21/04/2021
The wife and husband team of Sarah and Paul have been running SEH Kelly since 2009. Quietly designing, making and revising a stream of garments that have found appreciative owners. All made in the British isles, from British cloths, and all backed by Sarah’s tailoring and Paul’s prose. From their HQ, which is basically a cold shed in Shoreditch, they…
15/02/2021
Garmology is now launching “Fun with outerwear” as a companion to the Garmology podcast. A wide range of outerwear will be presented, reviewed and inspected, with opinions and historical facts. Subscribe now, and you might also like to check out the Garmology podcast and the WellDressedDad Instagram.
06/01/2021
A new year and a fresh season of Garmology! In this episode, my guest is Sophie, co-founder of Stanley Biggs Clothiers and total enthusiast for the roaring ’20s. Stanley Biggs a heritage clothing brand, unashamedly inspired by the past, in style as well as in spirit, taking a firm stand against fast fashion and offshoring by producing hats, knitwear and…
02/10/2020
In this episode, my guest is Holly Butterworth. Holly and her husband, Colin, have a combined 35 years in the vintage garment trade and now own a vintage clothes shop called Butterworth Vintage in Totnes, Devon, UK. We talk about the vintage trade, sourcing, picking and pricing stock, trends and fashion in the vintage world, and some tips on how…
21/08/2020
Today’s guest is Martin Ridne of Swedish micro-brand Jernvike, literally a husband and wife brand from Stockholm. Jernvirke has been in business for around a year and I wanted to check in with Martin to hear about the experience of starting a clothing brand from scratch, what they bring to an already crowded table, being hands-on with the factory that…
14/08/2020
For this weeks episode, I’m joined again by my pal Shaun for a chat about the contents of our closets. A kind of guys version of the minimal Marie Kondo rage maybe? Well, not quite, but we get into knowing what you have before looking for more, what sort of stuff should be tidied and discarded, and what happens to…
03/01/2020
I very often get quite amazingly great ideas, absolutely world-class, game-changing ideas. Especially when I’m out walking, or trying to fall asleep (these two seldom occur at the same time), and naturally after figuratively slapping my own back in exultation, I think that I’ll put this in my mental bank of great ideas that should be worked on more. This…