Madras shirt spotted on Bricolage band member
Bricolage are a band I saw last week as part of the excellent Twee as Fuck club night, and as much as I loved their set (click on the link to hear the brilliant ‘footsteps’) what immediately struck me...
View ArticleChris Taylor’s madras shirt
So the news is in on the provenance of Chris Taylor’s shirt and unfortunately it’ll be hard to get the exact same one. With the nonchalance of someone who doesn’t have a 9 to 5 job (jealous, moi?) the...
View ArticleA.P.C. release madras inspired S/S line
As regular Brandish readers will already know, we’ve been on a madras shirt offensive in the run up to spring/summer. Imagine our unbridled joy on the news those ever reliable guys at Atelier de...
View ArticleTasselled loafers and madras at J Simons
After reading Dave Walker from Modculture’s comment on my tassel loafers post I had a look a the J.Simons website and what a treat it is! You really get a feel for his commitment to style and passion,...
View ArticleFull Circle striped polo shirt
If, for some bizarre reason, you haven’t hopped onto the Madras train yet we are still offering alternatives. Alternatives that don’t stray outside of the nautical look, but alternatives nonetheless....
View ArticleOutfit pick: Sartorialist-style summer shorts
The Sartorialist isn’t convinced by shorts suits, but his images of sports jackets worn with shorts does indeed work well for the summer months. If you’re not sold on the idea of a shorts suit but...
View ArticleCheckbreak: Vintage faded Hawaiian shirt
At the Arcadia Christmas press day yesterday I was reminded that flannel/check/plaid is going to be huge this autumn, both Burton and Topman had lumberjack-style shirts in their collections. As much as...
View ArticleLove the Look: Summer Envy
Click image to enlarge I bring you this fine picture of a young man in shorts and t-shirt not to taunt you but to remind you of warmer times. His madras check shorts and paisley scarf is a clever...
View ArticleA.PC’s Spring Summer collection online now
Another inspiring gallery of new season clothing, this time from uber chic French label A.P.C. The made news recently with their Nike collaboration on the All Court tennis shoe and I’m sure we’ll be...
View ArticleLuke Treadaway appears in madras at the Empire Film Awards
Most people use the date the clocks go back as the official start of Spring but at Brandish we pay attention to altogether more stylish markers. Luke Treadaway (right) turned up at the Empire Film...
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