English Cut

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Photograph LIZZIE MAYSON

English Cut styling is all about using versatile garments from your existing wardrobe. That way you create options: it’s not just about one look, you want to be able to cross-breed clothes to create new ways of wearing your English Cut suits. Here, for example, we’ve taken the waistcoat from another three-piece suit and mixed it with other garments. It’s brown Donegal wool, but the fabric has flashes of colour running through it, which makes it easier to match other materials and colours. In this instance, I’ve added a shirt from my own wardrobe. It’s a light and thin denim shirt, but the button-down details make it suitable for a more formal look like this. I matched that with my own colourful pocket squares to get a contrast in there … I don’t often wear loud colours, but it’s nice to bring life to the look with a contrast colour. The jacket is part of a suit, but it can be taken apart and worn with jeans or another casual bottom. Made out of a medium-grey flannel from Hardy Minnis, it makes for a comfortable fit. Like with denim, the more you wear the garment, the softer it gets; it gets more and more comfortable as it moulds to your body. The jacket is a two-button notch lapel – an absolute no-brainer, it’s so versatile as it works with most looks in this neutral colour. Finally, the tie is a chocolate-brown silk knit with sky-blue dots from Augustus Hare … and now you’re good to go out!

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Photograph LIZZIE MAYSON

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