I am thinking of retailers like Hackett, Reiss, All Saints, Ted Baker, Barbour etc.
These mostly seem to style themselves on "heritage" brands by offering affordable entry points into the world of classic menswear - suits, blazers, etc, alongside more casual and branded staples. Each has its own sort of angle as well - Hackett clearly going for the more preppy/country casual end of the market, All Saints a bit more streetwear, Ted Baker is slightly dandified, Barbour basically a heritage brand that has branched out into general retail.
These all seem to represent, to UK buyers at least, the first place many young men might come across the sort of classic menswear aesthetic that's talked about on this forum, but they don't seem to get mentioned much. I just wondered whether anyone has a favourite, or interesting ideas about how these brands have become prominent fixtures on high streets where once the only option was Next, Burtons, Top Man etc.
These mostly seem to style themselves on "heritage" brands by offering affordable entry points into the world of classic menswear - suits, blazers, etc, alongside more casual and branded staples. Each has its own sort of angle as well - Hackett clearly going for the more preppy/country casual end of the market, All Saints a bit more streetwear, Ted Baker is slightly dandified, Barbour basically a heritage brand that has branched out into general retail.
These all seem to represent, to UK buyers at least, the first place many young men might come across the sort of classic menswear aesthetic that's talked about on this forum, but they don't seem to get mentioned much. I just wondered whether anyone has a favourite, or interesting ideas about how these brands have become prominent fixtures on high streets where once the only option was Next, Burtons, Top Man etc.
