Last week I introduced the new Fall Winter 2023 collection focusing on shirting, outerwear, and pant highlights. This week as a continuation, I am highlighting suiting and knits to complete the new lineup available now as our clients plan their seasonal wardrobes. One of the many aspects of choosing a custom-made wardrobe is that you […]
Author: Simon Kneen
Fall & Winter 2023 Highlights Part 1
The new season at J.Hilburn is underway with updates across all categories from our shirting, suiting, casual, and even formal. The new collection has a strong American influence taking iconic menswear pieces, reinterpreted with American classicism. From the mood of pioneers and prairies to the golden age of New York society, the new collection redefines […]
Icon of Menswear
This week Our HQ in Dallas is a beehive of activity as we prepare for our Annual Conference next week in Phoenix, Arizona. With travel for our teams and trucking out all our equipment needs, this week is really our deadline to finalize what has been a year of planning. At the core of what […]
The New Collection is Coming
As a Creative Director, I have learned to edit and filter trends and some of the noise around our industry. I let the brand speak to me about what is right and wrong, occasionally pushing a little on a new item or trend and ultimately building collections that get in front of our client’s needs […]
The Menswear Calendar
Menswear, unlike womenswear, is less susceptible to seasonal “trends” or shifts that can happen in the blink of an eye in womenswear. Short, long, print, solid, big geos, ditzy flowers can all be here and gone, over before they began in the women’s fashion sector. Fast Fashion has adopted this to the extreme, building capsules […]
Masterfully Made in Italy
This time of year, I find myself on the move more than usual, and I am really passionate about having the right bag for my everyday needs. Most men don’t think of a bag as a necessity as a part of their wardrobe, but we all have so much to carry around most of the […]
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A Walk in Mayfair
I caught the last part of the coronation on Saturday, with the working royals accompanying the King and Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. I wrote about the former Prince of Wale’s personal style in an earlier article, but as I watched the drone cameras capturing the surrounding neighborhood from above, I was reminded […]
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To Line or Not to Line
For those who know me well as a designer, will know I have always loved tailoring. The allure of a rigorous technique combined with a precise process is a formula I have built on and applied across my approach to all my designs throughout my career. As a fashion student in London, I wrote a […]
Travel Anxiety
I have a lot of empathy for those who have anxiety about flying; having suffered from it myself when I was young, I know it is not a fun way to travel for yourself or your travel companions. After years of not suffering, I am sad to report that my travel anxiety has come back, […]
Swing into Style
Golf has become a pretty stylish game, and I am reminded of the wool tartan pants, the heavy golf shoes, and argyle sweaters that my uncle used to wear back in the seventies – kind of a Bob Hope in technicolor. With a whole new generation of players in an era where performance fabrics are […]