Derek Guy has become ubiquitous on X as ‘the menswear guy’. With more than a million followers, he is the go-to advice giver for men trying to find their style or figure out what to wear to a wedding. Derek also writes a blog called Die, Workwear! And today, he joins FT men’s style columnist Rob Armstrong to talk fashion history and fashion tips.

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Links (all FT links get you past the paywall):

– Rob’s most recent style column is here: https://on.ft.com/4dGlyLX

– Rob also hosts our Unhedged podcast and writes the Unhedged newsletter: https://on.ft.com/3WWgUCm

– Derek is on X as @dieworkwear, which is also the name of his blog. Rob is on X @rbrtrmstrng

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