

Every once in a while, MR PORTER does a photoshoot that is almost too good for words (allow us a little hubris here). That’s what we think we’ve done with this collection of images, which started out as a way to showcase some cool clothing worn by some cool guys (Messrs Louie Mire, Casper George and Tiago Silva), but ended up as a photo diary that has inspired us to take up BMX.

Need to shake up your style a little bit? Let these guys inspire you

Fashion: Our Latest Trick – The Best New Streetwear Worn By BMX Riders

Our Latest Trick: The Best New Streetwear Worn By BMX Riders



The flights are booked, the suitcases are packed and you have downloaded seven hours’ worth of podcasts, but you are not truly ready to leave until you have decided what you are going to wear at the airport.

From sweatshirts to hoodies and shorts, these are the new-season sweats you’ll need to travel in style. Read more in The Journal

Fashion: What To Wear To The Airport This Summer

What To Wear To The Airport This Summer



When it comes to watch advice, what everyone wants to know is, “What’s a good investment?” To which the stock response goes, “There’s no such thing, unless you’ve scored on the waiting list for a platinum Patek Philippe that’ll never leave its polythene bag. Buy with your heart not your head, dummy.”

Our picks of the best watches for less than £10,000 include pedigree models from Panerai, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre and IWC

Watches: The Best Watches Under £10,000

The Best Watches Under £10,000



We’re taking a wild guess here, but chances are your aunt isn’t the first person you look to for style inspiration. But perhaps she should be. The idea of acting and dressing up like an aunt (or auntie) has been floating around the internet recently. And thanks to a series of trends in menswear – from skirt suits to flowy robes, kaftans, furs and pearls – dressing like an auntie is in. The TikTok community churns out new niche aesthetics seemingly every week – from surfcore (dressing like a surfer) and blokecore (dressing like a football casual) to cottagecore (dressing like a Moomin). Still, you might argue that auntiecore, as it’s been coined, isn’t just a microtrend – it’s a lifestyle.

Embracing maximalism with an almost anti-fashion flair, and prioritising comfort, confidence and self-expression: #Auntiecore is all over the menswear runways

Fashion: Why The Latest Trend In Menswear Is About Dressing Like Your Aunt

Why The Latest Trend In Menswear Is About Dressing Like Your Aunt



Between scorching temperatures and overcrowded airports, catching a flight is difficult right now. The last thing you need is to spend an hour at the baggage carousel waiting for your luggage to arrive. It is possible – with the right bag – to avoid all that. Give yourself a headstart to the taxi rank and get your holiday under way that little bit sooner with our edit of stylish carry-on luggage.

Catching a flight? Here are five pieces of first-class carry-on luggage you won’t have to check in. Read more in The Journal 

Fashion: The Luxury Luggage You Won’t Have To Check In

The Luxury Luggage You Won’t Have To Check In



Pity the V-neck. Characterised by nothing more than the triangular shape of its neckline, it has been something of a sartorial pariah for the past few years. When you google V-necks now, one of the first search suggestions is “out of style”. That’s very possibly because throughout the 2000s the deep-V became associated with men who waxed and polished their chests as though they were cars, and seemingly worked on their incline bench press specifically so they could wear the pec-baring garment, creating a symbiotic relationship between V-necks and bad taste (Davidoff Cool Water, anyone?) that consigned it to style Siberia.

From suave cricket sweaters to plunging T-shirts and knitted vests, the once maligned deep V-neck has returned from sartorial Siberia

Fashion: The V-Neck Is Back (And Deeper Than Ever)

The V-Neck Is Back (And Deeper Than Ever)



Four years in and Mr Hedi Slimane appears to be settling nicely into his groove at CELINE HOMME. His new AW22 show film, “BOY DOLL”, follows a pattern established by previous collections The Dancing Kid, Teen Knight Poem and Cosmic Cruiser. Chic setting? Check: in this case, L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, a historic Parisian music hall, which has played host to such legendary acts as Messrs Serge Gainsbourg, Bob Dylan and David Bowie. Original soundtrack from a white-hot musician? Check: provided here by the Swedish pop-punk starlet ShitKid. Art collaboration? Check: the New York artist Mr Banks Violette, an old friend of Slimane’s, contributed three artworks to the collection.

Mr Hedi Slimane’s AW22 collection for the Parisian luxury brand is available now at MR PORTER. Explore the inspiration behind it in The Journal

Fashion: CELINE HOMME’s New “Boy Doll” Collection Is A Love Letter To Glam Punk

CELINE HOMME’s New “Boy Doll” Collection Is A Love Letter To Glam Punk

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Just the mention of the word California can make you feel 24 per cent more relaxed. This is not an official statistic based on any kind of research, but an attempt to capture the Pavlovian potential of California to take you immediately from wherever you are in your head to a sunnier, luridly happier place that is, if not literally California itself, then a roughly sketched, mental estimation made up of lazy associations based on a thousand images from TV, cinema, advertising or, if you’re lucky, empirical experience. If it’s cold, hard, objective truth you’re after, rather than mere whimsy, then try these eight pieces, new to MR PORTER, all of which have their own story that starts on the US East Coast. What better way to see out summer, wherever you’re going to be?

From John Elliott to Stüssy, here are eight new pieces from West Coast brands to wear in the dog days of the season

Fashion: Introducing – Eight Fresh Pieces From California In Which To See Out Summer 

Introducing: Eight Fresh Pieces From California In Which To See Out Summer



Despite the blazing sunshine and long-awaited holidays, the world feels grim. It is almost impossible to list everything, but gun violence and Supreme Court rulings in the United States have cast a disturbing pall over the summer months.


When decades of political manoeuvring result in deeply unpopular policy shifts (according to Pew Research Center data, nearly two-thirds of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all/most cases) or stalemates in Congress mean no real action on gun control will be taken, even after the deaths of dozens of children, it can be easy to clock off mentally. What can I possibly do, you might think, when those in power are either doing nothing or doing the opposite of what you would like them to do? The law is the law, you may mutter, and I am merely one person.

Despite the blazing sunshine and long-awaited holidays, the world feels grim. It is almost impossible to list everything, but gun violence and Supreme Court rulings in the United States have cast a disturbing pall over the summer months.

When decades of political manoeuvring result in deeply unpopular policy shifts (according to Pew Research Center data, nearly two-thirds of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all/most cases) or stalemates in Congress mean no real action on gun control will be taken, even after the deaths of dozens of children, it can be easy to clock off mentally. What can I possibly do, you might think, when those in power are either doing nothing or doing the opposite of what you would like them to do? The law is the law, you may mutter, and I am merely one person.


Getting down about all the bad things that are happening? Turn your despair into action

Lifestyle: What To Do When The News Makes You Feel Hopeless 

What To Do When The News Makes You Feel Hopeless



Diamonds. Stones associated with love, romance, Ms Marilyn Monroe. Their cold, hard beauty has been prized by royalty, both Hollywood and hereditary, as a sign of wealth and status. And although diamonds and women have been inextricably linked, recent red-carpet appearances by Mr Harry Styles and Mr Timothée Chalamet and Mr Brooklyn Peltz Beckham’s dazzler of a wedding band are all signs that diamonds are no longer just a girl’s best friend. In the world of watches, there is no doubt at all. The most macho megastars – be it Jay-Z, Drake, Mr Anthony Joshua or Mr Cristiano Ronaldo – are spending their millions on fully iced-out designs. It’s nothing new, however, and it cannot be simply dismissed as tasteless bling, as it might have been a decade ago. It is true that today’s superstars can trace their taste in watches back to the birth of hip-hop in the 1980s, but the full story of diamond-set watches – for men, in particular – is longer and more complex.

From Rat Pack to rap, we chart the cultural, social and economic influences that have shaped the evolution of the diamond-set watch, now more popular than ever with a generation of male superstars

Watches: Time To Shine – A Cultural History of Diamond Watches

Time To Shine: A Cultural History of Diamond Watches



Writer’s note: this piece was submitted more than a week late. Of course it was.


There are few things that hold me back as much as my tendency to procrastinate. I don’t procrastinate because I am easily distracted (although my hours logged on to Twitter might disagree) or because I am disorganised (I was once an assistant to one of the most demanding people on the planet; google it). If I’m truly honest with myself, I mostly procrastinate when the task in hand involves spending money. And I procrastinate because the idea of starting [insert task here] makes me anxious and so I would rather not think about it. Ever. Thank you very much. Goodbye.

Writer’s note: this piece was submitted more than a week late. Of course it was.

There are few things that hold me back as much as my tendency to procrastinate. I don’t procrastinate because I am easily distracted (although my hours logged on to Twitter might disagree) or because I am disorganised (I was once an assistant to one of the most demanding people on the planet; google it). If I’m truly honest with myself, I mostly procrastinate when the task in hand involves spending money. And I procrastinate because the idea of starting [insert task here] makes me anxious and so I would rather not think about it. Ever. Thank you very much. Goodbye.


Are you reading this because you’re putting off doing something else? Fair enough, but after you finish this, maybe work on the procrastination thing 

MR PORTER

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