THE PORTFOLIOGUIDE TO STYLE – 03 / 17
BOMBER £689
OLIVER SPENCER
SWEATER £395 JIGSAW
TROUSERS £260
CERRUTI 1881
BAG £99 MARKS & SPENCER
WATCH £1310 LONGINES
BANGLE £390 TATEOSSIAN02
Oliver
Spencer, 45
Designer and founder
of Oliver Spencer“Style means many things,
but first and foremost in
a man, I think it means good
manners. What’s inside
those clothes, the way you
conduct yourself – these are
the building blocks of style.
Beyond that it’s about
thinking from the feet up
and realising you’ll never go
down badly in good shoes.
“I genuinely believe that
style is representative of
who you are and what you
stand for. There’s an old
saying that if you’re truly
stylish, you’re not aware of
it. That suggests style is
more a reflection of your
lifestyle than anything else.
I subscribe to that.
“This isn’t something that
only comes with age, by the
way. You see cool kids on the
street who dress a certain
way and have their own style
and that’s to be admired.
They’ve just got it. It’s them.
My nine-year-old throws on
stuff some days and looks
great, while his brothers
might look like buffoons.
So you can see who’s going
to be running the empire
one day! When it comes
down to it, it’s demeanour.”HAIR & GROOMING: KEVIN FORD USING KIEHL’S | MODEL: ROB KNIGHTON AT NEXT MODEL MANAGEMENT | PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANTS: CHRIS BROMLEY, SHAUN BRANSGROVE | STYLIST’S ASSISTANTS: RICCARDO CHIUDIONI, SCARLETT WRENCH142 MEN’S HEALTH MENSHEALTH.CO.UK