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Style edits and guides: fresh kicks, athleisure, joggers, double denim and technical outerwear, plus custom tailored suits, trilbies, felt hats and monk shoes.

A black double monk strap shoe worn with turned-up denim

How to Wear a Monk Shoe, Casually and Formally

January 31st, 2013

The monk shoe swaps laces for a buckled strap. Single and double monks explained, plus how to wear them with a suit, with chinos and denim, and with or without socks.

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A green felt trilby with a grosgrain band

How to Wear a Trilby

December 20th, 2012

How to wear a trilby without looking like a costume: the difference from a fedora, choosing a narrow snap brim, and outfits from a polo-neck and herringbone to tweed.

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Tailor & Trainer is an independent menswear journal about trainers and sports luxe, tailoring, hats, golf style and the good life, from the racecourse to the casino salon.

It is not affiliated with any person, designer, brand or venue mentioned on the site, or with the former owner of this domain.

From the Archive

A glossy black padded down jacket worn with jeansA brandy snifter filled with amber cognacBlack knit trainers with a chunky white sole worn with black trousersA grandstand full of spectators at the 2023 Ryder Cup in RomeClose-up of a dark denim jacket with metal buttons and a chest pocketA petrol-blue MA-1 bomber jacket with orange liningAn Aston Martin DB5 with the BMT 216A number plate, displayed beside a James Bond figure at an exhibitionA silver fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 roadster with a dark red soft topThe shopfront of Lock & Co. Hatters at 6 St James's Street, LondonThe Las Vegas Strip at night, seen from aboveA man in a blue suit with a white pocket squareThe shopfront of Huntsman, a bespoke tailor at 11 Savile Row, London