always something ever so slightly
different about them - almost
imperceptible, but enough to catch
eyes.
and technical aspects of production
that haven't been around for that
long and are considered quite
artisan."
"It's a talking point," he says, again
charmingly underselling the effect
he's so shrewdly engineered. "If
you're down the pub with your mates
and you're wearing one of my shirts,
just a white shirt, and it's taped
instead of stitched, it'll take them a
moment to clock what's different
about it, but it makes you stand out a
little. And every man wants to look
good. If someone says he looks
fantastic... he's only human."
So is he ahead of the curve?
I ask if there are any particular
features that mark out a CSB design,
and the innovator, the technician in
Brogden hits his stride.
"Everything is technical in what I do.
For example, fabrics that look to the
naked eye a classical fabric perhaps
aren't. They may have a triple-layer
system to them where they have a
waterproof membrane bonded
inside. So a coat that looks like a
classic wool coat is actually
effectively a wa