FancyDan

Everywhere seems to be buying “gilets” at the moment.

I got a chocolate brown one from Esprit, but H&M, Duffer, Energie, etc are all selling them.

By the way, they’re not really called gilets – they’re bodywarmers.

Nigel Cabourn designs rugged clothes inspired by mountaineers and explorers of yore (think sepia toned photos of men in Antartica raising the union jack while puffing on a pipe). His own brand is rather high end price-wise, but Debenhams have snuck in there and persuaded him to do a diffusion line. There’s some nice anoraks, cord trousers and duffle coats, but I’m not sure about the jumpers.

Available in Debenhams from September.

This will mean nothing to anyone who hasn’t shopped in London’s Oxford Street in the last 5 years, but it’s worth saying anyway 🙂 “Don’t Be A Sinner, Be A Winner” shirts are now available from Good At Magic.

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Every stylish man should have a cocktail shaker, and not a £2.99 one from Argos.

A “Boston Glass” style one is essential, but many places do not sell them. One place that does is Leon Jaeggi on Shaftesbury Avenue.

Headstrong. A little skateboard biased, but a great range and free shipping.

One True Saxon’s website is having a pretty good summer sale with 40% off most of their stuff. Shoes are around £50, nice anoraks for £90 and t-shirts for £19. Warning: the site’s a bit of a Flash monstrosity.