The Origins of the Sport Jacket
Style and Function As the name suggests, the term Sports Jacket is derived from the 19thC Victorian sporting pedigree of the style. More specifically from the tweed jackets that were worn when pursuing the country sports made popular by Queen Victoria herself. Tweed is the ideal fabric for hunting, shooting or fishing, it’s [...]
Baby It’s Cold Outside – Winter Menswear
At A Hume we’ve got winter licked, you won’t find us wasting the cold months pining for warm weather and complaining about the long, dark nights. We’ve got the winter look nailed, we’re toasty warm and we’re waiting for snow. Here’re our top recommendations for your winter wardrobe. Magee Donegal [...]
Wit and Wisdom on Festive Style and Etiquette
As the year draws to a close we felt it was time to turn our attention to the important issues of the day; parties, presents and preening. It is after all the sparkly season when even the most diligent among us feel the need to raise their nose from the grindstone, dress [...]
Playing the Right Cord
How to Wear Coloured Cords I don’t know if like us, you’ve noticed that all of a sudden coloured cords are everywhere? It’s as if a gaggle of fashion types had snuck into the wardrobe of an avid country gent and made off with his collection of trusty cords. We thought that the [...]
Magee, Donegal Tweed Since 1866
Spun from the Heart, Woven from the Soul We’ve worked with family company Magee for nearly thirty years, although, we admit, they began to weave their Donegal magic a little before we got to know them. John Magee founded the business in 1866, gave it his name, and, in turn, brought his young [...]
A Hume – The Early Years
Part One of Three Exploring the A Hume Heritage Despite our cultural preoccupation with youth, sometimes being old is worth bragging about, as with age comes wisdom and experience, and at A Hume we’re inordinately proud to declare that we’ve been trading since 1929, that’s over 80 years of heritage and history. [...]
