Jay Blades and his band of sawdust-sprinkled compadres are style icons now — and the men of east London have confirmed it. Indeed, you’re no one in Walthamstow unless you’re dressed like a craftsman — the sort who might rescue your nan’s favourite music box from disrepair or make you weep with his teddy bear restuffing skills while clad in head-to-toe Dickies. Building on the trend for work jackets — a staple in menswear for some time, but now also beloved by Miuccia Prada — carpenter jeans, “chef’s pants” and paint-splash prints are all top of any self-respecting middle-class male’s shopping list.
Apron, £59, carhartt.com. Made-to-order jacket, Paynter. Chef pants, £49, serviceworks.xyz
Yes, you may work in HR, but you too can pretend you’re a woodturner — head to Service Works (chef’s whites), Paynter (made-to-order
