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Queue Jumping for the perfect shirt

It’s August and the lads at the Italian workshop have packed it in for the month and are hitting the islands down south or cooling their...

in defense of elitism & black sheep

  I have always said that we never set out to sell shirts and were more than quite happy to go about our travels in our own manner.  Picking some...

Swoon Marrakesh

            Special Delivery Marrakesh, Morocco from imperial black on...

Project Soar Marrakesh

In addition to the countless, treasured experiences that we have shared over the years, the founding members of Imperial Black have many things...

Banff: The first and still the best

The very first shirt that we made in our Italian workshop was a blue gingham overcheck.  It was with that shirt that our luxurious fabrics and now...

Inspiration in an English Autumn

We do love our English Summers but the Autumn holds a special place for us.  We know that winter is coming and that the day will soon be...

The Tools of the Trade

  A world has been spent roadside, seat lifted up, unfurling an old tool roll as we try to figure out the latest gremlin in...

to wax or not to wax oneself

It began with a knock on the door to the library.  The housekeeper stepped in and said she had done something terrible. Did she throw one of my...

it’s already yesterday

The tinkering about is finished.  The attendant has quietly removed my g&t in anticipation and the engines begin their thrum. There is...

11 Of Our Favorite Classic Women

Obsessions: Classic Women There is something about a truly timeless and classic beauty that speaks to a man of any age.  When we look at our...