Author Archives: Ashley Cover

Editor Introduction So yesterday we featured 2 of Ashley Cover’s favourite outfits from LookBook.nu, the reasons behind them and how to get a similar look using items available online right now. This is the second part of his lookbook featuring another 2 looks which we hope you will enjoy. We had some great reader feedback yesterday and hope to continue it today in order to get a bit of interaction and debate going: Are these looks accessible and easy enough to pull off by the “stereotypical male”? Or is this…

Introduction Every so often here on Fashionbeans, an article is posted that causes quite a stir amongst readers and even some of the writers. The latest episode of controversy came from Feature Writer Luke Todd and his LOOKBOOK lookbook article. Now personally, I hold a lot of respect for Luke for choosing the looks that he chose. He could have quite easily picked the most commercial of looks, containing garments widely available online making his re-creations of the looks pretty straight forward and would have more than likely ensured a…

NEWGEN At London Fashion Week For many of us, the steady departure of summer as we move into Autumn months is a pretty depressing time. However, for those of us working within the fashion industry, or for those who would consider themselves avid followers of fashion, there is a ray of light that will follow us around until the 22nd September at least. That ray of light being? LONDON FASHION WEEK! Fashion Week is one of those ever so rare but beautiful events where history is made and the fashion…

Introduction So last weekend I packed my Man-Bag (well, shopper bag actually) and headed over to London for the day to attend The Clothes Show at Earls Court. Having never actually previously attended this event I had absolutely no idea what to expect, but from what I had read I got the impression that it was a show massively aimed at women. Now in one sense, I was all smiles, but with my dreams of writing a complete Menswear fashion round-up of the event as well as my hopes of…

THE COLLEGE JACKET Why hello again. Unfortunately, due to the sudden and untimely death of my beloved laptop *sniff* my articles have been pretty non-existent recently. But with a brand new hard-drive and an injection of life from Apple Store (even if it did take 3 weeks), I am back! So let’s crack on then shall we? OK, so first a confession. When I was considering the College Jacket (also commonly known as the Varsity/Letterman Jacket) as a key wardrobe piece, I was extremely hesitant. Firstly, the Varsity Jacket is…

MY 10 SUMMER HOLIDAY FASHION ESSENTIALS Taking a trip way back to the early weeks of 2010, I specifically remember an article written by our very own Matt Allinson on his personal 10 New Years Fashion Resolutions. For me personally, I loved this article as soon as I saw the title and was also very anxious to see how you guys would react to such a personal article. Turns out the response and comments it created were amazing, which is exactly what I love to see. I find that inspiration…

Editor Introduction So yesterday we featured the latest in Matt Allison’s men’s basics guide in which he talked about suit buying. Today Ashley has created an article with advice and information from a bespoke suit tailor which expands this subject a bit further whilst talking in more advanced terms. This should be used as a quick reference guide for those males who already have experience or regularly purchase suits want to know what to look out for. I have also included some new season collections of the “off the peg”…

HOT NEW LABEL : PRETTY GREEN Celebrities and their fashion labels = my biggest pet hate of the moment! Putting your name on t-shirt surely doesn’t make you a designer? Nor does it mean that the product is any good or instantly classed as ‘high-end’? What the hell is going on?! Well, imagine my horror when back in spring 2009 I heard that Liam Gallagher of Oasis was releasing a collection from his new fashion label Pretty Green. Shock and disappointment is all I felt on the matter. Had the…

Way back in 1966, little old Yves Saint Lauren displayed a fashion changing catwalk collection pulling in inspiration from the Navy/sailing uniforms dating as far back as the 1860′s. Now here we are, 50 years on and the look is still going strong, but now known to you and I as Nautical. The term ‘Nautical’ (according to our trusty Oxford Dictionary) is a word relating to ships, sailing and navigation. Now I am definitely no sailor, nor do I intend on joining the Navy any time soon, but that isn’t…

Editor Note: This article coincided beautifully with the featured one below it, as earlier this week Marcus Rise detailed a great new trend that literally TOOK OVER the catwalks in the Spring/Summer preview runs… relaxed tailoring. Quite obviously the blazer was a massive part of this upcoming trend and featured in every high end designer’s collection. So why not start planning your wardrobe early this year and taking a look below at some of the best spring blazers on the market at the moment. Cheers, Ben Vote Blazer for Spring…

Now, I really don’t know how the rest of you are feeling at the moment? But personally, I’m sick to death of winter. I’m sick of having to wear a coat all the time, I’m sick of never being able to feel my toes, I’m sick of the weatherman constantly trying to depress me and I’m sick to DEATH of my winter wardrobe. I’ve never been more eager for Spring to arrive so I can actually start wearing all of these new spring lines I’m seeing all over the place….

Well, I think I can safely confirm that this is going to be a very long and COLD winter! After spending the majority of my summer abroad the sudden arrival of minus degrees has been a bit of a shock to the system to say the least. A week or so ago I dared to step foot outside wearing a pair of Deck Shoes, without socks… BIG mistake! My feet were hit VERY HARD indeed. Yes, the days of carelessly strolling around in Plimsolls, Deck Shoes and Sandals are well…

A Touch Of Vintage As most of us are aware, fashions come and go… and then in most cases come back around again. The one thing this tell us is that there will always be a place for Vintage or Retro clothing within the fashion market. Now, the term Vintage or Retro is used when describing clothing that imitates a certain era, normally between the 1920′s – 1980′s, any older and it is usually classed as antique. There has recently been a huge demand for Vintage clothing and more and…