Nov 14

For a few years now, the humble scarf has been transformed from a necessity into a fashion item and this year sales of the Scarf have gone ballistic with sales of scarves reaching record levels.

No longer is your scarf just there to keep you warm, its there to make a statement about you and your fashion sense!

At the recent Premiere of the new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace, a number of the ‘celeb’ guests were seen sporting scarves, not with hats and coats but with waistcoats and shirts, worn instead of a tie and in a similar way that your would wear a cravat.

Here at Laurie Hopkins Menswear we have one of the largest selection of Scarves available including, Silk Scarves, Wool Scarves, Camel Hair Scarves and even 100% Pure cashmere Scarves.

Mens Scarves - have you got a Scarf

Mens Scarves - have you got a Scarf

So if your looking for the ultimate must have Mens fashion accessory for this season and need inspiration for a Christmas Gift Idea then look for a scarf and where better to look than Laurie Hopkins Menswear?

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Sep 30

When we buy for the coming seasons we tend to see many of our suppliers on different days and its not always easy to remember just exactly what you have bought from one supplier and another. Obviously we make notes as to what we have bought, styles, colours etc but getting exact shades is often difficult.

This season Jayne has put together an almost ‘perfect’ display of a Gabicci Sweater and Shirt, A pair of Meyer Trousers and another shirt from Melka.

A stunning display of Gabicci Sweater and Shirt, Meyer trousers and a Melka shirt.

A stunning display of Gabicci Sweater and Shirt, Meyer trousers and a Melka shirt.

The colours, shades and textures in each of the garments blend perfectly, complementing each other and creating a stunning combination of garments. Even if I do say so myself, we didn’t do a bad job with the buying from these ranges from 3 seperate agents on different days.

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Sep 29

This week we received a delivery of Milestone Leather jackets and as usual, they are superb quality.

Both jackets are Nappa Leather, ( Nappa leather or Napa leather is a full-grain leather, typically dyed, made from unsplit kid-, lamb- or sheep-skin by tanning with salts of chromium or aluminium sulphate, and noted for softness and durability. It is often used in high-quality leather products such as high-end furniture and accessories such as wallets and luggage. One example would be interiors of luxury vehicles - source Wikipedia) made using lamb skins and are extremely soft to touch.

Conker Brown Milestone Nappa (Lamb) Leather Jacket

Conker Brown Milestone Nappa (Lamb) Leather Jacket

Milestone Nappa Leather Jacket in Brown

Milestone Nappa Leather Jacket in Brown

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Sep 27

German Jacket and Suit house Benvenuto have launched a brand new exclusive fabric onto the market for their Autumn Winter 2008/9 Jacket range. That fabric is called CashGora and is a mixture of Cashmere and Angora.

Cashgora Jacket from Benvenuto

Cashgora Jacket from Benvenuto

According to Benvenuto:

‘Cashmere and Angora: The best of both worlds.

Cashmere and Angora are two of the most valuable fabrics we have ever seen. No other materials are as soft, light annd precious as Cashmere and Angora.

Workers manually comb the rare animals to obtain a premium-quality undercoat hair that is not only fine and soft, but also makes garments that feel great to wear. After the combing, the fibres are spun with extremely fine wool and polyamide: Polyamide gives the jacket a robust, sporty look and makes it extremely durable.

Only in selected factories the valuable fabrric in addition with other high class materials will be produced to a jacket, which will excite you with its elegant sportiness and lightness.

CASHGORA - only from Benvenuto’

Why not call into our shop and have a look at the stunning new jacket range from Benvenuto and feel the smooth texture of the fabric that is Cashgora.

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Aug 19

As Elton Johns said in his now famous song ‘Its cold as Christmas in the middle of the year’, well this summer really has been a shocker hasn’t it?

If your feeling the cold, then why not get in early this season for your new Winter Coat? We have just taken delivery of 2 ranges of Cabano Winter Jackets.

Last season saw us selling most of our Winter coats very early, obviously the cold weather had a lot to do with it but we also believe that the smoking ban in public houses was also a contributing factor. We had many people buying coats who had never previously had a true ‘winter coat’ - so our advice to you this season is to get in quick and keep warm this coming winter.

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