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<\/div>\nA modern menswear label from Hong Kong<\/a> with an international following, The Anthology<\/a> has become one of the most intriguing young tailoring houses to watch.<\/p>\n Independently owned and run, the brand has quietly built a reputation for sophisticated suiting, quirky casual wear, and impressive, handmade craftsmanship. Playful and forward-looking, it takes trad styles and gives them new, contemporary energy.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what makes The Anthology tick, in four parts.<\/p>\n The Anthology started life in 2018, the brainchild of Buzz Tang, a Hong Kong-based creative-cum-marketer who\u2019d recently graduated from the London College of Fashion with a degree in footwear design. Sensing an opportunity, he approached Andy Chong, a pattern cutter and tailor with a high-end workshop in mainland China, and proposed that they build a consumer-facing brand around his atelier.<\/p>\n The pair started small with made-to-measure tailoring, but expanded steadily thanks to both word of mouth recommendations and Tang\u2019s creative approach to marketing, storytelling, and design.<\/p>\n As a business, The Anthology began in Hong Kong and Taipei (both cities now have stores), but quickly grew into a ready-to-wear proposition that feels confident, mature, and unusually complete for a relatively young label.<\/p>\n Today their orbit includes collaborations, regular trunk shows in London<\/a> and New York<\/a>, and a fiercely loyal community of clients (including a smattering of famous faces, such as Bill Nighy) who speak about the brand in the hushed tones usually reserved for \u2018if you know, you know\u2019 hit restaurants.<\/p>\n See also:\u00a0The Menswear Brands to Pay Attention to This Year<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n At its core, The Anthology is about softness \u2013 in terms of structure, silhouette, and attitude.<\/p>\n Jackets are unstructured with a natural, subtly extended shoulder line. The cut is informed by Florentine tailoring with straight-edged lapels and curved jacket quarters (front edges). Trousers sit high on the waist and drape cleanly for an elegant look. Nothing feels stiff.<\/p>\n Tang\u2019s taste in unusual and intriguing fabrics comes to the fore, too. Alongside classic materials like chalkstripe flannels or Prince-of-Wales checks, garments are cut in soft brushed cottons, heavy linens, baby camelhair, and all manner of textural, feel-good materials. The Anthology also weaves exclusive fabrics with prestigious mills such as Fox Brothers in Somerset, South West England, and hunts down vintage and dead-stock cloths for special-edition pieces.<\/p>\n Tailoring aside, outerwear is a selling point. The Anthology Polo coat has become a fan favorite, designed in collaboration with Simon Crompton of Permanent Style<\/em>, but you\u2019ll also find distinctive blousons with a retro feel, barn jackets in technical showerproof cotton, raglan-sleeve wrap coats, and \u2018Lazyman\u2019 cashmere overshirts to explore.<\/p>\n The brand\u2019s pant-game is likewise strong. As well as tailored trousers, the website offers drawstring pants and washed jeans with a generous rise and straight-cut legs. There\u2019s great casual knitwear and shirts too, and even the deerskin \u2018street slippers\u2019 (which, as the name suggest, are slipper-like loafers designed to wear out and about) are distinctive.<\/p>\nWho?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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