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Pat ri c k
Grant, 44
Designer and owner
of E Tautz
“When I was younger I spent
a long time mucking about
with fashion. I was fanatical
about style and different
looks from a very young age
and I tried all sorts of things.
In hindsight some of it came
off great and some was plain
awful, but that’s a rite of
passage in itself.
“I think you become
more aware of true style as
you grow up. That’s partly
because stylish people
provide a treasure trove
of cues, which the more
attentive among us pick
up on. It could be the way
Prince Charles ties his tie
knot, or maybe the way
my ex-girlfriend’s brother
wore his Air Jordans. All
of these things seep into
the subconscious.
“When you distil these
cues, they become the
essence of your own style.
Individually they might
not be new, but together
it becomes you. It’s your
uniform. Nurturing that
kind of personal style is
also a simpler, better way
to live, and it’s something
that’s of great importance
to me. Disposable fashion
is a global curse – it has
nothing to do with style.”CARDIGAN £125
JOHN LEWIS & CO
T-SHIRT £65
J LINDEBERG
TROUSERS £395 E TAUTZ
SHOES £210
LIBERTINE-LIBERTINE
BANGLE £140
ALICE MADE THIS
WATCH £215
LARSSON & JENNINGS