Sunspel on stage

A word with William Gilchrist
Dandy and stylist to the stars

Friday, 12th February 2010

William GilchristBenicio del Toro, Jude Law, Charlie Watts: these are men with authentic style, and William Gilchrist has the nerve to choose clothes for them all.

He is sometimes referred to as stylist to the stars, other times celebrated in style blogs as a London dandy. The truth is William knows his clothes, whether he’s picking them for other people or wearing them for himself. So when the Rollling Stones last set off on a record-breaking two-year series of gigs, William Gilchrist was the man who told them how white their shirts could be.

Here he talks lessons from Mick Jagger, gives hints on how to avoid looking like a slob and shares his style tips.

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Sunspel and music
From Oasis to the Stones

Sunday, 12th July 2009

Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones. Sporting Sunspel on stage...

Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones. Sporting Sunspel on stage...

We’re delighted to be making t-shirts and polo shirts for Liam Gallagher’s new clothing label Pretty Green. Turns out Liam’s being buying Sunspel from Selfridges for years, so we know he has a genuine love of quality clothing.

But Liam is just one musical connection for Sunspel. Another one is with Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones. We produced some bespoke t-shirts for him for the 2007 Rolling Stones European tour. On each leg of the tour, the t-shirt he wore reflected the colours of the relevant national football team.

We understand David Gray is another fan, as is Stuart Staples of Tindersticks fame. The Tindersticks printed logos on classic Sunspel boxer shorts as band tour merchandise back in the day.