Showing us how its done

Firstly, we're extremely sorry for all the problems that we were experiencing over the weekend, but they are now resolved and we hope that nobody was too inconvenienced by the whole situation. It was the Bank Holiday Jinx determined to spoil something for us.

So far, the bar has been set at an extremely high level, but its just been pushed that little bit further with two brands at the top of their game right now.

Our collection from Nom de Guerre this year can be described as nothing more than refined, but its beautiful in its simplicity. Its great to see the boys have pushed their production back to Japan, this time utilising some great Japanese cottons and lovely brushed wool in their shirting, outerwear and legwear. The same influences are still ever present, a strong military aesthetic dominates the collection, but everything has taken a step back and let it be appreciated for what it is... no epaulettes or unnecessary detailing meaning the focus is purely on material and quality of production. The pieces, despite military references, will sit happily alongside anything else in your wardrobe. I must say, the chinos can only be described as the mutt's nuts of trousers; heavyweight, robust and classic fit. Hats off to the guys on this one, they've hit the nail on the head.

I've already sung the praises of Our Legacy numerous times on this blog, and I'm not sure if its just the honeymoon period still being our first collection with them, but its like they knew exactly what was missing from my (and very limited) wardrobe before I did. We just received a few more pieces (with a couple more to go) from them and they're bulking out what is set to be my favourite collection of the year. A grey lambswool three pocket cardigan formed like a relaxed jacket, a brushed wool hunting shirt in red, grey and indigo and a fine gauge U Lap Neck sweater in olive fine Italian cotton. They'll be going live this week, so keep your eyes open for those.

We're also offering a 15% discount code at the moment, just enter 'awfifteen' at the checkout to discount your purchases.