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Styling Tweed • The Hounds

Despite a more than passing resemblance to roadkill, tweed is actually (at least in my opinion), one of the most beautiful colder weather fabrics. A wool fabric, woven from relatively short fibres...

Poor Man’s Velvet • The Hounds

Though often mistaken for velvet, corduroy is hardly luxurious. Corduroy’s name comes from from the French “cord du roi” meaning court of the kings. However “cord du roi” refers not to...

I Gotta Go Monk (Shoes) • The Hounds

For the longest time, I had wanted a pair of monk shoes. The modern monk strap design was inspired by the sandals of what monks wore during pilgrimages of constant prowling and...

The Bold and the Beautiful • The Hounds

When Will mentioned The Chinese Gardens of Friendship, my mind naturally gravitated towards the idea of a graveyard dedicated to those who have been friend zoned. My maiden tour of the...

How Not to Dress to the Art Gallery • The Hounds

I see modern art and can’t decide whether the dodgy wooden hut in the middle of the room is meant to signify the fragility of home or if it’s just a bloody house. But this crude glen...

Dressing Like a Man: The Woman Who Wore a Suit • The Hounds

There’s nothing quite like a woman in a suit. Modest yet wildly empowering, the suit has been redefined from being a traditional conservative male costume into a symbol of the bold, modern...