

We’ve been talking about spring for a while at MR PORTER. As soon as the first new collections of the year come rolling in, we start to feel that faint warm glow. It’s the promise of newness: new life, a new start and, most importantly, new clothes. But, officially, spring has only just sprung (on 20 March, to be exact). And the one “new” thing we’ve yet to really get stuck into is perhaps the best of all – new places to go.

We understand that you might be a little out of practice when it comes to choosing travel outfits, so we’ve done the hard work for you. Read on to discover what we’ll be wearing on our next spring getaway

Fashion: The Packing List: Our Ultimate Spring Travel Outfit

The Packing List: Our Ultimate Spring Travel Outfit



After decades of running a successful fashion communications agency with a client-list that reads like a high-end streetwear directory (think KENZO, adidas, Vans, Stüssy and PALACE), Ms Louise Page decided to press pause.


It was 2019, and Page and her family (presciently) decided to relocate from London to the Welsh mountains, where everything slowed down and there was space to think. Abandoning the city for a rural environment allowed Page the time to focus on future planning, and with her brain fully reconfigured, she started formulating ideas around pastimes that made her happy. She’d grown up as part of a family that grew its own vegetables, and harvesting produce in the summer months was something she’d treasured. This connection with the land kick started a lockdown project that quickly became Planet Good Earth.

After decades of running a successful fashion communications agency with a client-list that reads like a high-end streetwear directory (think KENZO, adidas, Vans, Stüssy and PALACE), Ms Louise Page decided to press pause.

It was 2019, and Page and her family (presciently) decided to relocate from London to the Welsh mountains, where everything slowed down and there was space to think. Abandoning the city for a rural environment allowed Page the time to focus on future planning, and with her brain fully reconfigured, she started formulating ideas around pastimes that made her happy. She’d grown up as part of a family that grew its own vegetables, and harvesting produce in the summer months was something she’d treasured. This connection with the land kick started a lockdown project that quickly became Planet Good Earth.


The organisation behind the sweet illustrations on our ARKET collaboration was founded to encourage young people to connect with the Earth again

Fashion: Meet Planet Good Earth, The Brand Making Seeds Fun And Cool

Meet Planet Good Earth, The Brand Making Seeds Fun And Cool



Spring – and its unpredictable weather – is officially here and, with it, the annual dilemma of what to wear. What to put on when it’s no longer cold, but not warm enough for a T-shirt and shorts? Adaptability is key. The words “transitional wardrobe” can strike fear in any man, but they also provide the opportunity to have fun with your clothes.

From brick-toned tailoring to spring knits and elevated sweats, here’s everything you need to tackle the unpredictable weather head on. Read more in The Journal

Fashion: The Best Of Spring – Seven Lessons In Transitional Style

The Best Of Spring: Seven Lessons In Transitional Style



MR PORTER is all about placing the latest menswear trends in context – style over fashion, if you will. That is why we are buzzing to introduce our Ways To Wear series, which spotlights key pieces and slots them into ready-made outfits. Some men make styling look easy, but knowing which shirt to pair with which shoes is an art form – a literal career, in fact. And why should you stress over how to wear floral print or distressed denim when our fashion editors have outfit ideas coming out of their ears?

How to style the bomber for work, the weekend and a night out. Read more in The Journal

Fashion: Ways To Wear – The Bomber Jacket

Ways To Wear: The Bomber Jacket



Take a quick survey of innovation in watchmaking and there is something unexpected that unites the balance spring, the repeating watch movement, the lever escapement, the chronometer, the self-winding mechanism and the co-axial escapement. They are all British inventions. And yet the British watch industry today? Nowhere to be seen, although brands such as Bremont are making a good effort to bring it back. Similar tales might be told of watchmaking in, say, France, or of the pioneering of mass production in the United States.

Why does Switzerland have such a reputation for watchmaking? We look at the historical, cultural and economic factors 

Watches: How Switzerland Became The Go-To Country For Watches

How Switzerland Became The Go-To Country For Watches



I am a teacher. Spend enough years in education and you tend to notice things – some hilarious, some unspeakable and some absolute nailed-on certainties. One of those certainties is that dads up and down the country, all over the world, probably even in other galaxies, are all the same. Or, if not exactly the same, easily classified according to certain types, which all stem from the same place.

From the fast getaway to the father who has forgotten his kids’ football kit again, teacher (and tweeter) Mr George Pointon on the drop-off dads to avoid being on the school run

Lifestyle: Parent Tribes – Which School Drop-Off Dad Are You?

Parent Tribes: Which School Drop-Off Dad Are You?



Fashion goes in cycles. As we grow older, we can count the passage of time in the number of trends that come around again, like the rings of a tree. With each resurgence is a reinvention, an opportunity to build upon what has come before and gather inspiration and influences to create something new. It is what creativity and good design are all about.

2023 is all about colour, and that includes eyewear. Infuse your day with a touch of cinematic drama with frames from TOM FORD, LOEWE, Dior Eyewear and more

Fashion: See The World In A New Light With These Coloured-Lens Sunglasses

See The World In A New Light With These Coloured-Lens Sunglasses



Ms Sheila Marquez is wandering through the orchard at the home she shares with her partner, Mr Duncan Winecoff and their two sons, Lucius, eight, and June, four, in Ojai, California. Come springtime, the recently planted “baby trees” should bear enough plums, peaches, apples and pears to feed her young family, as well as the neighbours who will trade them for their citrus fruits. A nearby vegetable garden is sprouting Japanese greens, artichokes, rocket, onions and carrots. But not broccoli. A gopher gobbled up the last one this morning.

We stopped by the wabi-sabi home of Ms Sheila Marquez and Mr Duncan Winecoff and their two boys, dressed them all in our ARKET collaboration, and admired their stunning kitchen – and more

Lifestyle: Inside A Very Stylish, Labour Of Love Family Home In Ojai, California

Inside A Very Stylish, Labour Of Love Family Home In Ojai, California

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The original winter playground, there is nowhere quite like St Moritz. With glittering Alpine scenery, a head-spinningly good snow-to-sunshine ratio and a full-throttle sporting calendar that verges on the ridiculous, this legendary Swiss resort does nothing by halves. It is a place best approached with a nudge or two in the right direction, so allow us to give you the inside track.

Is a three-day ski trip worth the organisational hassle? Yes, if you plan it right. Here’s how to do it in style

Travel: How To Master The Art Of The Long Ski Weekend

How To Master The Art Of The Long Ski Weekend



How big should your watch be? It’s not as simple as it sounds. You may know your Panerai from your Piaget, but understanding how a watch will sit on your wrist is about a lot more than its case measurements. Here are our expert tips for making sure you buy the watch that really suits your wrist.

Expert advice on watch size, the differences in case diameters and whether there’s such a thing as too big. Read more on The Journal

Watches: Why Getting The Right Size Watch Is Harder Than It Sounds

Why Getting The Right Size Watch Is Harder Than It Sounds

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