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A Brief History of the Wedding Suit
Tradition is a funny thing. Adhere to it too strictly and you’re branded as fusty and boring. Go too far the other way and people will say you’re foolishly modish and, even worse, an insufferable hipster (perish the thought).
Style History
How Should You Button Your Suit Jacket and Waistcoat?
It’s the tailoring dilemma that just won’t go away: to button or not to button.
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How To Pull A Peaky Blinder
King & Allen have been featured in Menswear Style (among others), with out guide to wearing a suit like a Peaky Blinder...
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Why Size Should Not Matter
To badly misquote Einstein: women’s sizes are a stubbornly persistent illusion. Size 12, size 18, size 8, even size 0. We’ve all heard them. We all use them in our everyday lives. But what do they actually mean?
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Announcing the Winner of The King & Allen Photo Competition 2018!
Just over a month ago, we invited King & Allen customers to enter our annual Photo Competition. Entrants had to post a photo of themselves on social media, wearing a King & Allen suit, using the hashtag #shootthesuit and tagging us. The judging process was really difficult, with a wide range of fantastic pictures, showing off our customer’s sartorial flair. We narrowed it down to six finalists. It was then up to our Facebook community to choose the winner. We had hundreds of votes but eventually we had to count the likes and find out the winner!
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Customise Your Wedding Suit With King & Allen
Your wedding day can say a lot about you. Gone are the days of stiff photos, adherence to traditional customs and predictable attire. Nowadays, it’s all about injecting some of your personality into the occasion, be it through your venue choice, colour scheme or even table decorations. At King & Allen we believe those small, intricate details can often have the biggest impact. That’s why we offer a wide range of ways to customise your wedding suit, something our clients are increasingly interested in. To get you started, our consultant, Karl, runs through some of his favourite tailoring embellishments.
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Sumptuous Swatches For Your Spring and Summer Suit.
What could be better than the start of spring? Blossom, birdsong and the burgeoning promise of a summer wardrobe. Here at King & Allen we’re more than ready to ditch the austere mantle of winter and embrace our brighter, sunnier side. With the arrival of the spring/summer 2018 cloth bunches from our favourite merchant Holland & Sherry and the approach of wedding season, this is the perfect time to start planning a new suit.
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7 Suit Styles to Steal from Colin Firth
The trailer for Kingsman: The Golden Circle has just been released and it looks equally as explosive as the first film. The biggest surprise? Harry Hart, played by Colin Firth, is back from the dead and wearing an eye-patch!
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Breaking Down The Price Of Bespoke. What Should I Spend On My Wedding Suit?
Wedding planning season is always an exciting and busy time at King & Allen, with lots of clients coming to see us for help creating that special bespoke suit. For many, this will be the first time they’ve ever considered going bespoke and we believe that the experience of having your wedding suit made should be as much of an occasion as a bride choosing her dress. Unsurprisingly, though, price is often a key consideration for couples and we wanted to help answer the question ‘how much should I spend on my bespoke wedding suit?’ So, we asked Karl, one of our most experienced tailors, to walk you through three price brackets, to give you an idea of what to expect for your money.
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Meet Sam Lane Wright, 2017s Photo Competition Winner
In just a few days time, King & Allen will be launching the 2018 Photo Competition. With that in mind, we thought we’d get to know last year’s winner, Sam Lane Wright and have another look at her stunning picture.
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Lucy Spraggan Talks Suit Snobbery and Being True to Herself
Thursday 8 March is International Women’s Day and to mark it we knew exactly which lady we wanted to talk to: singer-songwriter, bespoke suit fan and King & Allen friend Lucy Spraggan.
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Ask Jake. Whats the difference between off the peg, made to measure and bespoke
When can we call a tailored suit bespoke and what is the difference between off-the-peg, made-to-measure and fully bespoke?
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The History of the Sports Jacket
At King & Allen, we love exceptional tailoring in all its forms. Even the laid-back, casual elegance of the sports jacket. But what exactly is a sports jacket and how can you add it to your sartorial retinue?
Style History
The King & Allen Charity Appeal
As you may know from our Facebook and Twitter posts, King & Allen were delighted to be presented with a letter of recognition from the charity Mapis. They run a service called ‘Suit2Go,’ which provides suits to disadvantaged men, in an effort to help them back into employment. Although these men may have received advice on training and skills, very often they are disheartened with the interview stage, as they have nothing appropriate to wear.
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King & Allen salute… the Merino Sheep
There are 1.1 billion sheep in the world, but only 3% (36 million) are the genuine Merino ram and ewe cross – the thoroughbreds if you will. Consider that these sheep can only be shorn once a year and it soon becomes clear why good quality merino wool is such a rare ‘delicacy’.
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5 Top Dress Tips for This Year’s Valentine’s Date
It’s that time of the year again when many of us have planned an evening of romance, chemistry and (hopefully) engaging conversation – be it our first date or the twentieth. However, there’s one common theme that remains perpetually challenging: What should I wear? And, more importantly, how should I wear it?
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The politics of clothing. Suffragettes, suits and solidarity.
On 6 February 1918, more than eight million women won the right to vote, thanks to the introduction of the Representation of the People Act. It would be another decade before all women and men could have their say (another five million men were given the vote under the 1918 act), but it was a significant step forward, not least for the suffragette movement, who had campaigned for more than a decade.
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Icon of the Month, Sam Smith
English singer-songwriter Sam Smith has had an incredible year. Last week alone the 22 year old scooped up all four of the MOBOs he was nominated for and the Q award for best newcomer, and with the Grammys and the Brits fast approaching he’ll no doubt be placing more strain on his trophy shelf in the near future.
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