
Fisherman’s Friend We all know that fashion takes inspiration from all different areas and aspects of the World and trends come and go regularly. Last year we saw fashion take inspiration from all sorts of areas; from the military, to…

Keeping Up With The Kooples My recent foray into investigating the invasion of French flair on the world of fashion and my exploration of the French brand Sandro opened my eyes to the vast numbers of smaller, independent brands out…

Paris Invasion Any religious followers of FashionBeans may have recently noticed a French theme coming through in some of the site’s articles and the inspiration of Paris on the fashion world was recently reasserted by Grant Bradley Ford’s article, ‘Paris…

This Is Not a Suit It is no secret that George Lamb is a popular chap with us FashionBeans writers. Always impeccably turned out and not afraid to embrace his eccentric side with his fashion choices, Lamb has now paired…

Glove Love It pains me slightly to say it, but we have reached the time of year where we can kiss goodbye to the light evenings and the promises and hopes for that ever-elusive Indian Summer. Winter is all but…

Aviation Jackets As the evenings get colder and wetter with the approach of Autumn and Winter, we are all obliged to turn to our wardrobes and scour the contents for our trusty and faithful winter coats – to keep the…

Bertie Shoes Blogger’s Event – Tuesday 14th September 2010 Last Tuesday, I was lucky enough to be one of the invitees to an exclusive Bloggers Event at the new Bertie flagship store in South Molton Street, central London. The event…

The Need for Tweed There are few fabrics out there that we Brits can honestly claim were derived from our own hardy, inspired hands – but the comeback of tweed over recent months represents a quintessentially British weave coming back…

Introduction To Bohemian Style In Paris, back in 1966, Yves Saint Laurent became the first haute couture designer to release an innovative line of pret-a-porter clothing which placed more emphasis on creating ready-to-wear garments for the mass public rather than…

The popularity of Chambray Sailors, farm hands, prisoners, cowboys, mechanics… what do all of these members of society have in common? Apart from being staple characters in low-budget, dodgy adult movies, the answer, of course is ‘chambray’. A fabric traditionally…

Coloured Watches Colour is a big feature of this Spring/Summer, and we men are being encouraged to step away from the traditional, more classic tones of navy, black and white whilst introducing some bright, block colouring into our wardrobes. Men…

Personally, I don’t do hats. Don’t get me wrong, this is not out of choice – I think hats are a great way to show personal style and add an individual twist to an outfit. I don’t know whether it…

World Cup Wear Unless you have been hiding away under a rock with your head buried in the sand recently, you may have noticed that a small football tournament known as the World Cup is about to begin. With brands…

Beachwear/Swimwear Styles for SS10 Since the Victorian era, when swimming as a social pastime became more and more popular, the evolution of men’s swimwear has been slow. The biggest change occurred in the late 1930s when men going bare-chested was…

Editor Introduction As part of a two article grooming special, we have concentrated on men’s self tanning. Duncan and Ben have concentrated on two different areas for today’s mini series, with Ben concentrating on the range of products available, whilst…

According to fashion publications of the moment, the style of the 90s is having a resurgence. As a child of the 90s, the thought of shell suits and Global Hypercolor tees making a comeback fills me with dread but of…