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This guide shows you how to wear British classic style at the office, at a lunch in town,…

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The history of Black dandyism, from Equiano’s superfine suit and Harlem’s portrait studios to Savile Row, with five…

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Decode 40R, the drop and EU 50, measure a suit jacket flat, set the trouser rise and break,…

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Wash everyday jeans after roughly ten wears or when they are dirty or smell, inside out in cold…

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Lace Oxfords with straight bar lacing, which shows neat horizontal bars and hides the verticals inside, and use…

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Wear new leather shoes indoors for short spells, lengthen the sessions over a few weeks, use thicker socks…

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Wrap a soft tape measure around your head where the hat will sit, across the middle of the…

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Start with your trouser waist size plus 2 inches, then check the maker's own size chart, because brands…

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Dry clean a suit only when it needs it, which the tailors in this guide put at about…

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