Trench Revolution

published 8 April 2013

Top off your tailoring this April with a retro-inspired raincoat

Dogtooth print mac £480, grey suit £800, white shirt £109, pocket square £25 and navy tie £59 all by HUGO BOSS, 020-7554 5700

Navy pea coat £495 by GIEVES & HAWKES, gievesandhawkes.com; grey check suit £825 by HACKETT, 020-7939 6865; white shirt £109 by HUGO BOSS, 020-7554 5700; tie £65 by FAVOURBROOK, favourbrook.com; black ‘Louisiana’ fedora £245 by LOCK & CO, lockhatters.co.uk

Trench £700 by AQUASCUTUM, 0845-051 0064; suit £450 by TOMMY HILFIGER, 020-3144 0900; white wing-tip collar shirt by PAUL SMITH (as before); tie £75 by HACKETT, 020-79396 865; umbrella £65 by LONDON UNDERCOVER, londonundercover.co.uk

Raincoat £450 by VIVIENNE WESTWOOD MAN, viviennewestwood.com; trousers £1,300 and blazer £1,890 by BERLUTI at Harrods, 020-7730 1234; shirt £199 by PAUL SMITH, 0800-023 4006; tie £95 by DRAKE’S, 020-7734 2367; ‘Louisiana’ fedora £245 by LOCK & CO, lockhatters.co.uk

Trench coat £69.95 by GAP, gap.eu; black ‘Chelsea’ Fedora £225 by LOCK & CO, lockhatters.co.uk; chocolate leather document case £1,460 by BERLUTI at Harrods, 020-7730 1234

Trench coat £805 by PRADA, 020-7647 5000; Drifter jacket £460, Drifter trousers £220 and waistcoat £170 all by ACNE, acnestudios.com; white wing-tip collar shirt by PAUL SMITH (as before); tie £85 by PAUL SMITH; 0800-023 4006

Mac £660 by MACKINTOSH, 020-7493 4678; black blazer £365 by THE KOOPLES, thekooples.co.uk; white wing-tip collar shirt £180 and black polka-dot tie £85 by PAUL SMITH, 0800-023 4006; essentials tie slide in sterling silver £95 by LINKS OF LONDON, 0845-1202 992

The ‘Blackwatch’ Trench £339 by BARACUTA, anthemstore.co.uk; check suit £980 by VIVIENNE WESTWOOD MAN, viviennewestwood.com; white shirt £180 by PAUL SMITH, 0800-023 4006; tie £75 by CHESTER BARRIE, 020-7439 6079

‘Jeymer’ trench £245, Pompeii occasion suit £450 and Pompeii W occasion waistcoat £110 all by REISS, 020-7473 9630; white shirt £180 by PAUL SMITH, 0800-023 4006; tie £45 by GIEVES & HAWKES, gievesandhawkes.com; document case by BERLUTI

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.