{"id":15203949,"date":"2026-07-10T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/the-13-silk-bomb\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T14:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:34:07","slug":"the-13-silk-bomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/the-13-silk-bomb\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u00a313 silk bomb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-111727\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-111727-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-111727-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-111727-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-header panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-header so-widget-sow-header-base\">\n<div class=\"header-wrapper separate\">\n<h1>The \u00a313 silk bomb<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-wrapper\"><span class=\"meta-wrapper-date\">Friday, July 10<sup>th<\/sup> 2026<\/span><span class=\"post-tags\">Tags: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"category tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/category\/menu-categories\/jackets\">Jackets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"buttons-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"button button-share\"><a href=\"#\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharing-area\">\n<ul class=\"share-menu\">\n<li data-description=\"Facebook\" class=\"share-icon facebook\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"popup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/2026\/07\/the-13-silk-bomb.html\"><i class=\"icon-facebook\" data-label=\"Facebook\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-description=\"Twitter\" class=\"share-icon twitter\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"popup\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=The \u00a313 silk bomb&amp;url=https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/2026\/07\/the-13-silk-bomb.html&amp;hashtags=PermanentStyle\"><i class=\"icon-twitter\" data-label=\"Twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-description=\"Pinterest\" class=\"share-icon pinterest\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"popup\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/2026\/07\/the-13-silk-bomb.html&amp;media=\"><i class=\"icon-pinterest\" data-label=\"Pinterest\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-description=\"Google+\" class=\"share-icon googleplus\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"popup\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/2026\/07\/the-13-silk-bomb.html\"><i class=\"icon-gplus\" data-label=\"Google+\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-description=\"Tumblr\" class=\"share-icon tumblr\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"popup\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/share\/link?url=https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/2026\/07\/the-13-silk-bomb.html\"><i class=\"icon-tumblr\" data-label=\"Tumblr\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-description=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"share-icon linkedin\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"popup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/2026\/07\/the-13-silk-bomb.html\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" data-label=\"Linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-description=\"Email\" class=\"share-icon email\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=The+%C2%A313+silk+bomb&amp;body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.permanentstyle.com%2F2026%2F07%2Fthe-13-silk-bomb.html\" class=\"email-share\"><i class=\"icon-mail\" data-label=\"Email\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<div class=\"share-bulletin\"><span class=\"share-text\">Share this post<\/span><span class=\"share-icon-text\" style=\"display: none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"button btnSubscribe\"><a class=\"hash-link\" href=\"#comments\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"button\"><a class=\"hash-link\" href=\"#respond\">11 Comments<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"button btnAddToFavs\" data-postid=\"111727\"><a class=\"hash-link\" href=\"#\">Add to favourites<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:none !Important\">||- Begin Content -||<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-111727-1\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-111727-1-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-111727-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1D_5991.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-111724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1D_5991-467x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friend and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasstubbs.com\/\">stylist Tom Stubbs<\/a> has become obsessed with vintage silk bomber jackets \u2013 when we saw him in one at a recent event, he looked amazing (above). It\u2019s an interesting category, like a slightly military, fashion version of <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/2023\/08\/the-first-sportswear-jacket-a-ricky-or-gab-jacket.html\"><i>the gab jacket<\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Not for everyone for sure, but an easy one to explore if you like a blousy silhouette. Here\u2019s Tom\u2019s story of how he got into them \u2013 and where to get one.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Tom Stubbs.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m not gonna dress like bloody Kevin Bacon in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Footloose<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for this whole series, alright?\u201d my TV-host client instructed with defiance. \u201cHow about Don Johnson in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miami Vice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, then?\u201d I retorted. And thus my current stylistic obsession was set in motion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The weekly NFL TV show I was dressing him for needed a wearable Americana accent to the presenter\u2019s wardrobe. I dutifully searched the internet for silky, slinky bomber jackets, with a vague image of Sonny Crockett in mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blow me, what a rich vein of cool, slouchy bomber-chic was revealed. Almost a genre unto itself, silk zip bombers (specifically with an eighties flavour) are certainly out there: a seemingly un-tapped resource that also delivered me a new look I hadn\u2019t even realised I was desperate for. Intriguingly, all of these swiftly acquired \u2018vintage\u2019 pieces share particular characteristics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-14.44.02-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-extra-large-no-crop wp-image-111738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-15-at-14.44.02-580x311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the \u2018silk-bomb\u2019s\u2019 fundamental feature is silk, naturally they\u2019re all lightweight. Whether Mr Johnson actually wore silky blousons in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miami Vice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is beside the point, as the aim was just good-looking, light, TV studio-friendly outerwear in that general feel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These silk ultra-lights worked well, worn as a cool insertions into the (contemporary) varsity style we\u2019ve been running for the show. And I was left fixated, experimenting with the bevy of silk bombs I\u2019d amassed, unleashing potent stylistic forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although these blousy, parachutey jackets have military origins, they\u2019re impudently non-robust; a contradiction I\u2019m relishing. Rather like how a polo neck knit deformalises a tailoring ensemble, these silk bombs \u2018de-functionalise\u2019 military or workwear looks, rendering them comparatively flamboyant and frivolous. I\u2019ve not accessed such light, voluminous men\u2019s gear since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/article\/katherine-hamnett-spring-summer-2019-menswear\">Katharine Hamnett reissued her <\/a><\/span>eighties emblematic parachute silks<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The military inspiration is also clear in details like the workwear topstitching and pocket detailing. Some feature huge map pockets and additional panelling. Double and triple stitches run parallel to zips, while hip pockets often have reinforced side entry <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> buttoned flaps from above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/how-to-find-a-cheap-silk-bomber-jacket.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-112750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/how-to-find-a-cheap-silk-bomber-jacket-500x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>How to wear<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This \u2018contra-casual\u2019 style is an effective tool for outfit accenting. On the telly our silk bombs took a conservative edge off Dermot [O&#8217;Leary]\u2019s chino-prep, rending it punchier and edgier.\u00a0 Silk juxtaposes well with denim too, which in turn allows quite outr\u00e9 silk colours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another presenter client wore a vivid jade bomber (with an amber sweatshirt) against true blue denim, and while I point blank reject the \u2018it pops\u2019 terminology, you can imagine the impact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even in lively colours the jackets are a surprisingly easy wear, and on that client\u2019s 6\u20195\u201d frame looked effortless, as we made sure the sizing was generous enough to maintain the essential slouch quotient. If you\u2019re going silky slouch, for heaven\u2019s sake go big.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I also propose these silk bombers beneath sturdier layers as indoor-out-wear. The thing evolved in the dead of winter, so I was wearing them under hefty shearlings or solid overcoats as layers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, a metallic gammon-pink silk bomb with dark wide jeans and a big retro-sheepskin overcoat (below). Interestingly the sheepskin and the bomber share sixties skinhead references, though not in this kind of silhouette.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The indoor pay off comes when discarding the outer layer on arrival: you\u2019re delivered up into chic-casual free-dynamism. It\u2019s a look, a layer, a bomber but not a bother. Even with smart tailored trousers they operate in a sort of fifties US officer leisure look: sharp pleat volume with blouson silk proportion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-02-02-at-19.26.48-copy.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-111733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-02-02-at-19.26.48-copy-471x700.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Shoulder pads<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes. I was surprised to find that every single one of these guys is padded up! Their padded silhouette is a vital characteristic, and it ranges from subtle, non-obtrusive rounded ones to sharply angled \u2018set in\u2019 pads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fixated by this silhouette impact I\u2019ve sourced an inventory of pad shapes and styles from haberdasheries, and taken to adding booster pads to any that lack them. My silk bomber squadron now all has them installed. Grasping how correctly fixed pads work as I go, most are merely safety pinned into the interior of the bombers, which now resemble giant makeshift brassieres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am careful to not expose these inserts in the abrasive environment of my local <\/span>pub \u2013 The Prince George in Dalston \u2013 where I drink and run the fashion gauntlet, almost as a style testing ground. I long ago melded into the motley spectrum of older fellas there, and it&#8217;s one of the coolest gaffs in the capital, a heady mix of eighties pop stars and Gen Z ultra-trendies.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One last distinctive feature of these jackets: while they all have classic MA1 bomber rib-knit collars and waistbands, the collars are all dropped and exaggerated, accentuating the slouch. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eighties-style-silk-bomber-jackets.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-112747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eighties-style-silk-bomber-jackets-500x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Where to buy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Should any of this strike a chord with you, I recommend starting on eBay. Vintage shops, markets and charity shops are hit and miss, lacking as they do the specialist reach of the internet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Among my pieces are almost zero brand names I recognise, and incredibly affordable prices. Shocking price revelation alert: my collection are all under \u00a330. Some of the best are \u00a313 or \u00a316, and the most expensive was \u00a322.70 (a rare actually recognised name of Dunn &amp; Co \u2013 the \u2018Silkthread\u2019 line).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The unknown labels are fascinating, predominantly eighties items but with many early nineties pieces emulating eighties motifs. Peculiar and previously unknown brands include \u2018Sign\u00e9 Incognito\u2019, \u2018Herren Globus\u2019, and two models from \u2018Pure Silk\u2019 as well as \u2018Avanti\u2019 (which I suspect was a C&amp;A in-house line).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I wore the Dunn &amp; Co aubergine-khaki bomber to the Permanent Style x Sebago dinner pictured at the top of this piece, Fashion Director Luke Day was convinced I was decked out in Celine, Saint Laurent or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">someone,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> until I demonstrated otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/best-silk-jackets-on-ebay.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-112748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/best-silk-jackets-on-ebay-500x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Current brands<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Few contemporary brands are in accord with this story. Some, such as Stefano Ricci, do silk bombers, but they\u2019re not blousy enough. Tom Ford\u2019s are very silky but not remotely slinky, and more bloated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The nearest potential is Giorgio Armani\u2019s revisits of their mid-eighties collections. \u2018Archivio\u2019 has seen some excellent tailoring and outerwear offerings recently. Distinctly voluminous and blended with Armani\u2019s distinctive cupro\/viscose, this is the closest current designer echo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On a recent visit to Armani on Sloane Street I was shown some stunning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armani.com\/en-gb\/giorgio-armani\/suede-lambskin-jacket-cod-GM003586-AF24918-U6130\/?xse=f998f418-144e-4b01-bdaf-4cd3fee16125&amp;xse_prod_code=GM003586_AF24918_U6130\">eighties-looking blouson leathers<\/a> (much more trendy at the moment) which offered optional pads. These hand basted, well-formed pads are also options for regular clients who are into the Armani palette and fabric but can\u2019t entertain the ultra-slouch empty shoulder vibe, or oversized effect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I find my silk bombers utterly compelling to wear and work with. The celebrity fellas are happily sporting them, and even some of the aforementioned Hackney old boys at The Prince George are keen, wanting to know \u2018the link\u2019 or the way to buy similar. (Its ebay.co.uk and all for under a score, as I\u2019ve explained.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s gratifying, in a way, that they haven\u2019t been picked up more generally, and the affordability makes it very low risk. The additional shoulder pads are the only real leap of faith. For now at least. Have fun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_111726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111726\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1D_6286.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-111726 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permanentstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1D_6286-467x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-111726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luke: &#8220;You&#8217;ll never guess how much Tom&#8217;s jacket was&#8230;&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The PS Team have been exploring away since reading this piece, as you might imagine, and suggest the following as examples:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/197943819427?_trkparms=itmf%3D1%26aid%3D1110006%26rkt%3D12%26mech%3D1%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedWithMfgPhase2WithCassiniVisualRankerAndBertRecallWithPLXSizeFilterCPCAutoManualCpcRecallsPlus%26pmt%3D1%26amclksrc%3DITM%26sd%3D389641225010%26sid%3DAQALAAAAEHd9cO6UfEGhsonb1GdJNnY%3D%26itm%3D197943819427%26noa%3D0%26plcampt%3D0%3A13123676014%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26brand%3DReplay%26asc%3D306630,306945,307295,306632%26ao%3D1%26rk%3D3%26pid%3D101875%26b%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26lsid%3D3%26meid%3Da84cc7b5dbc64e4491e7f19c73fc6c0b%26pg%3D2332490&amp;_trksid=p2332490.c101875.m1851&amp;itmprp=cksum%3A197943819427a84cc7b5dbc64e4491e7f19c73fc6c0b%7Cenc%3AAQALAAABYNhoAmdiSONJav%252FybV7QNdMmhZYF7AHwhz3Q4aw4EkY6v2%252FCZPX7ZEXFMHS7jweSsX3FUfEs6ZJNqaX%252Bfeci%252B2eSYNY2HHvze1c01LYs2tOi%252BCXgcizJ4bq%252Bdm%252F5G9%252FE36u15yoCn0dSVtXDTFnFn1xqP07JGwX3yMvfcvPvR4zV%252F%252BOv7m%252FLTNlLB%252FjuhPonVEN53FF7gz2VeJNOjc8oFGrxdDOdYdu3GFOGxM14PmNsU9PODpqc7v9j9adsxPHIo75bTOqrZOQh4ndgTEQuJ8SjRhfjsS96pllyQ5YAVUI2fW1hlPx9TsNni0BuGpoRpjEX%252FiVA21OAyNCFFOSpDA4l2742gRx8vcc%252FCxUfwR4BG6xD%252FWTymWQ2oMrZ41CLdHYatels9yp4DiD9V7lmD%252BqvrsmFy3gd7HZ8q7XvSOX04ymBU6FFP9TmEZPoBxByP6xJD6bsrV7sXGEiTU1AW%252F4%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&amp;itmmeta=01KS0CM6NYP9R4WC084PQB0T0G\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A navy with nice articulated arms<\/span><\/i><\/a> (\u00a342, medium)<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/267673395112?_skw=silk+bombers&amp;itmmeta=01KW23HJGDZXH94Z5GA48T4WCJ&amp;hash=item3e5293dfa8:g:oFYAAeSwyKBpwZwr&amp;itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xCZbMRxLa43f17XdFYYJNYBIyT5nLAQcFY6rC7olcWTeHt4oeHZczIYDn1eAuAI8TTeOTaGUMg7VmFmyhKTAvQr3VknXxd1eVMZzECuUaYXxy46PhtfgIkn4DhNmqeEw2Z%2BmH22vNdOL2pR44lBFPfxdXnRaz1WSh0gAMi8Vxsf5vD4P0BD7Sf8GSmkxWyzLYi4%2BiFkXCoHswUlBuVLegrxnA4Z%2FH07O4EvXTCKn6KscKmvZsUf3EDBMIdJSpiJ624m5FdVK5TL8N5digC4A%2BaSgO%2B%2FPsJSN0ZXeqNrsqmXAA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9CoxsPgZw\">A faded dark purple<\/a> (\u00a312, X-large)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/306897282780\">Interesting olive with black arms<\/a> ($62, X-large)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/398102930003?_skw=silk+zip+bombers&amp;itmmeta=01KW234PHYQACAE9DXT2APAY8D&amp;hash=item5cb0c8a253:g:irQAAeSwE2hqPBAl&amp;itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xBdguzF8h90g3XN6MHCVF5FQOgnByXAQA%2Bk31EPkqz2shOGWGkHcKzoCm0UsRiNNDb%2Bikyhw9lOxSg2w8gbwAA1cBJzkJ2AuL4JzAbdYDfFoWS8a%2BDpgMzv16iY2nIQJzbUR9LdeC55xIHv3EtS9EYYnnzr0DOIeZFUVs5LAmeNda0CqPdbR18l7aGHxUE%2B2NA82%2FS5UlPjrOz3i2ljgpq33mqmKiuk2MJVPXUhgQRx%2FDD4WLcRp5v4f1dY8%2F58gtI%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6TpksPgZw\">Another navy<\/a> (\u00a335, large)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For any information on the other clothes Tom is wearing, please ask in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photography: dinner images, Sebago; walking image, The Telegraph; all others, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.danny-millar.com\">Danny Millar<\/a>. 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