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Evan Dando At Rough Trade East

Evan Dando At Rough Trade East

My 17 year old self would have pinched herself if she'd been told she would have the pleasure of dressing the legend and the gentleman that is Evan...

Loro Piana Storm System™

One of our favourite Italian cloth mills is Loro Piana, who has been crafting ultra fine fabrics for over a hundred years. They are renowned for th...

Our Custom Shirt Service

Struggling to find the right shirt fit? It can be a minefield! Well, your search stops here. At Mr Start we have been making shirts for well over 2...

Pulp at the O2: 'What exactly do you do for an encore' tour

Last Friday I experienced one of the most upbeat gigs of my life in the form of Pulp at the O2. Their strong new number 1 album ‘More’ brought me b...

Our Luxury Travel Blazer has Arrived!

This weekend, we are launching a made-to-measure luxury travel blazer. The kind of jacket you can wear any time, anywhere, styled with any trousers...

Asparagus and Fine dining at One Club Row

Big News this week in the culinary world is that asparagus and rhubarb are in abundance! So when you see it on a menu, you'd be foolish not to go f...

Andy Bell at Stranger than Paradise Records

Well it was a busy old week last week, but one of the highlights was the London launch party of our dear friend Andy Bells new album Pinball Wan...

Get A Made to Measure suit for £1000

We've recently had the opportunity to buy some amazing fabrics in limited quantities at very special prices. These versatile fabrics would be great...

Leigh Bowery At the Tate Modern A Cultural Icon

Last night My wife Brix Smith and I were fortunate enough to be invited to the Tate Modern for the opening of A celebration of the boundary-pushing...

What To Wear To A Summer Wedding

When attending a summer wedding, men often face the challenge of balancing style, comfort, and the formality expected at such an event. A luxury su...

Trends For Weddings

Wedding dress is becoming more interesting. There will always be a place for a classic wedding - navy blue or grey, black, even beige, they never g...

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

There's no such thing as the average man! Most of us aren’t really a standard size, or we want something that doesn’t exist. Therefore we end up wi...

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...