Jonathan Quearney

It is one of the most difficult decisions for the modern man – how to do 'smart-casual' without following the crowd but with style as well?? As happens with most of our customers, once the business suits are taken care of, attention turns to other parts of the wardrobe because once you have had tailor made clothing, everything else seems to be not quite right!

The great thing about casual wear is that there are many less restraints on colour, cloth and style because you are no longer bound by conservative workplace constraints. The picture below shows some of the casual wear currently on the rail for some of our customers whose eyes are on their autumn / winter wardrobes.

The colours range from bright red, through a nice medium blue, to an earthy mid-brown, but it is not just the colour that draws your eye, it is also the choice of cloth. The red and blue are both in a heavyweight (500 gram) honeycomb cotton weave from 'Caccioppoli' which gives a nice activity to the colours. The brown is a slightly lighter (440 gram / 14oz) soft brushed cotton from 'Dormeuil' which just looks so soft. It is this combination of colour and fabric in a pair of trousers cut to your body which draws the eye. There is no need to go too far in terms of colour or style to draw attention to yourself, just let the quality of the cloth and the cut do the talking.