Sartoria Lab Style Tips

You may have been away already but if the weather is set to continue like this in the UK, then it's worth stocking up on these very lightweight items for summer.......

Categories: Spring Summer dressing

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I'm not sure whether to blame it on the pandemic and the 'casualisation' of menswear, but I've had a lot of clients asking for cardigans recently. And I can see why........

Categories: Travel and holidays, Recommended buys

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I've been shopping the sales with clients in the past few weeks and updating holiday wardrobes aplenty! When you're going short sleeved, you can't beat a camp collar, which is the style I've concentrated on here.......

Categories: Spring Summer dressing, Recommended buys

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Have you been giving short shrift to your shorts this summer?! Time to sort that out and here's how. Scroll through my recommendations below, click, buy, wear and wait for the compliments to roll in! Simples!........

Categories: Travel and holidays, Spring Summer dressing

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As people are catching up on the weddings that were planned 2 years ago, and going to summer events now things are pretty much back to normal, I've spent quite a lot of time researching beige linen and cotton suits recently!....... 

Categories: Spring Summer dressing, Dressing for special occasions

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If there's one thing I can guarantee I'll get asked about at this time of year, it's summer shoes. Whether it's to go with a linen suit for a wedding, to wear everyday with lighter coloured chinos and a casual blazer or to wear with shorts on holiday.......this is what I've been shopping for recently with clients......

Categories: Spring Summer dressing

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Wider leg trousers have been creeping back into fashion for a few years now, and though I'm still mainly sticking to slim fits with my clients, I feel some of them could be ready to move on. So here I've been experimenting with putting some looks together using a pair of wide leg chinos.........

Categories: Spring Summer dressing

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'Summer' and 'jacket' may be words that shouldn't really go together, but if you live in the UK, you'll know that a lightweight summer jacket is a useful thing to have in your wardrobe for those nippy mornings and chillier evenings......

Categories: Recommended buys, Spring Summer dressing

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Are you still struggling to get back to wearing 'normal' clothes after the casualness of working at home? I've found a lot of guys being drawn to a more comfortable version of what they were wearing before including their shirts. And that's where the pique or tech fabric shirt comes in.....the fabric is reminiscent of a t-shirt but the look has the smartness of a regular shirt, making an ideal combination....

Categories: Travel and holidays, Dressing for work

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This week's blog post is based on some of the things I've been talking to clients about recently. As you'll see, it's not always a major shift that needs to happen but sometimes it's just about paying attention to the finer details......

Categories: Answers to common questions from clients

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At last Spring has sprung in the UK.....for the next couple of days anyway, until it gets colder again next week. But no matter, it's a good time to start planning ahead and thinking about your wardrobe for the warmer days. If you don't know where to start though and feel overwhelmed by shopping for a whole new wardrobe, then do this one thing.......

Categories: Recommended buys

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This post was inspired by a personal shopping trip I did a couple of weeks ago. I was looking for blazers / jackets for a client who was 6'2" and needed a longer length jacket......

Categories: How to dress for your body shape

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