For The Suits Essentials: The Suit

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This is serious business here. Real serious business. We're talking suits here at For The Suits.

More from Mikkel

After their first run of stripes was a bit disappointing, compared to the sort of quality we've grown accustom to Mikkel Rude displaying, the man seems to have hit his stride in the stripes game. Above is our favorites out of the Autumn/Winter collection for 2013. The blue striped number and mint green Oxford are the two must have in our opinion. You know the drill by now.

Brutus is Back

Good news: the four of these shirts should be available for pre-order by the end of the week. That is all.

You Need A Mac

In our continued endeavour to make sure our readers are the smartest dressed bunch around we've decided to start bringing you the best bits available as they pop up. This week we have a fly front Mac's on sale from Uniqlo. Since we posted our spring/summer style guide we've received many inquiries as to where to find such a coat. Here it is, and it's on sale. Sizes are going fast so be quick to act. Follow the link.

Bless Brutus

Exciting news for those of us who can't get enough of Brutus: They've got eleven new checks lined up. One gets the feeling those tragedies they released earlier in the year didn't quite fly off the shelves and they've returned back to their roots. A fair few standouts in the lineup as well, start saving your pennies now. Between Brutus and Mikkel Rude, who needs to moan about Ben Sherman losing the plot anymore?

Kamakura Goes Live

Kamakura has finally launched their online shop, after much anticipation. While the selection on offer isn't as elaborate as, say, Mikkel Rude or Brutus, the two above represent he collection at its best. As ever, expect the highest quality cotton in these shirts and a great slim cut. All interested should click here.

Get Acquainted With Kamakura

A shirtmaker we have to hold up our hands and admit we didn't even know existed until one of our readers brought them to our attention is Kamakura. The company has been around for a number of years, based out of Japan with a store in New York City.

No Mas Does It Right

If you’re like us, you always want to look your best. Probably why you visit the site. Our boxing coverage might be another reason, at least we hope so. It’s hard to mix the two, a lot of boxing shirts are either made for working out or are promotional shirts for boxing shows. Well problem solved. The cats over at No Mas have been making some killer gear since 2004 and we, unfortunately, just now came across them. They don’t solely do boxing shirts and hoodies, but the ones they do are epic. Muhammad “Cassius Clay” Ali is well represented, but they also got shirts for lesser known fighters such as a Hawk Time shirt for Aaron Pryor and a shirt for Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini. Long story short, we could rave about them for hours but you need to just go and check them out. Click the picture to go to the site.

For The Suits Profile: Mikkel Rude

In all likelihood, if you read this website you’ve heard of Mikkel Rude. In fact, if you haven’t heard of him yet, you’re fucking up. He’s being making some of the best shirts available for the last few years. His combination of classic tailoring details and subtle personal touches have led to the creation of a distinct style of shirting, one that harkens back to the days of the original skinhead, when the details on a shirt had to be just right or you were found out as a poser. But it’s not simply Mikkel’s shirt which are of interest here. We like to get to know and understand those that make the gear, both as people and as creators of the clothing. So we’ve chosen Mikkel Rude as our next For The Suits Profile.

More Mikkel Rude

Mikkel Rude is at it again. 2 more options that continue the run of quality shirts the company has been putting out as of late. A click on the picture brings you to the site if you want either of these two, or just to browse around and see the quality gear he has on offer.

Summer Look

Find it a bit hot nowadays? We’re currently experience a heat wave where we’re at so being who we are, why not offer some advice. Don’t work up a nasty sweat and don’t use the heat as an excuse to dress like a dumb dumb. Go out and get yourself a nice plain, cotton Oxford shirt. Paired with sta-prest (see our guide if you need advice on that particular item) and brogues you’ll be having fun in the sun in no time and hardly breaking a sweat doing it. As it so happens the Oxford shirt is also one of the few things Ben Sherman still manages to get right, so all the better. And if you’re into getting The Look right, which let’s face it you are or you wouldn’t be here, these shirts harken back to the days of the hard mod and early skinheads when plain button down shirts were thee item to own. Not seeing any reasons to not have one now, are we?

Mikkel Rude, Once More

Mikkel Rude has done it once more. The six shirts above comprise his summer collection for the year and there are some beautiful shirts amongst them. All shirts were made in limited numbers and feature the great tailoring and classic features one has come to expect from Mr. Rude, so you might want to get on it quick. While we’re on the topic, we have a For The Suits profile coming soon with Mikkel Rude so stick around won’t ya?

This is the Seventies For Ya

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This is awesome and ridiculous. From a time when Ben Sherman wasn’t regularly turning out absolute shit in a bid to update their shirts in an attempt to be trendy whilst losing all site of the fact they were popular because of the classic Ben Sherman shirt details.

Alden Shoes

Alden probably make the finest shoes one could hope to own. We’ve spoken quite a bit in the past of our admiration for other shoemakers such as Bass and Loake but Alden is on a whole ‘nother level. Along with that comes a hefty price tag though. The shoes are handmade by second and third generation employees of Alden, in the companies factory in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Most won’t have the cash for a pair, us included, but even a vintage pair is well worth tracking down. The quality quickly pays for itself.

Oh Gingham

This light blue Gingham might be our favorite shirt for summer. We’ll be doing a bit on summer style later this week.

Classic Brutus Remake

Celebrated shirtmaker Brutus has yet another great shirt available for pre-order today. The shirt in question also happens to be an exact remake of one originally put out in 1969. So most can probably figure out exactly why we’d be excited about it, while everyone else just needs to realize it’s a great shirt. A click on the picture will bring you through to the Brutus site. You’re welcome.

Ode To Fred

There is obviously no shortage when it comes to makers of polo shirts. We’re quite sure there’s actually very few companies who don’t put out their own range of polos. But no one makes a better one then Fred Perry as far as we’re concerned. It would appear many others agree with us when you consider the number of clothing makers within the scene, such as Britac and Mikkel Rude, who make button down shirts but none of which offer polos. Much like another one of our favorite clothing makers, Ben Sherman, the original designer of the classic Fred Perry polo, Tibby Wegner, received much inspiration from an already established design. For Fred Perry it was the polos originally produced by Rene Lacoste, a name a few of you might know. The classic laurel wreath was chosen because of it’s use as Wimbledon official symbol. Little known fact: mods were almost solely responsible for the introduction of more than just one color (plain white) after Fred Perry polos became a hugely popular item on the scene. It’s been a staple of mods, skinheads, suedeheads and pop stars ever since.

Sweet, sweet Florsheims

Vintage Florsheim ad. They make some of the absolute highest quality brogues available and if you search enough you’re bound to get a good deal.