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The Individualists: Stories of Gentlemen's Wardrobes

This season we look at the lives of five unique personas and discover the collective trend for colour, design ingenuity and mood: The Urban Outsider, the Subverted Conservative, the Refined Creative, the Academic, and the Story Collector.

Micro trends collectively form one story – timeless capsule collections within one wardrobe. Every piece is an element of the wardrobe worth investing in, ignoring the edicts of seasonal dressing; the tie is just as important as the blazer. Wool overcoats sharpen the silhouette, with buggy-lined blazers layered upon sumptuous knits in chunky and brushed yarns in waffle effects in a salt and pepper colourway. Fleck effects cross over into tweeds modernising the traditional sturdy cloth. Sensible corduroy is cut sharply, refined and neat, mixed with formal fabrics and flashes of pop colour.

Breaking the suit adds a retro-contemporary take. Jackets and trousers that compliment each other rather than match shrugs off the stiffness of convention whilst remaining polished. The effect is subtle yet the small adjustment adds a subverted sartorial touch.

We styled a couple of the looks with new pieces from our accessories collections to give you the full TE wardrobe overall, bringing out the subtle suit cloth highlights and lining colours with a sparky tie or sock.

The first look we've put together is a dogstooth check jacket (with striking yellow melton undercollar), £550, casualised with a black Sunspel 007 polo, £125, our black Japanese selvedge denim jeans, £300, and yellow Sea Island cotton socks, £15, and 4-colour yellow silk hanky, £25.

Our second look is a lovely Smith’s navy flannel 2 piece suit has a chalk windowpane check, £750. Shown here with a very fine candy stripe shirt in lilac, £125, our signature Spitalfields flower tie in lilac, £85, and lilac/black fine stripe sock, £15.

Third is a two piece double-breasted suit is in a classic Fox Brothers Prince of Wales check flannel, with a fine skyblue overcheck and mother of pearl buttons, £800. We’ve added here a butcher blue poplin shirt, £125, a silk tie in black/blue/silver naïve print floral, £85, cotton socks in a fine stripe, £15, and these striking cobalt blue wool wide braces, £50.

For the chillier months, we have a couple of lovely overcoats to keep you toasty. The fourth image shows a double-breasted coat with patch pockets is in a gorgeous Holland & Sherry wool/cashmere blend in a midnight blue colour, meaning it’ll suit both black and blue, £800. Styled here with a lilac cotton twill shirt, £125, mushroom Holland & Sherry cord trousers, £175, bright patterned cashmere blend scarf, £95, and lilac Sea Island cotton socks, £15.

Autumnal Dressing

The first look is single-breasted 2-button jacket is in a gorgeous worsted flannel, with notch lapel and patch pockets, finished with a sculpted facing and striped lining, £450. Worn with a traditional white and blue Bengal striped shirt, £125, and a cerise pink knitted tie, £85.

Inspired by the tweed additions to our Bespoke Casual collection, the second look shows a grey donegal fleck suit buttons up to the neck to show off a yellow melton undercollar. It has a black-on-black paisley lining with sculpted facing. £800 for the suit.

Third is a soft construction, buggy-lined, 2 button sports coat, in this lovely stretch Prince of Wales check wool. £450. Worn with a powder blue gingham check shirt, £125, and a knit tie, £85.

The last look is a classic pinstripe 3 piece will see you through every formal (or business casual) event of the season. £750. Worn here with a white twill shirt, £125, a monochrome silk tie, £85, and black-edge white hank, £25.

There's a few more photos over on the TE blog, and you can email Julian at our Mayfair store, or call 020 7629 6236, for more information.