Against the minimalist backdrop of Secular Retreat, the first permanent building in the UK to be designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor, The Row’s spring collection feels right at home. Built over the course of 10 years, the hilltop villa is an immaculate slice of rammed concrete, limestone and glass, surrounded by Monterey pine trees that face out towards an unspoilt view of rolling green hills and pastures.

Maybe it says something about the state of the world that, increasingly, we’re looking at it through tinted lenses. Today’s reality is too harsh to gaze at without a filter, it seems. We need something that will make everything a little rosier, a little sunnier. That’s one (slightly reaching) explanation behind the biggest accessory trend of the year so far: tinted glasses. A-list red carpets and fashion editorials are awash with them – colourful, not-so-opaque lenses that are very much in keeping with the throwback peacock vibe that’s pervading much of menswear.

The other week, a friend of mine said he considered me to be a conservative dresser. Thinking back, I don’t recall the context and why we spoke about my dress sense – that’s how shocked and surprised I was, the trauma even made me suffer a short-term memory loss.

Weddings have a way of forcing men to reckon with their wardrobes. In a world where dress codes have steadily relaxed, formalwear has become the exception rather than the rule. And yet, certain occasions still demand it: weddings, funerals and – God forbid – court appearances. The problem is, as suits have receded from daily life, so has the knowledge of how to wear one.

Against the minimalist backdrop of Secular Retreat, the first permanent building in the UK to be designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor, The Row’s spring collection feels right at home. Built over the course of 10 years, the hilltop villa is an immaculate slice of rammed concrete, limestone and glass, surrounded by Monterey pine trees that face out towards an unspoilt view of rolling green hills and pastures.

Maybe it says something about the state of the world that, increasingly, we’re looking at it through tinted lenses. Today’s reality is too harsh to gaze at without a filter, it seems. We need something that will make everything a little rosier, a little sunnier. That’s one (slightly reaching) explanation behind the biggest accessory trend of the year so far: tinted glasses. A-list red carpets and fashion editorials are awash with them – colourful, not-so-opaque lenses that are very much in keeping with the throwback peacock vibe that’s pervading much of menswear.