Mode Parade

Author's note: This was originally written in 2012 for the Mode Parade Tumblr; since deactivated    When it comes to personal st...

Butler of Style Forum and Winston Chesterfield at an I am Dandy drinks reception hosted by tailor  Steven Hitchcock , September 2013...

   Some may recognise the drapey Neo-Edwardian on the far left from last year's post on Bunny Roger . The forward thinking Continen...

   I want a white suit   Yes, that's correct. I want to look like a plantation owner. Actually, I want to own a plantation. That's ...

Mr. Ramroop has the floor: Also of interest is the edifying and interesting blog (English Cut for the non-fogey?) authored by Sedwell...

   In honour of a vintage silk suit that I did not get around to buying earlier this year, here is a post about the French fashion house Fra...

George Tupou V, King of Tonga . Ever think that spats could be appealing again? This is your movement's new frontman!  See the photog...

   Some talents deserve better words than one can give them. So sometimes, it's best to go with the reminiscence    At the risk of pro...

    Elegant slubbing, courtesy of Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather    For one shining moment last year, I owned a light grey ...

All works sourced from the artist's website    I recently had an opportunity to browse the artworks of Oscar Whicheloe at t...

   Tommy Nutter, seen here firing one of his cannonballs into the wilderness of the conservative doldrums, had a knack for bending my theo...

   I am far from a fan of the three button jacket - the 3-roll-2 aside - and yet this normally unflattering, pedestrian aesthetic comes al...

   Tailors, as Mr. Talese outlines, are an endangered species. Especially if they are good.  Today, I suspect that the only good tailor is ...

Via Esquire    Thanks to the diligent dandiacal detections of Matt and Charles at Fine And Dandy , I recently learnt a little about a favou...

   I'd planned to secure an interview for Mode Parade with world class tailor Edward Sexton before exiting London, but alas, this did ...

   Larger fellows can still be swathed in top flight tailoring, for if it does not do its job of flattering the shape and adorning the form...