Blog – Mr.Start

What is it like to have a suit or jacket made to measure?

What is it like to have a suit or jacket made to measure?

Most of us aren’t really a standard size, or we want something that doesn’t exist. Therefore we end up with something that’s a bit of a compromise....

Fine Gauge Knitwear - A Wardrobe Staple

I've been reading the FT Weekend as I do every weekend. It's one of my pleasures. It’s full of such interesting stuff. One article in the HTSI ma...

Nothing spells timeless chic quite like a crisp white shirt.

White is the most popular colour for shirts by far. It’s a colour that's not really a colour, suits everybody, man or woman, and goes with almost...

Our Festive Made to Measure Suit

Black is one of the most flexible colours to use in tailoring whether it’s a black suit or a black jacket, especially when it’s custom made. It can...

Long Sleeve Fine Gauge 3 Button Down Shirt

Luxury Men's Fine Gauge Knitwear

Our luxury fine gauge long sleeve knitwear is made in Italy from the very finest Merino wool by Zegna Baruffa. Lightweight and washable it’s the i...

The Summer of Self

Bored of summer yet? No, me neither. Waking up every day to blue sky, sunshine… It’s glorious. I hope you’re all taking time to look after yourselv...

Good things come

Someone once told me patience is a virtue. I don’t tend to disagree. You may also have heard that time waits for no man. So which is it to be? We ...

Reasons to be cheerful - Part 4

As we pass through the Summer Solstice and into Summer proper…getting ‘back to normal’ seems to be the way forward. The shop is busy with tourists ...

The race to be human

Before I continue I just wanted to reassure you all that this is being written by a sentient life form. I find it hard to believe that Artificial ...

Time to make your move

Tactically some things are harder to master than others. That's for sure. Chess for instance - a game of pure strategy, perhaps Warhammer too…less...

The man who would be Queen

It would be amiss of me to put pen to paper this week without mentioning the word 'Queen' in some capacity. Freddie Mercury would have been 76 thi...

Perspective is a point of view

The view from the rooftop garden was particularly pleasant these past few days. As I sat and reflected on another week at the shop - a busy period ...

When a man is tired of London

The city changes when it’s bathed in sunlight. The Big Smoke comes to life. The streets hum a cheerful, welcoming song. We head toward green, open ...