Journal

We are excited to announce that Shaun Gordon has teamed up with THE RAKE magazine to provide made to order ties. These styles are exclusively available only at The Rake.

Summer has always seemed to give us permission to wear brighter colours for some reason - As if we needed it! Our style needn't be the case of wearing a white linen suit like Mark Twain although suave! Nevertheless, some of us don't deem it suitable (excuse the pun) to wear these type of suit into the office and I would be the first person to ask why? It’s a conversation best left alone... for now. However, we can use what we have already within our wardrobes and present the details and colours to express our truest sense of style. Most of...

During my talk at Dashing Tweeds where I spoke about my obsession with creating ties for myself because I couldn’t find a tie I liked, which developed into the Shaun Gordon brand. I couldn’t help wondering about where neckties came from? And why were they worn in the first place?

Oh, how time has flown! On 8th -11th January 2019 I had the opportunity to visit Pitti Uomo 95 (Firenze, Florence), which is a menswear tradeshow that buyers, press, industry insider and fans from all over the world go to visit for meetings and inspiration. Although Pitti Uomo caters for all menswear styles from formal to casual, the main focus tends to be towards the flamboyant formal style. Hence the term you may hear of, ‘Pitti Peacocks’...