There’s a pair of boots that sit by the front door all year round. They’re the boots that fit in-between the rest of my boot collection. I’ve smarter pairs for when the occasion requires and then my wellies that sit on the other side of the scale for when mud…
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Back in March I had the pleasure of reviewing Floris’ Jermyn Street fragrance whose scent I am glad to inform has sound-tracked my Summer so far, with only intermittent reaches for my Acqua Di Parma Colonia. Our relationship with this historic fragrance house has continued as we happily packed a bottle…
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After a short hiatus here to sharing our ramblings on Susbtack, we've decided to bring things home to post directly from our website. You can now expect our long-form reviews and articles direct from our website blog with a Newsletter every Friday. We've found that we've simply left too many people…
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Running a business can be exciting, enthralling, rewarding but it can also be really, really hard. Being a parent is even harder. I often find that downtime has become a myth and filled with research for work or finding ways to entertain the family. I realise how lucky I am, but…
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If you’ve ever had a jacket reproofed by us, you’ll hopefully have noticed that each card or flyer we return with your jacket arrives smelling rather nice. At the forefront of my obsession for customer touchpoints, scent was one of the first things added to the list. My personal obsession is born…
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I often romanticise over the writing of chapters with absolute meaning yet a heavy lean on market appeal but early February took a turn at writing a new book. I have far too many stories that I’ve never told (some I’ve told lots too) and they are all pinned together by…
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Every good wardrobe should contain a certain number of essential items. A great waxed jacket, white t-shirt, good boots and a quality pair of selvedge jeans, all at the most basic level. Dare I say, to finish that list, you must add a watch. I caught an Instagram post only this…
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It’s the Monday afternoon after a much needed night away to enjoy the delights of Ilkley. Arriving home with both a fresh mind and a fresh chest infection, I thought I’d take a moment to address something that’s been sitting at the back of my mind for a couple of…
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I firmly believe that Facebook is the one of the best hunting grounds for vintage jackets at a bargain price. Amongst the Yorkshire mums sharing lost dog posts from Tennessee, there’s a pandora’s box awaiting if you can find the time to invest in searching. I once hunted down two 1950’s Belstaff…
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The circle of Channel 5 faces were gathered around a conversation as I wandered across and helped myself to a can of diet coke. I could sense the questionable look from Graeme Hall the dog trainer as Helen Skelton held court with JB from JLS looking on. I struck up a…
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