Paul Costelloe SS14 @ LC:M: A Closer Look

Paul Costelloe is an Irish born designer who moved to London with his business in 1999, set up in 1979 in Dublin, after a vast training experience in both France and Italy, the brand was expanded in the 1990's and pitched up in London's Knightsbridge.

Fast forward to the second decade of the new millenia and the brand is taking a large step to attract a new customer, a younger gentleman with a discerning eye and a keen interest in the finer detail of his garments.

At the behest of Chase PR we were invited to take a look at Paul's SS14 collection which was viewing at the Hospital Club in Covent Garden for London Collections: Men.

We were given a tour and informed chat by Matthew Coles from Chase PR who was in the showroom to lend a hand.

As you can see from the photo reel there are bunch of subtle pastel shades on display in his jackets as well as more gentrified herringbones and windowpane checks. The composition is more relaxed with a slightly padded shoulder, 'spalla camicia' (shirt shoulders) and patch pocket details. The fabrics have an open weave and are only one third lined to keep the wearer cool and comfortable in warmer temperatures.

As well as the jackets you will find chambray shirts, a superb selection of cotton trousers with side tabs fastenings rather than belt loops, and a wonderful array of hand rolled silk handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs are carefully considered floral and paisley prints, the floral prints often concentrated in one quarter to allow for some diverse pocket artistry.

We'd like to say thank you to for the invite and we're very much looking forward to seeing the collection in stores.

Big thank you also to Matthew too who has really caught on to what we are hoping to convey through the blog, he's also a keen sartorialist with a blog of his own Topgrain.co.uk and has just been to Pitti Uomo the menswear trade show. Take a gander at what he saw on his travels, very good reading and some brilliant photos.