Journal
King & Allen bring you all the very best style advice, news and ‘tailored’ articles. If you have a question that you’d like to see answered on our blog, send us an email to [email protected].
A Linen Wedding Suit
Linen has been used for many thousands of years. Indeed, flax fibres were found in a prehistoric cave in Georgia, dating from around 36,000 years ago! Nowadays, linen is a lightweight, breathable fabric that is particularly popular during the summer months or in hotter climates. It's also a vegan fabric, which is perfect for those looking for a suit free from animal products.
Style Tips & Advice Weddings
Small Touches to Make Your Suit Pop!
It's often the smallest details that can really make something ordinary really stand out. The understated elements of a suit can often make a big difference in not only how we're perceived by others, but how we feel about ourselves. At King & Allen, a well-put-together suit and detailed design elements always leave us feeling more confident and with a spring in our step.
Style Tips & Advice
The Guide to Double-Breasted Suits
One of the first style questions we ask our customers when they come in for their bespoke suit is 'double-breasted or single breasted?' While the single-breasted suit is often more popular, for both business and weddings, we are huge fans of the double-breasted suit. Read on to see why we rate this style and how you can make it work for you.
Style Tips & Advice
5 Ways to Wear a Bold Colour for Your Wedding Suit
While not everyone will want to go for an audacious check, there are ways to incorporate bold hues into your wedding suit and something for everyone...Read on for our five tips on how to wear a bold colour on your wedding day...
Style Tips & Advice Weddings
How Many Business Suits Should I Have?
While business suits are certainly not as widespread or mandatory as they once were, there are still many workplaces where the suit has remained the required attire. In other offices, business casual has now become de rigueur. One of the questions we're often asked by clients is how many business suits should I have?
Style Tips & Advice Business Style
Wedding Ideas to Celebrate Your Love
At King & Allen, we believe every couple is unique and their wedding should be a reflection of who they are and what they value. For LGBTQIA+ couples, this could mean embracing some wedding traditions, tweaking others, or doing something completely different. It’s your big day after all, so you call the shots!
Style Tips & Advice Weddings
Dress Code Decoder
Casual, formal, semi-formal, business-casual...The list is seemingly endless, with ongoing speculation as to what each stage of formality entails. Here at King & Allen, we thought we'd simplify it and show you what is meant at each point on the formality scale...
Style Tips & Advice Style History
What is Slow Fashion?
Recent years have brought with them an enhanced cultural understanding of our impact on the environment, with more and more people looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint, change their consumption habits and look after the world around them.
Style Tips & Advice Style History Vegan
We Are Open
Our stores in London, Surrey and Cheshire have now reopened. We can't wait to see you for your bespoke tailoring needs!
King & Allen News
The Rise of Vegan Fashion
In January, more than 500,000 people signed up to eat a vegan diet as part of the annual ‘Veganuary’ event. It has grown in popularity year-on-year since its start in 2014, signalling a change in the way people think about what they eat and where their food comes from. And it’s not just the food industry that has been shaken up by increasing numbers of people opting for a vegan diet...
Style Tips & Advice Vegan
Bespoke Shirt Options
With many of us still working from home, loungewear has become de rigueur, with a mad dash to put on something more presentable before that all-important Zoom meeting. And so, the humble shirt has stepped into the spotlight. No longer consigned to the backseat, for many of us, wearing a shirt to an online meeting can make us feel better and look presentable and professional. There are so many options that will make a bespoke shirt really stand out and leave you looking (and, more importantly, feeling) your absolute best. Read on for our guide to making your bespoke shirt top notch.
Style Tips & Advice Accessories Business Style
Top Four Wedding Trends for 2021
This year’s wedding season, much like 2020’s, will look a lot different for many people. While we’re hoping to still provide our customers with the very best wedding suits for their big day, it can be difficult to know exactly what kind of suit you’ll be wearing. So we thought we’d do a quick rundown of some of the latest trends and make our predictions for the top wedding trends for 2021.
Style Tips & Advice Weddings
Our New Store in Knutsford
As some of you may know, we said a final farewell to our Wilmslow store at the end of October after 11 fantastic years. We are delighted to announce we have just reopened our new store just down the road in Knutsford!
King & Allen NewsOur New Online Store
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new online store. Our shop offers clients a range of accessories to complement their sartorial lifestyles. From stylish pocket squares, to cufflinks and tie clips, to more practical suit care and face masks, you can browse at your leisure.
Style Tips & Advice Accessories King & Allen News
Our New Cloth is Made out of Recycled Bottles
At King & Allen, we are always looking for new ways to break new ground, grow and bring the best possible service to our clients. A big part of that is making sure that we keep up-to-date on the very latest styles, trends and fabrics, as well as innovating ways to improve our service and our standards. That’s why we’re so excited to announce our new fabric range, made from recycled bottles!
Style Tips & Advice King & Allen News Vegan
King & Allen's Partnership with The Word Forest
As you may know, King & Allen are strongly committed to innovation and producing suits that are not only beautifully-crafted but that also reflect our clients and their needs in a diverse, ever-changing world. We take our corporate social responsibility seriously and we are always looking for ways to contribute to a better, more sustainable world.
King & Allen News Vegan
Lucy Spraggan Gets Her Suits Altered
As you may know, King & Allen have been making suits for singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan for a few years now and we just love her sartorial flair! When she recently lost weight, her suits needed an update and she brought them along to Karl at our Wilmslow branch for some alterations.
Style Tips & Advice Celebrity Style
Four Ways To Wear a Navy Blue Suit
The navy blue suit is an absolute must in anyone's wardrobe. Versatile, flattering and classically stylish, we are absolute devotees of this most iconic and fundamental of suits.
Style Tips & Advice