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Hiras Fashion’s Bespoke Tailoring: Individually Fitted and Personalized to Perfection

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Individually fitted and personalized to perfection is a mantra that Hiras Fashion has taken seriously.

For almost 60 years, the art of bespoke tailoring has been perfected and celebrated by the masters themselves. And to this day, Hiras continues to thrive and reinvent itself in the age of technology-driven economies and fast fashion.

You will get a chance to meet one of the master tailors, Chand Hira, in Hiras Fashion’s London trunk show from November 26th to December 12th, 2012 at the Waterloo Studio, Park Plaza Hotel, 200 Westminster Bridge Road.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, Hiras aims to maintain its global reach with its bimonthly visits to over 100 cities worldwide including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Luxemburg, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.

The finest bespoke suits, shirts, sports jackets, trousers, waistcoats, blazers, tuxedos, and topcoats are individually hand cut and stitched by hand for almost 40 hours in its Hong Kong workshop.

For its collection, Hiras only uses the best fabrics from Dormeuil, Wain Sheill, Scabal, Loro Piana, Holland and Sherry and Ermenegildo Zegna. It should be noted that the shirt fabrics are imported from Italy while the suit fabrics are mostly imported from Italy and the UK.

With its own style guide and over 3,000 fabrics to choose from, you will never run out of ideas for your custom made suit – and your inputs matter.

Hiras prides itself in fostering long-term relationships with its clients and ensures their active participation when creating their preferred bespoke garment. From the style, design, color, and fabric in the selection process – your preferences are welcome and necessary to complete your bespoke experience.

The launch of its online shop makes purchasing custom made clothing even easier in the comfort of your own home, office, or wherever you happen to be. Customizing your page and viewing thousands of fabrics in detail are just a few perks entitled to you once you register your account online. In addition, Hiras will reward you with a special discount upon checkout.

Whatever the occasion calls for, Hiras delivers great form and style with impeccably fitted custom made clothing for everyone.

They say suits make the man.

Hiras creates the suits and transforms the man into a stylish gentleman of sartorial fashion.

Shop online now or book an appointment at info@hiras.com

For more information, visit Hiras Fashion at www.hiras.com or call (+852) 2366 9700

London Gets Ready For First Ever Men’s Fashion Week(end).

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London is set to host the UK’s first ever Men’s Fashion Week(end). Also known as Men’s Collections, these three days will celebrate the rise in the profile, creativity and commercial success of men’s fashion in the UK. And nowhere is this more apparent than online.

The UK’s leading fashion site ShopStyle.co.uk is used to dealing with over one million users searching for the latest designer womenswear pieces or high street must-haves but the UK online fashion leader has seen a 300% year-on-year increase in sales generated for its top 5 menswear retailers, revealing that it’s not just women who are keen to be seen in the latest looks.

Leading the charge for ShopStyle are men’s brands like Topman and Mr Porter but the fashion shopping hub has also seen a number of new retailers such as Pretty Green entering the online race, as well as unisex brands such as Ted Baker, Next and My-Wardrobe.

The company believes the uplift is driven by the increase in mobile devices and shopping apps which enable men to shop on the go or pick-up an item they may have seen on the street or in a shop window, quickly and easily via their mobile phone. ShopStyle has seen 3x increase in mobile driven searches in the same May to May period and believes that men drive a substantial percentage of these searches.

Shannon Edwards, VP for ShopStyle Europe believes that new technologies are driving men online to shop for fashion. She says: “There’s been a real focus in the UK on improving men’s fashion and that has tempted many style-aware blokes to come out of the woodwork. But for these guys the prospect of spending Saturday afternoon in the changing room leaves them cold. For them, mobile allows them to shop for the big looks without having to spend hours at their computer or in the store.”

Christopher Shannon AW12

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Christopher Shannon AW12

Christopher Shannon’s collection was very interesting. Lots of blacks and whites, some onepieces. It was quite streamlined. The Central Saint Martins graduate took inspiration for his collection from Mathieu Kassovitz’s gritty 1995 film La Haine and also from youth culture outside of the United Kingdom.

The models were interesting. I am not sure they were professional. Most of them couldn’t walk and didn’t pose for the press at the end of the catwalk. This added to the air of rebellion and moody youthfulness. Christopher Shannon is one to watch.

London Fashion Week Trends: ONEPIECE

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At London Fashion Week I noticed a number of, how to put it, “different” trends on men. One was skirts – not kilts, actual skirts- and another was the onepiece. This reminded me of when I first saw it; on the men of Manchester.

Intro, the long established menswear boutique based on Deansgate in Manchester, has reported that its best seller this winter is Norwegian all- in-one brand, OnePiece.

Manchester men have been following the cult zip -up tracksuit trend, worn so well by soap star, Ryan Thomas; Joey Essex, Micah Richards and Danny Simpson to name just a few male celebrities who have shopped at Intro and embraced this stand out and arguably brave look this winter.

Photo: Ryan Thomas – Corrie’s Jason Grimshaw wearing his Intro bought OnePiece.

Intro has also provided most of the cast of Coronation Street (including female soap stars, Helen Flanagan, Alison King and Shobna Gulati) with their cosy OnePiece and, last week http://www.intro-clothing.com/ reported a last minute rush online for customers getting their orders in before the cold snap kicks in again.

Adam Grant, Intro owner said: “Our customer have literally gone mad for OnePiece, with some customers ordering up to four different colours. It was the best seller at Christmas, and OnePiece has taken loungewear to another level, continuing to fly of the shelves.”

Christmas Ideas For The Men In Your Life

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Two great jackets you could buy for the man in your life for Christmas. They will keep him warm in January.

Duffers new men’s Alberta stadium jacket, Originally designed and produced
For Alberta college students in the 1930’s and adopted for various clubs and
gangs around that time.

The big D felt patch originates from lettermen who participated in sports
and received badges and medals for there achievements which where also
applied to their jackets.

This updated version has snap front studs and is insulated for cold-weather
wear and comes with a brushed cotton shell.

RRP £79.99 www.jdsports.co.uk

Duffer’s Skate Park Snorkel coat,

Although named with respect to the purpose built recreational environment
for skateboarders to ride and develop their skills, “Snorkel” is so called
because the hood can be zipped right up leaving only a small tunnel ( or snorkel )
for the wearer to look out of which is particularly effective in cold windy weather.
This knee length version has a fully detachable fur lined hood to protect the face.
It is lovingly stuffed with warm fiber wadding making the coat both lighter and
warmer. The outer shell is made of lightweight nylon and you will find extra warmth
from the polar fleece cuff lining.

rrp £109 www.jdsports.co.uk

Frost Loves: Kennett watches

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Frost loves Scottish watch and accessories designer Tom Kennett. He is both obscenely young and talented.

Tom Kennett is one of the newest and most exciting young designers to burst into the men’s fashion scene in recent years, creating a stylish and growing collection of watches and accessories

Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1985, Tom Kennett never received formal training in fashion design, relying instead on his natural talent alone. Tom is the youngest designer in the world in the men’s accessory business, reflecting his prodigious talent and energy, and he takes great satisfaction from his achievement of breaking into the fashion scene at such an early stage in his career

Tom has been designing cufflinks and watches for the past few years, focusing primarily on the quality end of the market, and utilizing only the best materials and manufacturing methods. His collection combines quality design and good value for money thanks to his fastidious attention to detail and no compromise approach to choosing materials and suppliers

Thanks to the UK Distributor Since 1853 Ltd and a growing network of stockiest, KENNETT watches and accessories are gaining fans around the world and the range will continue to expand during 2011, with many new stylish products on the way.

Altitude watches RRP £180
Challenger watches RRP £240

www.kennettonline.com

Paul Costelloe – LFW – The Review

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The newly rescued Paul Costelloe opened London Fashion Week with a collection that mixed fun and sophistication for his Autumn/Winter 2011 range.

Bright candy coloured hues of pink, green, orange and yellow sauntered down the catwalk alongside checked tweeds, metallic jaquards, and pchycadelic prints – all keeping with this season’s top gun fashion trends of the sixties and seventies.
The sixties silouettes and details that prevails as being one of the hot trends of this year, played a significant part in Costelloe’s collection.  On women, trapeze coats, boxy jackets and tweed bomber jackets were teamed with skater skirts and accesorized with bright opaque tights and nude platform courts.
Sixties baby doll dresses with peterpan collars and mock button plackets came in bright and checked tweeds, bright watercolour prints and metallic brocade. In the fashion hype for deep stitch detail and colour blocking, Costelloe procured his collection with a flow of bold, statement making pieces.
Detailing came in the form of pleats; most notably at the waist and neckline. With the instilled brightness of the collection, some may have found this a less noticable factor – but us at Frost, found it simply divine.
The Female and Male Fashion show, showed the female models dressed in matching red bobbed wigs in perfect accompaniment with a mix of soft lilac and traffic light Red shades of  lipstick – intrinsic to the quality of Costelloe’s shows.
Menswear styles were slightly more muted and resembed lounge wear, aside from the brightly hued check jacket, the subtler designs included velvet jackets and belts – in keeping with the signature sophistication of the Costelloe Man.

The brand was recently rescued from administration by Cesar Araujo, the owner and chief executive of Portuguese supply group Calvelex, who has set up a new UK based company named Couture Brands.

F2D Clothing Launch New Collections. {Fashion}

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F2D Clothing have launched a new collection just in time for Valentine’s day. So if you want your man looking urban cool, check out the website F2D Clothing.

Born on the streets of Birmingham City, UK, F2D Clothing is a urban street fashion brand created by long time friends Daniel Gardiner, Gary Thompson and Marcus Isaac. Since 2008, the F2D Team have been bringing you limited edition alternative wear to the normal high street labels you see plastered all over everybody.

Already worn by Dizzie, J2K, Ghetts & Leo Gregory, F2D embodies the UK street lifestyle translated into raw material and will always strive to keep it fresh.

We got them to outline their concept: “F2D is neither street wear, high street, or high end, we are somewhere in between, We Are F2D!
Survive and Provide.

THE SURVIVE SERIES CONCEPT.

TO SURVIVE AND PROVIDE!! WE ALL SURVIVE AND PROVIDE IN SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM, WHETHER ITS FOR OURSELVES OR OUR FAMILIES. WE WANTED TO FINISH THE YEAR AND GO INTO IN 2011 WITH THAT MOTTO, ‘SURVIVE AND PROVIDE’ FIRMLY ASSOCIATED WITH F2D. WE AS THE OWNERS OF F2D ALL SURVIVE AND PROVIDE DAILY FOR OURSELVES, OUR FAMILIES AND EACH OTHER. OUR NEW COLLECTION SHOWS HOW THE BRAND HAS MATURED AND SURVIVED THE LAST 2 YEARS TO GET TO WHERE IT IS TODAY. THE BRAND F2D PROVIDES FOR US AND OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGH OUR IDEAS AND DESIGNS. F2D WAS AN IDEA THAT EVOLVED TO WHAT IS IT TODAY AND HAS SURVIVED MANY ADVERSITIES SO THE NEW COLLECTION COULD ONLY BE CALLED ‘THE SURVIVE SERIES’!!”

SURVIVE AND PROVIDE – F2D.