Style Guides

Hub 05

Fashion & Styling

Matching, formality and colour across business, formal, casual and travel wardrobes.

• Business Style: Leather for the Working Week

  The five-day kit — dress belt, briefcase or structured backpack, slim bifold and polished shoes.

• Formal Style: Black Tie, Interviews and Ceremonies

  At the formal end, leather should be smooth, dark and minimal — here is exactly how minimal.

• Casual Style: Denim, Crazy Horse and Visible Wear

  Casual leather can be thicker, rougher and more textured — and it should be allowed to show its age.

• Minimal Style: Carrying Less, Better

  For minimal wardrobes, leather choice is about thinness, unlined construction and doing without hardware.

• Travel Style: Looking Composed After Six Hours

  Travel leather has to survive floors, overhead bins and rain while still working on arrival.

• Executive Style: Leather at the Senior Table

  Senior roles call for restraint, scale and quality that reads at three metres — not logos.

• Matching Belt and Shoes: The Rule and Its Exceptions

  Same colour family, comparable finish, matched metals. Three checks and three legitimate exceptions.

• Matching Bags to Outfits and Occasions

  Bag colour, scale and structure should follow the formality of the clothes and the length of the day.

• Matching Wallets and Small Leather Goods

  Wallets are rarely seen but always noticed. Coordinate them with your bag rather than your shoes.

• Styling Leather Accessories: Key Holders, Straps and Small Goods

  The smallest leather pieces set the tone of a carry — here is how to choose and combine them.