Barry The Barber

Facial hair in all its varied forms and rock n' roll inspired haircuts are becoming ever more popular, and so too the resurgence of the 'gents barber'.

The man trusted to keep you looking ship shape, like your tailor and cobbler, is someone with whom you should have a great rapport.

Barry is a lone ranger and he's tucked away on Calvert Street, E2 next to Arnold Circus from Tuesday to Saturday so you might have missed him.

Visit Barry's website to arrange an appointment.

Street Style: Navy DB

Everything about this dapper gents outfit works so well. 

Different hues of blue from the socks to the navy pocket square, and all topped off with a pair of longwing brogues.

GQ @ Selfridges: Shoe Carnival

You know sometimes you just fancy getting a really intricate cityscape tattooed on your creepers? Well no I've never had that thought either but it sounded interesting enough on the invite.

Last week GQ hosted an event at Selfridges in conjunction with the mens shoe department promoting their 'Shoe Carnival' theme which runs until the 21st of this month and aims to give shoppers a number of different opportunities to get a more personal service when buying their footwear.

That particular evening Oliver Sweeney were offering a tattooing/personalisation service for pairs of shoes bought on the night and for the remainder of the month there are a number of different shoemakers making appearances in store.

Next up is Joseph Cheaney who will be showing the art of a cobblers craft whilst also showcasing special designs from their range and a made to measure service from April 11th.

GQ treated shoppers to a show from Cirque Du Soir and style assessments from The Bumbys.

Myself and Mr. Tee had the chance to photo some beautiful footwear and stylish revellers as well as meeting GQ's online fashion editor Nick Carvell who was looking rather dapper in double breasted number and double monk shoes no less.

Refreshments were supplied by Heineken, Vitamin Water and Joe & Stephs gourmet popcorn.

Zegna

Gucci

Ralph Lauren

Tods

Lanvin

Paul Smith

Grenson

Oliver Spencer

You can follow Nick on twitter @NickCarvell.

You can also see more photo's from the event at Heineken's Facebook page here.

No. 44 a Fashion Experiment

We all the know the respected heritage brands that have established their place in today's menswear market, the Hackett's, Barbour's and Belstaff's of this world, but what credence is given to those at the other end of the spectrum those making the first steps into a market that doesn't seem to see much in the way of introductions too often.

No. 44 curated by Katrin Salem and Samuel Rook aims to appeal to the creative, the dandy and the gent with a clean cut silhouette and a classic tailoring basis.

Katrin, a bespoke tailoring graduate of UAL has experience at Elizabeth Radcliffe, Sir Tom Baker, and E Tautz whilst Samuel a graduate of LCF has most recently spent time as head of premium suiting at Topman.

Both a bespoke service and a ready to wear range are available and the collection is a mix of sharp tailoring with a dandyish air and casual pieces made from high quality fabrics. Drawing on a mixed heritage, and an array of experience in high street and high end tailoring it seems all bases are covered.

We were grateful to be invited along to the launch of a residency at the nautically named Port of Entry a space for aspiring creatives under the sure footed Shoreditch bar El Paso and enjoyed an interesting evening with the chance to meet and talk with Katrin who was as amiable a host as you could wish for and very informative to boot.

Here's too a successful season and hopefully we'll be mentioning No. 44 in the same breath as our most loved British brands in time to come.

You can see more pictures of the event on the Facebook page here.

Tee in Milano

A short break in the capital of sartorial splendor:

The first thing I always notice about Milanese people and Italians in general for that matter is that they really do enjoy looking the part, a narrow and cut look with lots of beautiful variations to that classic Italian fit.

Menswear - The thing that struck me most about Milan's menswear shops in particular is the amount of choice you have in 'off the peg' suits. I'm not a massive fan of designer label suits and for the vast majority of people going down to Savile Row and purchasing a bespoke suit is not a financially viable option anymore. So to find quite a few stand alone Italian abbigliamento shops dotted in and around the city centre selling well cut suits made from very good quality materials at an affordable price was great considering the corporate age in which we live.

Food - Would definitely recommend the restaurants Pisacco and Aquarius, both fantastic food and both reasonably priced. Pisacco being the more hip out of the two, presenting itself with a younger vibe and more modern Italian dishes. Aquarius on the other hand is the more conservative classic Italian restaurant with a more establishment feel to it but both equally as good.

Obviously being the sartorially inclined creature that I am, I made the men's style bloggers pilgrimage to Al Bazar. Met up with the almost legendary Lino and Gianpaolo of the shop, they were both fantastically friendly and my appreciation goes to Gianpaolo in particular. Due to him being able to speak near enough perfect English, we spoke for almost an hour about the shop, the meticulous buying of their fabrics and where the clothes are made in Italy.

A shout also to Fabio Attanasio of the thebespokedudes.com who I met up with whilst out there. A very decent chap with a solid blog and classic look, we discussed men's style and the direction we think it's heading. He was also very helpful with advice on places to go and see. Check out his blog!

Fabio's Picture Source: thebespokedudes.com

Mark McNairy FW13

This man is on a high right now and this first venture into RTW is just the right mix of all the Americana we know and love.

Some of the best bits of the lookbook and runway shots:

Source: Complex.com

Nutters of Savile Row x Peter Werth

Very excited about this for F/W 13

The renewed interest in British brands at the moment is palpable and great to see.

Also one of the most stylistic presentations of any collection. The quality of the tailoring really showing in how the garments keep their structure during the performances.