Timeless British Style

When I moved to city to start art college it also gave me the opportunity to really find my own style. John Smedley instantly became an important part of that.

I loved the timeless, sophisticated look, especially the collared shirts: part modernist, part Goodfella, part 50s jazz-musician, part bygone Tour de France legend.

There have been a few heartbreaks along the way: the laundrette that wrecked the placket on a gorgeous camel coloured Dorset [which even then I kept for comfortable wear around the flat] and the yellow polo shirt, purchased in Liberty in London, that I wore as much as possible for one hot summer which I managed to lose before the next summer came around.

I’ve owned and cherished more garments made by John Smedley than any other company, and look forward to adding to my collection in the years to come. They look and feel as good on this married man and father as they did on that skinny art student.