff it ! Let’s catch up with TEN of, not only, the best that LC:M have to offer but also leading lights in the menswear field that we love what they are currently doing. So keep it up chaps !

Gordon Richardson for TOPMAN Design
What inspires you ?

People who go against the odds who swim upstream. Pioneers in all walks of life from ancient explorers to modern entrepreneurs. People who through their beliefs and endeavours have changed the pace of life.

Richard James

Tell us something no one else knows?
If you make suits, you can only call yourself a tailor if you work for yourself. If you’re employed by someone else you’re a cutter.

Lou Dalton

Who would be your ideal diner guest ?
At this moment in time the love of my life Justin Haigh, we haven’t been in each others company for a while due to the show. Within the public eye, from the past Princess Margaret, from the present David Hockney, both colourful souls with many a story to tell I’m sure.

Oliver Spencer

Have you ever bought a piece of clothing and regretted it ?
Yes, A Yohji Yamamoto shirt, it was too big and made me look like a chef.

Marc Hare

If you could only wear one brand for the rest of your life who would it be ?
Bauhaus. Because they were trying to just make the world better and the mix of modernism and traditional craft just created great products by default. I bet their sneakers would have been ill.

Christopher Raeburn

If you could give your teenage self advice, what would it be?
I wish I’d happened across Fischli and Weiss advise on work a little earlier so I’d probably ask myself to have a quick read:
1.Do one thing at a time

2.Know the problem

3.Learn to listen

4.Learn to ask questions

5.Distinguish sense from nonsense

6.Accept change as inevitable

7.Admit mistakes

8.Say it simple

9.Be calm

Smile

Simon Carter
What piece of clothing would you relegate to Room 101?

Baseball caps

Joe Casely Hayford

What track would always get you on the dance floor ?
I’m a dancing machine (in my head) there are too many tracks to even consider; this changes daily. Today it’s The Invisible “Wings” remixed by Floating Points.

Patrick Grant

What piece of clothing should everyman have in his wardrobe ?
A handmade grey flannel suit

Jason Basmajian for Gieves & Hawkes
If you could have invented anything what would it be ?
Concorde – I love to travel fast

anthonymcgrath405 / 13/01/2016

Man üp – Men-ü A different kind of grooming brand

Graham Fish isn’t a name that you automatically associate with the Glamourous world of Beauty and Grooming, nonetheless you will have definately heard of the brands he has worked with the and the accomplishments he has achieved with these brands.

Over the last three decades Graham’s CV includes, Alberto Culver for 20 years with the VO5, Tresemme, Alberto andIndola ranges. He has turning around the loss making UK division taking VO5 styling to Number 1 styling brand. He was also responsible for developing Tresemme professionally and building overall sales to exceed £90 million.

With men-ü, Fish’s is passionate about the fundamental objective of the brand, to introduce more men to quality grooming whilst educating them on the modern brand and modern benefits, incorporating products that are different and make a difference.

Men-ü is a contemporary grooming range of men’s hair and skincare products. All products are ultra – concentrate formulae which facilitates use of a high percentage of active ingredients and the secret is to get them to where they are needed without waste meaning a longer lasting experience. The products fit neatly in the hand and into a man’s lifestyle, bathroom, sports or travel bag.

The range is also complemented with Italian PRO BLACK shaving brushes which use up to 40% less shave crème than animal bristles and are easier to keep clean and therefore more hygienic with no bristle loss. The black bristles which are exclusive to the brand are manufactured to be smooth, solid and non-absorbent.

However, the brand have another very significant string to their bow through the men-ü salon academy, based in Southampton. This is the centre for men-ü professional training and the product range, inviting salons and barbers to learn more about male grooming needs whilst highlighting the product benefits.

anthonymcgrath405 / 12/01/2016

A tale of two Factories – Grenson X New Balance

When the Global athletics brand New Balance approach the traditional British bench-made shoe makers Grenson and they come together to redefine the premium sneaker collaboration, with the Made in England 576GRB, surely only a thing of pure beauty can result from this encounter ?

Manufactured across both Grenson’s Northampton factory, and New Balance’s UK factory in Flimby, Cumbria, which then take advantage of the years of expertise and utilise the craftsmanship, know how and premium materials of both parties, the 576GRB is a collaboration in the truest sense of the word.

Grenson’s best Italian grade A calf-skin leather has been expertly worked into the 576 pattern at Flimby, before being shipped back to the craftsmen at Grenson to apply their signature burnishing and broguing details and essential giving them one last once over.

The components are then returned to the New Balance factory to be assembled by their skilled workers into the final sneaker. This project is one of New Balance’s most ambitious ever sneakers to make, due to the complexity and delicacy of the process, the 576GRB represents a new benchmark and yardstick in luxury athletic footwear.

anthonymcgrath405 / 11/01/2016

Street Style: LCM Day 4

It’s day 4 and the last day of LC:M A/W 16. It has been a wonderful week for British fashion, from the well established brands to the young and upcoming designers; it is clear that the whole world is taking notice once again, of the creative talent that has come from these shores. And of course, we can’t forget the stylish figures that have created a buzz and demand for street style photography. On to the next one.

Photos by Harry Bradbury/ Words by Keanu Adorable

official Instagram: @clothesmaketheman

anthonymcgrath405 / 10/01/2016

Street Style: LCM Day 2/3

Continuing on from our coverage of the first day of London Collections Men, we took again to the streets of London where creatives in the fashion industry have gathered for the second and third day. Now in its eighth season, the biannual men’s fashion event continues to host an impressive and varied line-up of both emerging and established talent.

Photos by Harry Bradbury/ Words by Keanu Adorable

official Instagram: @clothesmaketheman

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