Men’s Fashion

In the bleak midwinter, as the carol doesn’t put it, you need knitwear. Today, there is a number of high-tech thermo-regulating fabrics that will keep you warm with greater efficiency, but, it must be said, not with the same style. Since knitting is one of the oldest means of making clothes, it’s natural that it

The transition from summer into the colder months brings with it many unpleasant changes: prolonged darkness, frigid temperatures and a woeful lack of ice cream vans, to name a few. However, for all of autumn/winter’s glaring faults, it does boast one redeeming feature. It equips you with a bombproof excuse to treat yourself to some

Been shoe-horning your way into skinny-fit trousers for years? Scott Fraser Simpson has something to say about that. The London-based designer has become well-known for his roomy cuts and isn’t afraid to shout about their numerous benefits. He started his brand, Scott Fraser Collection, in 2013, and while it didn’t begin as a trouser brand,

You’ll have noticed, we hope, that recently things have soured for the makers of throwaway fashion. Their CEOs have been hauled in front of government to explain how they make millions, while their wares go from warehouse to Instagram to landfill within a couple of weeks. Fortunately, shoppers are finally waking up to their own

Whether what’s in your wardrobe lives and dies by what’s happening at Fashion Week, or, quite frankly, you couldn’t care less, the truth is that trends born on the catwalk will trickle down to inform your style. Whether you like it or not. And if fashion powerhouses like Italian label Valentino and luxury streetwear favourite

A way to make a statement without being a loudmouth? Check. A way to add impetus to an autumn/winter outfit without getting ahead of yourself? Check. The trouser that’s going to make all the difference this season? Check. Are we seeing a pattern here? Yes they can be bold and yes they may not be

Few things in the male wardrobe are likely to link reigning monarchs and rockstars. Nonetheless, attracting wearers as diverse as this has been one of the Chelsea boot’s most notable achievements. Harking back to the 1850s, ankle boots (as they were simply known then) were invented by Queen Victoria’s shoemaker, J. Sparkes-Hall, as an alternative

If HBO’s wildly popular medieval fantasy epic was set anywhere in the northern hemisphere, it’s likely that Game of Thrones’ most commonly cited catchphrase would be more like: “Winter is coming. No, wait, it’s warm again. Never mind.” While that may not be the case, the whole process of moving from one season to the

Paris, New York, London and Milan: the Big Four when it comes to fashion. For years, these cities have been considered the definitive capitals of couture. An exclusive, omnipotent foursome by which the style preferences of the planet are dictated on a bi-annual basis. As a collective, and on their own, these hotspots may wield

There are plenty of minimum age limits (drinking, gambling, Quentin Tarantino movies), but bar driving, nowhere near enough maximum ones. It’s alarming, given that letting septuagenarians loose on streetwear can result in an equally horrific car crash of the mutton-dressed-as-lamb variety. Which is why FashionBeans has decided to impose some suggested restrictions on key menswear

It’s not hard to remember a time when acids were confined to chemistry class or the weapon of choice for Bond villains. Nasty, dangerous liquids that you wouldn’t want anywhere near you, let alone on your face. Fast forward a few years, and chemical exfoliants containing just that have gone mainstream, stepping out of medical

You probably don’t need it pointing out that we live in strange and confusing times. At the exact same moment the remains of the knuckle-dragging, sex-pest attitudes of the seventies are (thankfully) public enemy number one, in the menswear world if it’s got a whiff of decade, it’s hot property. For most, there is nothing

What do a 60-year-old birdwatcher and that cool streetwear guy you follow on Instagram have in common? Chances are, not a great deal. Until you begin to examine their choice of technical outerwear, that is. The answer is a Gore-Tex jacket. It’s a name you’ve no doubt seen stitched into the kind of gear worn

Most men fall into one of two camps. There are those who love summer for the simplicity of throwing on shorts and a T-shirt, and then there are those who get all giddy at the mere mention of the L-word (that’s layering, in case you were unsure.) For those in the latter group, good news,

LLondon Fashion Week Men’s may have lost some of its mainstream appeal over the last few seasons, but there is one highlight that continues to impress every time: A-Cold-Wall*. The streetwear-heavy label has garnered somewhat of a cult following in the four years since it was founded. Today, it’s not uncommon to see its worshippers

Hiking – it’s hardly the most stylish of pastimes. Even a properly handsome bloke like David Gandy isn’t going to look his best covered in sweat and mud, halfway up Scafell Pike, squatting behind a boulder, trying to take a tactical pee while several sheep stare on. So how, then, did clothing from such a

Wearing jeans to work may, in some businesses, raise eyebrows with HR busybodies but it’s worth remembering that originally, jeans were made to work in. Long before Marlon Brando made them a cornerstone of your casual wardrobe, jeans were designed for miners, railway workers and ranch hands – labourers who actually needed to be clad