Tsar Philip.

The paternal Tsar of fast fashion Sir Philip and his privy council have stood and delivered yet another LTD collection to keep us the faithful disciples, the sartorial hungry hoi polloi and the demanders of aesthetic brilliance from revolt + protest against the hand that feeds us affordable goodness. The new equestrian livery comes in the form of tweeds, quilted textiles and just a measly helping of elbow patch's (Sir Philip you tease). I daren't have any favourites, for the fear I may upset the big man, but hey ho you cant please everyone. The horse print tie is a beaut and as for the quilted sweatshirt with cord elbow patch detail - well lets just say I quivered with excitement (I'm simple). BUT, there's always a but. I cant say I'm too keen on the detailing of the chinos Philip, nor the quilted Barbour-like outerwear (Eh, So Autumn/Winter 09/10... Yikes). Lets have a little gander....

Navy Quilted Sweatshirt + Cord Patch Detail - £36

Horse Print Slim Tie - £10

Black Silk Neckerchief - £10

Stone Contrast Cord Trim Shirt - £36

Stone cord Chino - £40

Grey Wool Mix Quilted Jacket - £80

Burgundy Leather Boots - £85

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Sir Philip... You spoil me

Sir Philip + team are back to satisfy your appetite with its second helping of its perfectly risen TOPMANLTD collection of the year. The label promises no Hydrogenated fats, artificial flavours, colours nor E numbers in this Spring banquet. The ingredients - 50% Scandinavian style, 30% Simple lines, 10% prints and 10% classic cuts. Taste Test - The collection is far simpler then its predecessors, the design team have shied away from a Heston Blumenthal foamed concoction of lettering and bold flavoured prints. In its place, are taste buds are tantalised by sharp specs of vivid yellows, corals, paprika and emerald greens which perfectly compliment the earth undertones. The Verdict...... I need time to digest (I had seconds of the 50's bowling shirt collar). Enough with the Loyd Grossman talk, on a serious note, their are many stand out pieces that I shall be acquiring. However, I just feel that their is too much of one thing and not enough of the other (sorry Philip... were still best mates right??). Id like to see them introduce a pair of shoes or three into the collection and maybe focus less on outerwear... What do you guys think, yey or ney?

White Double breasted Jacket - £90

Stone Multi Seam Trouser - £40

Green Double breasted Jacket - £90

Camel Zip Through Bomber - £36

White Roll-Up Shirt - £28

Navy Geo Print Resort Shirt - £30 

Yellow Chinos - £40

White Geo Panel T - £18

White Resort roll-up Shirt - £28

Brown Leather Pleat Belt - £20

 

Navy Silken Scoop Neck T - £18

Olive Slouch Vest - £10

I present the icing on the cake...

Brown Leather BriefCase - £65

                                                            

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