Apple announces new 7.9 inch iPad Mini – starting at £269
It’s here! Rumoured for pretty much as long as the iPad itself has existed, Apple have finally lifted the covers off the iPad Mini. And guess what? It’s smaller, lighter, and offering all the usual iOS...
View ArticleAlexander McQueen autumn-winter 2012 menswear collection
Words like ‘dapper’, ‘gentleman’ and ‘tailored’ spring to mind when looking at the Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 2012 collection. But then there is also ‘avant-garde’ and ‘unique’. Either way, the...
View Article10 Men’s Trophy Jumpers to warm your winter wardrobe
Bit chilly out, isn’t it? If you’re still running about in flip-flops and short sleeves then a) You’re mental and b) take a look at the calendar, it’s the middle of October! Global warming may be...
View Article7 Classic Christmas jumpers – stylish men’s knitwear you can wear all winter...
Ben Sherman Intarsia £60 ◄ Back Picture 1 of 7 Next ► ◄ Back Picture 1 of 7 Next ► Subtle grey and black Merino jumper Ben Sherman There is a bit of trend in comedy jumpers this season. You only need...
View ArticleTrend alert – 60s mod monochrome black and white shirts, trousers and more
Adams Black and White Dogstooth Trousers £85 ◄ Back Picture 1 of 6 Next ► ◄ Back Picture 1 of 6 Next ► Made from Pure Wools, Mohair Wool and Polyester Blends, these have a straight slightly narrower...
View ArticleMOVEMBER: Getting a Mo Bro shave at the Gillette “The Best A Mo Can Get”...
16 days into Movember 2012, and taches up and down the land are starting to look like Basil Brush’s tail. Mo maintenance ain’t easy but, for a prostate cancer bashing worthy cause, men up and down the...
View ArticleWhat to look for when buying a vintage or used racing bicycle – video
So you you have set your heart set on the type of bike that Eddy Merckx used to spin around the Alps on in the 70s. Well you clearly have taste. There’s no denying that older racing bikes from the 60s...
View ArticleSo you want cheap Cashmere – here are six brands with jumpers for less than £100
Until about five years ago Cashmere jumpers were the preserve of ladies who lunch, golfers and tourists looking to take home something suitably pricey and Scottish (which they had invariably bought on...
View ArticleThe Unmissables – the top ten debut albums of 2012
It is almost the end of the year so time to start compiling those best of 2012 lists, and to kick things off we thought we ‘d take a look at the best debut albums. There has been an explosion of great...
View ArticleThe 8 retro gadgets that you actually might want to own – Crosley, Fujifilm,...
A few years ago retro gadgets seemed like quite a fun idea. Oh how we chuckled when we saw that iPhone case made to resemble a 1970s Motorola brick. And yep I loved all those games consoles styled like...
View ArticleThe 12 most iconic rock and roll band t shirts of all time
There was a time when the only people who would wear band T shirts were metal heads still loyal to their ageing rocker heroes, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin fans, who a decade on hadn’t bought any other new...
View ArticleWant to earn more money and be more attractive to women? Then get a pink shirt
I must admit that I have never been too fond of pink shirts but this, just in from The Daily Mail ,could change all that. According to research by Cotton USA Pink shirt – which surveyed 1500 shirt...
View Article21 of the best gadgets for under £200
We talked to the gadget experts at TechDigest and Shiny Shiny as well as a few of our techy chums on Facebook and Twitter and have puled together what we think is the ultimate list of gadgets for under...
View Article10 fashion items that your bloke (not so) secretly hates
Guest blogger Becca Caddy writes… We’re guessing that many of you will have been down at the pub when a debate kicks off about why women dress a certain way, whether it’s always to please men, please...
View ArticleMick Jagger’s top 10 crimes against fashion (and there are some corkers)
There was a point somewhere in the 1960s when The Rolling Stones were arguably the best dressed band on the planet. They mixed traditional Saville Row threads with flamboyant shirts, cravats and...
View ArticleStocking fillers – five jumpers for under £30
We haven’t had a jumper post on this website for a day or two now, which is odd because as John Lewis email pointed out this morning it is only 29 sleeps until Christmas. Round about now the great...
View ArticleStocking fillers – five patterned party shirts
It will very shortly be the party season and chances are you will be soon be an inebriated state confessing all to Tim in accounts about your cunning plan to later trap Susanna from sales with a sprig...
View ArticleThe Unmissables – 2012′s top 12 under the radar singer songwriter albums
Today’s Spotify playlist brings together tracks from twelve songwriters whose 2012 albums might have passed you by. It’s actually been a pretty good year for one man and his guitar type troubadours...
View ArticleStocking fillers – 2012′s 20 weirdest gadgets and gifts
Ever wanted a pair of sunglasses that can shoot video? A USB based hand warming system? Or even a cushion that can moonlight as a remote control? Nope me neither. But I sure love reading about them....
View ArticleThe Unmissables – the top 15 Psychedelic albums of 2012 – Tame Impala, Mmoss,...
Here at Brandish Towers we are huge psych fans. From the bonkers nursery rhymes on acid tunes of early Floyd through to the dream pop melange that is The Horrors we can’t get enough of it. Here then...
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