Menswear style tips and trends from Russell Rose, co-editor of the new edition of Fashion Fabulous London comments “Menswear in London has never been better. London has become an incredible hotbed for emerging creative menswear designers. More new men’s shops and departments are opening than ever and twice a year, the capital plays host to the truly inspiring London Collections: Men. London is a city of ideas, a city with a tradition for breaking the rules of fashion and a city whose designers are headhunted globally. London is also the pre-eminent city in the world for fashion heritage, producing clothes that are amongst the finest one can buy.
Savile Row
For men’s bespoke suits there are none better than those made by the talented tailors in Savile Row. Navy suits one button, single breasted with peak lapels are set to be a big hit this summer with men’s shoes, shirts and accessories becoming more adventurous. Right at the edge, London has wonderful Japanese designer edits of sculptural monochromatics at top end boutique stores such as Hostem and Layers as well great designs at Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen. An upbeat colour palette of bold oranges, yellows, purples and turquoise are going to be great fun to wear this summer. Super short shirts paired with a great graphic T-shirt or paired with a blazer is a hot new look if of course the sunny weather holds out. Tobacco browns mixed with neutrals inspiring offer a more conservative approach, whilst cool confident stripes or small patterns on jackets and shirts are set to be popular with more extrovert fashionistas in the coming months.
Places to Buy Latest Menswear Collections
In Tracy Rose’s and my new book, Fashion Fabolous, we cover all the style bases, classic, cool, edgy, ethical, urban, street casual and vintage, and which shops to get them. We visited a thousand shops and picked the top 200 and wrote in depth reviews on them. Whether you’re looking for suits or t-shirts, we’ve taken the leg work out of finding the best stockists.”
- Charity Shops – the thrift shop scene and the best places for bargains
- New Maps– featuring the Capital’s fashion hotspots
- Where fashionable people go – 130 restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels
- Markets – a full listing of the capital’s clothes markets
- Totally Unbiased In Depth Reviews
The Book is available from Waterstone’s, Harrods, Selfridges, Foyles, Daunt, Stanfords, Oliver Bonas, Joseph, Present-London and airport bookshops. Internationally, you can get it in New York at Barnes & Noble, Italy, Australia, Japan and many other countries and on Amazon and loads of internet sites priced £12.99. Alternatively, you can order copies from our worldwide distributor, Kuperard, by calling 020 8446 2440.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fashion-Fabulous-London-Tracy-Rose/dp/0956116329
Russell Rose talks about his latest shops reviews for London 2013
