Men's fashion & style
Pringle Of Scotland have a good selection of jumpers & polo shirts. Their classic diamond print jumpers are around £95, plain polos are around £40.
They also currently sell a rather overpriced (£120) diamond print polo-shirt that is in the current Esquire magazine.
I can also confirm that their Bond Street flagship store is mainly populated by Japanese girls.
I saw some of these Jack Spade bags in Selfridges (in London) at the weekend and can safely say they are the nicest courier bags I’ve ever seen. Clean lines, no unecessary detailing or labels on the outside, solid construction and nicely contrasting liner colours (which you can’t see in the pic, unfortunately). They’re almost like a cross between a courier bag and a posh satchel, which is no bad thing.
MoreTVicar.com has some witty polo shirts subtly featuring snails, space invaders and batman.
Seeing James latest purchase, reminded me that Nike have just re-issued what were once my favourite trainers, the Nike Mowabb. 
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Nicely rave-tastic purple and orange colour scheme going on there, which no doubt appealed to my EMF-listening self in 1993. Nowadays though, it’s hard to imagine a scenario which would allow me, trainers and dignity to remain in close proximity. Some things are best left in 1993.
I decided to take the plunge and buy a pair of velcro (yes velcro, the same velcro that if you wore at school it was claimed you were too thick to tie up laces) trainers last weekend from Office: Nike Court Tradition. Make sure you get the “curry” colour, and not the ultra-chav white.
A Butcher of Distinction is a new-ish menswear shop just off London’s Brick Lane (11 Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery). They specialise in the kind of smart, casual-wear you’d find in Duffer of St.George, but with hopefully less chance of spotting your local football hooligan/Jamie Oliver wearing it. Their current stock rocks a preppy look with an edge; rather dapper shirts and jackets from 6876, sweatshirts from Milkcrate Athletic, as well as some of the most neon polos and shirts I ever seen from Ralph Lauren. You’ll also find stuff from obscurer labels, as well as ultra traditional footwear from Trickers.
The window advertises their site, but it looks like it’s not up a running yet. Maybe pop in the next time you’re heading for a curry, they’re open till 7pm each night
The finest manufacturer of jumpers in the world is… John Smedley (founded 1784).
You can find them in Urban Outfitters, on eBay and there is also a list of stockists on their site.
