So we are hovering over the halfway mark for this year’s Movember and for this week it’s grow time with the Movember x TOMS collaboration.

This is the fourth consecutive year that TOMS has produced a special Movember line for the cause. I’m a huge fan of TOMS – You will be hard pushed to find me in the summer daytime without a pair on – and to see them adding their weight behind Movember is great – especially when their own brand concept is putting shoes on the feet of disadvantaged kids the world over. Each pair purchased still does this, as well as donating to Movember, so you are practically a saint by buying a pair – double good person points.

There are two men’s styles up for grabs – the Classics and the Paseos.

This year, the Classics – TOMS’ most iconic style – come in soft grey, ribbed suede, accented on the heel with the embroidered MO. £50

The Paseos are the hero style of the collaboration, a sort of espadrille-plimsoll hybrid. They are made from suede with contrast trims on the collar, a reinforced heel, contrasting sole and embroidered MO on the heel. £60

Both styles offer a fun and charming finish to any look, the classic are my personal favourite though with the perennial appeal.

-Neil Thornton

You can shop the collection now over at TOMS.CO.UK

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Alexander McQueen’s staple skull t-shirts get a Gothic, graphic upgrade for the new season – with 3D illusion prints, stained glass windows, sketches and marbling giving the memento mori-style designs a sense of grandeur typically associated with the runways.

The iconic skull motif of Alexander McQueen is as synonymous with the famed British fashion house as sharp tailoring and fashion-forward design. Their range of t-shirts has long provided the easiest way to work the signature McQueen look into your existing wardrobe.

The tees are all made from 100% cotton in Italy and vary in price – from £120 to upwards of the £300 mark, depending on the printing process. Take a look at some of the hero pieces from the new AW13 range below…

Stained-Glass Skull T-shirt

This stained-glass window printed shirt offers a bold interpretation of the skull motif, blending old and new to great effect with a 3D skull printed on the front.

Priced at £240:

Flower-Print Skull T-shirt

Built from a series of floral arrangements, this flower-skull t-shirt is full of contradictions of life and afterlife.

Priced at £120:

Marble Skull-Print T-shirt

A flowing marble print gives way to a skull motif on this statement t-shirt – offering a modern way to work Alexander McQueen’s graphic moniker.

Priced at £275:

Lady Skull T-shirt

On appearance, this grey t-shirt takes a more subtle approach to the skull’s presentation due to its muted sketch print graphic. But on closer inspection, McQueen’s signature subversive nature shows through in the naked lady sketch that builds the skull’s shape.

Priced at £120:

Where To Buy

Alexander McQueen’s graphic t-shirts are available at Alexander McQueen, Selfridges and Mr Porter.

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