Regent Tailoring Blog — Fashion

  There’s nothing like a beautiful shirt. Paired with the perfect tie, it’s the true foundation of your outfit, and is so often under-sung and under-examined. How can this be, when our shirts are the second skins between us and the world: the garment that keeps us guarded, grounded and at ease whilst putting out a statement about who we are? Time and again, folk compromise with bland, high-street garments, cut for some average person that's never actually existed, with the resulting effect that everyone looks slightly out of sorts. It’s long been time to say no to that bland...

In the first post of a new series on the ways fashion and film bleed into each other (quite literally, in this case), we explore the 1981 British-American crossover cult classic directed by John Landis, taking at look at the outfits from the famous opening scene. Come with us on a walk across the moor and find out what outdoor garments might protect you against the biting winter weather… and any other ‘biting’ winter surprises there might be in store. David’s Ivy League LookWhat marks David out is the smart white collar and blue sweater combo that peeks out from...

The Ivy League look has had an enormous influence on the fashion industry and remains one of the most distinguished styles around today. At its heart is the desire to present oneself as ready to engage with big ideas and move the world forward – two principles commonly associated with the group of elite American colleges (such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton) from which the fashion takes its name. There, college students developed the idea of the Ivy League look from both British and American men who, in the 1920's, instigated the trend for combining casual and sporting attire. From...

However comfortable you are in your clothes, we can all benefit from a little help and guidance. It could be that you have a new job, an important social occasion, or maybe it is more a case of needing some assistance to incorporate new seasonal styles into you existing wardrobe? Whatever your clothing needs, Regent can help with personal style appointments.