Permanent Style offers readers an insightful account into traditional and contemporary tailoring, showcasing a unique collection of pieces that are designed to complement classic suiting.
Renowned as an illustrious author, journalist, and founder of Permanent Style, Simon Crompton has built up a reputable reputation within the fashion sector, with his knowledgeable expertise on style and high-quality clothing.
Having recently visited Tommy and Giulio Caraceni, revered Italian tailor, based in Rome. A particular bolt of cloth caught Simon's eye. An off-cut vintage length, with its detailed pattern and colour offering timeless tailoring. However, less than a couple of metres remained in stock of the cloth.
Therefore, Simon sought to collaborate with Fox Brothers', in order to create a version of the cloth he had discovered and highly admired.
The Fox Design Lab was keen to work with Simon Crompton, on turning his visions into reality, with an exclusive collection of seasonal cloth.
Simon Crompton accounts the initial creation process and collaborative project in his blog post "Lucas and I went down to the mill in Somerset, in order to plunder the Fox archive, and discuss ideas with the wonderful design team." He later goes on to add, "Looking through all the Fox bunches, I couldn’t find the navy chalk stripe I’d want to make into a suit... There was a narrow chalk stripe on a good, dark navy background, and a wide chalk stripe on a lighter, rather bluer ground... I wanted the wider stripe on the darker ground."
After discussing Simons visions, Fox set it upon themselves to create a mini collection of cloth, inspired by the ideas from Simon Crompton, with the 'perfect' Navy Chalk Stripe Flannel, based upon Simon's visions of a navy blue base and prominent striping, along with historical designs from Fox Brothers' extensive archive.
A brainchild of FOX x Permanent Style, take a look at Simon's suggested cloth pairings within the collection, to easily compliment this flannel as part of exquisite tailoring.
