Introducing: Our New Collection

Our new collection has just launched: a brand new range of styles to see you through the end of winter to the height of summer in style. If you haven’t already seen it here’s what to expect from it:

Our new collection is dominated by light, easy on the eye, pastel colours. Dusty Pink, Off White, and Light Blues all feature heavily across our core and seasonal pieces. Pastels are surprisingly versatile, they’re great to wear on warm summer days, but they’re also easy enough to layer with darker colours if the weather is a bit cooler. Warm weather might seem a long way off now, but there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be the height of summer in your wardrobe.

This season sees the launch of our brand new ‘Casuals’ collection, inspired by our history in the world of the football casual. Bold designs inspired by the style of heritage sportswear have been fused with innovative fabrics to create a modern range of casual wear.

Designed with the spring and summer in mind, our new collection is full of pieces that are perfect for layering: Lightweight Jackets, Cotton Shirts and breathable knitwear are all ideal for the transition between spring and summer. Design details such as loose hems on jumpers and short sleeve shirts add to the summery vibe.

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The only 4 jackets you’ll need this winter

We’re getting to that time of year where your jacket really becomes the star player in your wardrobe. But you can never just rely on one star player can you? Winter is such a turbulent season (freezing one day, unseasonably warm the next) you need a whole team behind you. Here are four (yep, four) jackets that you will definitely need at some point over the coming winter.

Mr. Lightweight

You never know what the weather is going to do around this time of year. So our first choice is something that can be worn with plenty of layers during the big freeze or with less during the milder late autumn days. A lightweight puffer jacket is a great choice for this situation.

Mr. Heavyweight

Of course you’re also going to need a big coat for when the cold weather really kicks in. So our second choice is something that’s really going to keep you toasty. Something heavy like a Wadded Jacket is perfect, the padded interior locks in warmth, but it doesn’t look too technical. So you’ll get all the benefits of a winter coat without looking like you’ve got lost on the way to the Antarctic.

Mr. Practical

There are times when only practicality will do, but if we’ve said it once we’ve said it a thousand times: practicality doesn’t need to be at the expense of style. Our third choice is something that balances function and fashion perfectly: the Microfleece Lined Jacket. The microfleece lining provides the function (warmth), and the parka-inspired design brings the style.

Mr. Nightlife

Our four choice is a bonafide classic, something that’s truly versatile. Meaning it looks great dressed up or down. It’s the Harrington Jacket. Ideal for those winter nights out in disconcertingly humid pubs and clubs.

What are neutrals?

Neutrals are basically anything that can be defined as a ‘non-colour’ (anything that isn’t on a traditional colour wheel). So neutrals range from black, through the greys, to white (stopping off at all the numerous ‘off-whites’ along the way). So, all those white t-shirts hanging in your wardrobe? They’re neutrals. Those stone chinos you wear every other day? That’s a neutral too.

HOW DO YOU WEAR THEM?

Dark Neutrals

A whole outfit of darker neutrals, such as greys and blacks, is a surprisingly easy thing to pull off. Just try and vary the tones or textures slightly, or you might end up looking like you’re wearing a very formal tracksuit. If you’re worried that the all-black-everything look will make it look like you’re going through a ‘difficult teenage phase’, add a pop of white.

Light Neutrals

You’ve probably got plenty of light neutrals in your wardrobe, but a whole outfit of them can be very hard to pull off. Don’t even get me started on all-white-everything *shudder*. You’re better off with a combination of lighter neutrals: white mixed with off-white or beige. If you’ve got a lighter outer layer, the darkest you should go with your base layer is a dark grey. If you’re putting an outfit of light neutrals together, it’s OK to throw in a darker shade to break it up a bit, you don’t really want to end up looking too much like a custard cream. If you’re mixing darker shades with lighter shades (and why wouldn’t you?). Always limit the darker neutrals to your legs or to your outside layer. You should always try and have your layers going from light to dark. The other way around just looks wrong.