NEWS
LA MARTINA RIDES INTO THE WORLD OF TAILORING
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ne of the world’s leading polo kit and clothing brands, La Martina, which opened its
flagship London store in Jermyn Street last year, has now moved into the world of tailoring. Working alongside London-based tailor Timothy Everest MBE, it has launched the St James’s Collection, drawing inspiration from images of Sir Winston Churchill as a young man. This collection is stripped back to feature unstructured and half-lined jackets in soft linens and cottons and Everest has hand selected the lightweight fabrics, which are traditional, but with a little twist, in an
The Marquess of Blandford, polo player and La Martina Brand Ambassador, models the St James's Collection
array of lovely, summery colours in a variety of supple cloths, such as linen and cotton jackets. Like the previous autumn/winter
collaboration, there are three key looks in the spring/summer collection, each inspired by a different area of Churchill’s life. “The Imperial” look is styled around the “Imperial Mac”, a staple piece in the collection inspired by Churchill’s time in the Imperial Yeomanry. This classic Mac stands alongside tailoring pieces including the “Oldham Jacket”, offering a nod to Churchill’s early political life as MP for Oldham in 1900. “The Marlborough” look has been built around young Churchill’s family’s ties to one of England’s most important families – The Dukes of Marlborough. This look epitomises the style of his early years, with a modern twist on a Safari Jacket to bring the aesthetic up-to-date for 2016. “The Woodstock” looks back to the sartorial elegance and sophistication of traditional sportsmen of the 1890s. The look, named after Churchill’s birthplace in Oxfordshire and the village closest to the
Royal Protection F
Arnold and Nigel Fulton
ulton, umbrella makers to HM The Queen since 2008, is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016 with a new range of “Diamond”
umbrellas. The firm’s iconic “birdcage” design is regularly used by Her Majesty on walkabouts, with each umbrella made bespoke to match the monarch’s outfits. An umbrella is the perfect accompaniment to any outfit, especially when in the UK, and Fulton make an excellent range of gentlemen’s umbrellas too, ranging from the handy telescopic variety to more traditional full-size versions with an elegant, Malacca wood handle. The vagaries of the weather are no problem though as Fulton use the wind tunnel at Imperial College to test several of its brollies, ensuring they can withstand wind speeds of up to 78mph! Q
Marlborough family’s stately home, Blenheim Palace, is focused on one of Churchill’s favourite pastimes – polo, appropriate for an already well established brand in the sport. The Woodstock Double Breasted Jacket in soft linen references the traditional polo attire that Churchill would have worn, but created for the modern man thanks to some subtle tailoring nuances. Q
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