

If we’ve learnt anything from our bouts of Zoom fatigue and stiff necks gained from working at the kitchen counter over the past two years, it’s that we still need a real, tangible workspace to collaborate in – if not for our sanity, then to save us some hefty chiropractor’s bills. When it comes to getting back into work mode, there’s a fine line between smart and slovenly in our new normal of dialled-down dress codes. So, to help you navigate this unfamiliar sartorial landscape, we’ve put together a foolproof guide to dressing for success in the workplace in 2022.

Whether you’re in finance, tech or the creative industries, you’ll need to get out of your WFH funk. Here’s how to dress for the office right now

Fashion: Dress Code: What To Wear To Work In 2022

Dress Code: What To Wear To Work In 2022



The future is bright. Dazzlingly, incandescently bright. That’s the message coming from menswear’s most influential designers, who have nailed their colours to the mast with their spring/summer collections. And what vibrant colours they are. From hot fuchsia at Valentino to tennis-ball yellow at Prada and fuel-rod green at Louis Vuitton, it’s a palette that wouldn’t look out of place in a special-edition set of Stabilo highlighter pens.

Colour is back for SS22 – and it’s more vibrant than ever. From Bottega Veneta to Prada, we explain what’s driving the designers behind menswear’s biggest trend

Fashion: Wear The Rainbow: Why We’re Going Crazy For Colour This Spring

Wear The Rainbow: Why We’re Going Crazy For Colour This Spring



How do you build a watch collection that really means something to you? For most people, it comes down to personal style or the pursuit of an obsession forged in the fires of youth. Perhaps an interest prompted by a family connection – to the military, perhaps, or the world of racing. For Mr Simon Strübin, however, the stars aligned when he represented Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games as part of the men’s curling team. Returning home with a bronze medal, it all clicked into place. His lifelong interest in IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN watches combined with the high point of his sporting career. From then on, it was all about bronze watches. Strübin now has six, the latest being the MR PORTER 10th anniversary limited-edition Pilot’s Chronograph.

One man combined his personal sporting triumph with a love of watches to build a collection exclusively around bronze IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN watches

Watches: From Curling To Chronographs: How An Olympic Medal Sparked A Watch Collection

From Curling To Chronographs: How An Olympic Medal Sparked A Watch Collection



What does it feel like to be thoroughly, unequivocally well? To fizz with energy and radiate rude health? We've all dabbled with fads and fixated on surface-level self-care, but occasionally it’s time to roll out the big guns. Digging deeper into body, psyche and soul means going full throttle with science and surrendering, well and truly, to medically minded tech. These new high-concept retreats leave no stone unturned, thwart chronic complaints and equip you with a newfound ardour to take you through 2022 and beyond.

Feeling burned out? These medical-grade wellness retreats can get you back on track

Travel: Doctor’s Orders: Five Science-Led Retreats For A Thorough Reset

Doctor’s Orders: Five Science-Led Retreats For A Thorough Reset



Feeling glum? We don’t blame you. The weather is rubbish, the festive season is all but a memory and there’s a high probability that you’ve already tripped up on at least one of your resolutions. Still, amid all this gloom and pandemic doom, there’s always fashion – and if there’s one lesson that we’ve learned over the years, it’s to never underestimate the mood-enhancing magic of a well-chosen garment. With that in mind, we’re prescribing colour, pattern and print to all who could do with a pick-me-up this month. To discover our cheerful choices, scroll on.

Our top picks for injecting some fun into your cold-weather wardrobe

Fashion: Five Bright And Colourful Pieces To Beat The January Blues

Five Bright And Colourful Pieces To Beat The January Blues



Like cashmere and silk, suede feels like a indulgent investment when you stroke its rich, fuzzy handle. But this appealing quality also makes it a magnet for dirt and dust. If you live somewhere prone to precipitation, you’d be forgiven for becoming a touch obsessive about consulting your weather app before you step out. Armed with the right knowledge, you can make being a custodian of suede a less fussy affair.

How to care for one of the trickiest and most valuable materials in your wardrobe – suede maintenance according to the experts

Fashion: The Ultimate Guide To Caring For Suede

The Ultimate Guide To Caring For Suede



I think you are familiar with the concept of Dry January by now. Ditto Stoptober. We could talk about Dry July, but I’d rather not. There are now many neat names for the concept of taking a month off alcohol and, after the traditional excess of December (I just had to put three empty Celebrations tubs and two bottles of Baileys in the recycling bin next to all the Christmas trees), January feels like a fitting time. It is a drab month where drizzle sits static in the air, where everyone’s social batteries are completely depleted and where trousers don’t quite fit the way they used to. Not socialising in January is the easy part because nobody wants to do that. Not drinking, less so.

’Tis the season to rein in your drinking. We’ve gathered together the best non- and low-alcohol beers to see you through the month and beyond 

Lifestyle: Seven Non-Alcoholic Beers To Get You Through January

Seven Non-Alcoholic Beers To Get You Through January



Here at MR PORTER, we are, unsurprisingly, fervent believers in the power of clothes to transform one’s mindset and brighten one’s mood. And right now, with the festive season firmly behind us, temperatures hovering around zero and the lingering P-word casting a shadow over an already gloomy time of year, it’s safe to say our spirits could do with a little lifting.

Our picks from the latest collections that you can wear right now

Fashion: 10 New-Season Pieces To Invest In This January

10 New-Season Pieces To Invest In This January

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You don’t merely watch an athlete compete, a dancer perform or a child play, writes Stanford University psychologist Dr Kelly McGonigal in her book _The Joy Of Movement_. You _sense_ their actions via your mirror neuron system – part of our human instinct to try and understand others. And watching Mr Alex Sesto ([@sestoflow](https://www.instagram.com/sestoflow/?hl=en)), you _want_ to move.

You don’t merely watch an athlete compete, a dancer perform or a child play, writes Stanford University psychologist Dr Kelly McGonigal in her book The Joy Of Movement. You sense their actions via your mirror neuron system – part of our human instinct to try and understand others. And watching Mr Alex Sesto (@sestoflow), you want to move.


Sick of sitting down? MR PORTER stands up with movement coach Mr Alex Sesto to discover easy ways to get moving in 2022

Lifestyle: Five Simple Moves To Get Your Body Stronger, Fitter And More Mobile This Year

Five Simple Moves To Get Your Body Stronger, Fitter And More Mobile This Year



Way back in the mid-2000s, a now-defunct company by the name of Sky Travel cooked up an algorithm that it claimed would tell us the most miserable day of the year. Plug in the length of time since Christmas, divide by the woefully low temperature, throw in a few broken New Year’s resolutions, multiply by the fact that Mondays are universally rubbish, carry the one, of course – and you more or less arrive at a date that, this year, falls on today.

Why we’re taking a novel approach to the most miserable day of the year

12 Brilliant Pieces To Brighten Up Blue Monday



This past summer, in the spirit of post-lockdown revelry, I attended a couple of music festivals in London. Gala in Peckham and Peggy Gou’s Pleasure Gardens event were clearly aimed at a younger audience than me, but both felt reassuringly familiar. Partly, it was the line-ups – Mr Gilles Peterson, Horse Meat Disco, DJ Harvey, all fine artists who have been plying their trade since I could first legally go to nightclubs – but mainly it was that the crowd was a sea of people half my age, cosplaying my youth: Stüssy, Berghaus and Stone Island jackets, technical GoreTex fabrics, Air Max 95s, vintage England football shirts and capacious hoodies with cosmic motifs. Lots of people in an advanced state of refreshment.

For Gen Xers things feel strangely familiar right now in the cultural world populated by Generation Z. MR PORTER investigates the parallels

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