Leather Jacket

Having rarely fallen out of style since the early 1900s, a leather jacket makes for a solid sartorial investment. Whether you opt for a shearling-lined pilot style, bomber or biker, the more you wear one, the more the leather will comfortably contour to your body. Handy they look so damn good with everything, then.

Chelsea Boots

By all accounts, there are few things more stylish than a pair of Chelsea boots. Invented as the less snappily named ‘J. Sparkes-Hall’s Patent Elastic Ankle Boots’, today they serve as a solid foundation for everything from all-black eveningwear to equally dark denim.

White Sneakers

There are few casual dressing conundrums that can’t be solved with a pair of white sneakers. Invented as an athletic shoe, but now an essential part of the modern wardrobe, look for a pair with a low profile and minimal stitching for dirt to cling to in order to keep them box-fresh.