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The aim of this is primarily to answer those reader questions. But it's also nice to increase transparency - reemphasising what we take money for and what we don't - and perhaps make readers feel closer to PS.
It started as a simple blog, and took a while to gain traction and a following. Even when it had a healthy 300,000 page views or so each month, and was one of the biggest classic menswear sites, brands only advertised when I went out and asked them.
Others followed, including Edward Green and The Hanger Project. And when other brands saw their peers advertising, inquiries started to come in. There began to be enough money to fund trips, or to commission bespoke to review.
This was a much greater financial risk. Each time I'd be spending thousands of pounds buying stock. But I liked the fact that readers knew what they were getting - that they were buying from me, not from a brand via me, or some mix of the two.
With all the costs built in (see previous article on starting a brand) and charging a fairly low margin (as PS does), you normally have to sell more than half your stock before you stop losing money.
I've found some businesses get into that position by taking on extra costs in order to grow. They hire more people, rent more stores, and all of a sudden they need to sell large volumes just to break even.
For fans of Nike, Shoe Dog by founder Phil Knight is a good illustration: at every stage, whether revenues were $10 million or $100 million, the company was almost going bankrupt because it was growing so fast.
I've found - personally - that being conservative with what we do has worked well. It just creates freedom. It means you can come up with a nice idea and see how it goes, rather than trying to push sales every way possible, or worrying about what the next big thing could be.
And in any case - as mentioned variously in the past - the aim is for the shop not to grow too large, as I don't want it to affect the ability to cover other products. Permanent Style is fundamentally an editorial publication, with a shop on the side.
From what I understand, it went from being a popular magazine, to having its own physical store, to selling its own branded product (Rugged Factory). Eventually the need to sell more things every season harmed the credibility of the brand, and it all folded in 2016.
Consumer journalism in menswear has unfortunately low standards in general. There is a lot of hyped articles and interviews with people like Tom Ford, Luca Rubinacci and Ralph Lauren. I can find things to admire with all of them but its rarely journalism that takes the side of the consumer. PS is the best example of consumer journalism in menswear.
On the other points, as with this article, I try to be as open and transparent as I can be. I am in Private White adverts because I design clothes for them, which should be clear. Other paid work for brands is minimal, but where there is any I try to clearly state it.
There are adverts on the mobile view, which are sold separately (currently, to Cavour). The proportion of mobile traffic is still surprisingly low (below 20%) and it is growing, but again slowly. I guess PS is mostly about longer reads and researching/searching, which is easier on desktop
I cannot say I know the answer either, but the Simpson London website (if these are one and the same) mentions that they were acquired by WRA Group in 2009, and I notice from Companies House that WRA (Group) Limited had an administrator appointed earlier this month. Obviously these might not beconnected but I thought it was worth noting.
The Financial Statements for WRA (Group) Limited in 2019 do reference Simpson (and a factory) so if I were a betting man, I would predict these are related but it is obviously possible that Simpson survives nonetheless (albeit, unlikely given all of the above).
As to people being aware of the policy, again regular readers are, which comes across in emails and comments. I did go through a period of linking to that page at the bottom of every post, but someone said it was overkill. I could go back to doing that.
I care less about what you may have paid or the discounts you may have received. Though, I would appreciate a more clear and consistent location for the price a reader may pay for garment (or the opening price for an artisan/brand). Generally the information is in the articles/posts. But for instance the Guide to Tailor Styles has a dedicated section in each post, while the Shibumi review the opening prices are in-line in the body of the review. I tend to prefer the style used in the Guide to Tailor Styles.
Again, I have to support your independence as a writer in light of all the cynicism. It baffles me that people are still offended by the fact that you get discounts and so on. To me that is part of a business becoming successful, where people trust you enough to wanna spend time, effort and money making you something that will impress you enough to write a good review. Im sure no one lined up to do that the first five years or so. For those of us that follow you regularly it is beyond clear that you have remained independent. Have the cynics not read your harsher reviews. And the talk about PV should be even less relevant, when they produce half of all in the PS shop. With that logic one should never be able to even talk to brands or artisans to remain completely independent ?
My apologies, Simon. My intended point was that by calling readers who raised any questions as cynical, Nicholas was making sweeping generalisations, which I felt were slightly insulting to your readers, however, I could have expressed this in a better tone.
As for me being naive in business, yes maybe that is the case. But that wasnt the point at all now, was it? For someone with such strong view, you could at least have the courage to write your name my good man.
Hi Nicolas my tone could maybe have been a little better, but my main point is that readers are allowed to have differing points of view and sometimes where relevant ask challenging questions, this should be celebrated without other readers making assumptions about their motives.
Cheers Zo. One point perhaps worth making on the subsidising, is that tailors always say they sell several garments off the back of me featuring them, easily covering the cost of making something. So like all good marketing, it in fact makes money, rather than costing it.
Continuing to run your business on a conservative basis will allow you to sleep well at night. Resist the temptation to grow the company with borrowed money or outside funding, private equity for example.
That might be one of the biggest compliments of all Charles, thank you. I certainly hope that makes a difference, though I think a lot of the time it can be rather buried in considerations of whether something is cool or not.
What I shall remember from the article though is the confirmation that you have found a way to make it work in a way that really enjoy. Nice to know and a rare snippet of positivity in these tough times.
Interesting to read this, and the transparency is greatly appreciated. I was thinking about the difference between your reviews, Simon, and critical reviews in other arenas such as food and drink. One big difference I see is that you are friends with many of the tailors. Being buddies with the tailor has to affect your judgment of the finished product. Restaurant critics often avoid friendships with chefs for that very reason.
Love the article, Simon. You have been a firm source of inspiration all these years. You provide very insightful views, wonderful ideas, and tasteful products. No hard sell, no BS(PS being the antonym), just all-around good old knowledge which I appreciate very much.
Another illustration of why I, and many others, bookmark Permanent Style as a key source of impartial and insightful advice on classic and contemporary menswear. I just had one point regarding the shop and your collaborative work with designers and makers. Whilst I fully appreciate the need to keep this part of the operation lean and avoid over-extension, a consequence is that some items are rarely available for long. Every few months I check in forlorn hope that your Donegal overcoat collaboration with Private White VC will be back in stock in larger sizes, but in vain! I just wondered if you might consider holding more stock of such core capsule pieces or, alternatively, forming a waiting list?
In terms of investment vs salary, I guess it was really driven by the needs that the site felt it had. Travel was clearly a needed expense, as was buying products. Though that probably means I have underinvested in things over the years, including probably web development for example.
In the baker example, I assume the baker is selling his own goods, has his own apparatus for marketing those goods and is receiving all the profits therefrom; even so, the price of a cake is significantly less expensive than a Liverano, thus, the risk of the baker being dishonest about the quality of the vanilla extract is acceptable and, more importantly, insignificant.
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