Formal Wear Inspiration

More so than any other social network, Instagram offers instant, visual inspiration, which makes it ideal for gleaning real world tips and advice on everything from colour and pattern matching to how your clothes should fit and drape.

It’s also an extremely efficient way of window shopping and keeping up to date on what’s currently available on the market.

With this in mind, we’ve carefully selected the men’s tailoring stalwarts that we think are worthy of a follow, so you’re never stuck for ideas on how to style your suits and formal wear ever again.

Kilgour (@kilgourlondon)

Savile Row’s Kilgour has a history that dates back to 1880, when it first opened its door. And having dressed everyone from Cary Grant and Fred Astaire to Jude Law and Daniel Craig, you’d be right to take style inspiration from them.

Now under the creative direction of designer Carlo Brandelli, Kilgour is renowned for its purist, minimal approach to formal wear. Expect arty pictures from Mr Brandelli that are a reminder that being a true well-rounded gentleman is a culture and lifestyle choice, and much more than just wearing nice suits.

Brooklyn Tailors (@brooklyntailors)

Brooklyn Tailors was founded in 2007 by a husband and wife team, Daniel and Brenna Lewis, who began offering custom fittings out of their Brooklyn apartment.

Fast forward to today and the brand’s range of cool, contemporary tailoring is stocked at retailers worldwide, with its website also offering global shipping. Crafted from high quality materials sourced from some of the best mills in the world, Brooklyn Tailors’ handmade suits are exquisite and ideal for splitting into separates.

The label’s Instagram feed is a cool mix of NYC gigs, fabric swatches and new products to tempt you into taking a New York holiday as well as refreshing your tailoring collection.