On the menswear frontier, countless intriguing independent brands are springing up across town, and offering one convincing co-ordinated outfit this spring: the chore jacket and pleated slack combo. Wax London, Asket and Che Studios are all well worth a visit. Batch London has a signature chore-trouser outfit you can try in their 9-11 Short’s Gardens flagship (you’ll have to wait four to eight weeks for the outfit to be made) while Ronning offers a range of good, “everyday uniform” pieces at its Soho outpost.
To finish? Add a great logo T-shirt (the latest Matisse collaboration at Uniqlo works well), and a splash of prep with a fashionable boat shoe (yes, that sounds oxymoronic; trust me, it is not this season). They have fast become the smart casual staple of well dressed gents across town, and couldn’t work better as the weather picks up. Buy now , £89 Buy now , £129 Buy now , £150 Buy now , £160 Buy now , £200 Smart trousers dressed down are very much the look du jour — make a note of these burgeoning, London labels making good tailored trousers for men.
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