Stories

  1. Y we Love YMC

    Because their details are often in the selvedge, just seen by the wearer. Like a little secret just for you… Because of their restrained use of velvet piping. Because the guys that come in to tell me about why they …

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  2. We love Megan Morton. She loves boys in shorts.

    We are pretty fond of Megan Morton here at The Standard Store. We’ve long been coveting her work and precious worldly finds. So needless to say we are beyond chuffed that she’s picked one of our favourites for her wish …

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  3. The weekender…

    Have you met Brielle? She’s the lovely strawberry blonde that can wear high waisted jeans like nobody else! And not only is she gorgeous, she is also super cool. I think her top 5 choices are my favourites so far…

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  4. Wow!New!Wow!

    We love opening a box full of new things to share, and the last couple of days have been one after another after another! Firstly,amazing, Nobrow. If you don’t know of this book/magazine already, and you love colour.art.design, do yourself …

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  5. Shop uniform

    Since 1858 the Breton shirt was on the uniform list for French seaman. Since September 2011, it has become the uniform right here in the shop. If you’re going to do the stripe....

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  6. Just try to be this chic…

    It’s très difficile… However, if you want to give it your best shot and imitate Nicola’s effortless style, you need a few things… First you need a knapsack on your back.. the Swedes make the best ones. Some skinny Parisian jeans…

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  7. What Orlando already has...

    His style is his own, I don’t even know if it can be pinned down. Some days he can look like he should be drifting down a canal in a breton stripe and a straw boater. The other day he was action man. But what I do know is that each day he looks sharp...

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  8. Dream Dream Dream

    How beautiful is our window installation this month ? It is certainly cheering me up on the coldest start to summer in 50 years !

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  9. What Clara wants…

     

    Allow me to introduce you to Clara. With golden locks and a penchant for cupcakes, her christmas list is just like she is… cute as a button.

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  10. what we want

    If you were wondering what we want for Christmas… look no further, these are our favourites in no particular order. Let’s begin with what Karina wants…

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  11. There's no hiding it...

    We are so chuffed to be in Monocle this month. The champagne flowed and after much page turning, page 160 was deemed our favourite in this issue.

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  12. Over the hill and far away…

    The Hill-side ties and scarves have come to us from Brooklyn via cotton mills in Japan. If you missed out on the first round, never fear, we just received a brown paper package that was actually tied up with string, and nestled underneath were what we have termed the 7 days of christmas ties....

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