MILANSTYLE MEETS DEREK ROSE. I’m always pleased when one of our articles gets tweeted, facebooked or just generally enjoyed by our readers who then spread the word about the original article. One of our most viral articles last year was actually one of our more whimsical sartorial fantasies in which … More →

Let’s start by saying by he is undoubtedly one of the most important cultural figures of the 20th and 21st centuries. His look was certainly unique – few will be able to pull off his signature look of half-mast trousers, Sebago penny loafers and Swarovski cystal encrusted white sports socks. … More →

I recently visited Autograph, Birmingham to discuss menswear, being anti-fashion, Japanese labels and the ‘Antwerp Six’. Autograph is the Birmingham (England) based men’s fashion emporium, stocking many of Europe’s, Japan’s and increasingly Korea’s most avant-garde and underground fashion labels. Imraan Ahmed, one of the store’s co-owners and its buyer, tells … More →

Dandy? Beau? Gallant? These are the men who place special importance on appearance and refined characteristics. The french poet and auteur, Charles Baudelaire, defined the dandy as “one who elevates aesthetics to a living religion”. As sartorial aesthetes this is something we can appreciate and being the slaves to aesthetic … More →

MilanStyle profiles some of fashion’s, and in particular, menswear’s, most important designers, continuing with DSQUARED2. INTRODUCTION Dean and Dan Caten, Canadian designers and twin brothers have created one of the most influential, and copied, labels in their short time as fashion designers and founders of their eponymous label, DSQUARED2. Their … More →