Wear it your way - Graham

It’s not about noise. It’s not about big gestures. For Graham, it’s about doing things properly. A craftsman in the truest sense, he spends his days in a timber-lined workshop that smells of sawdust and calm focus. The kind of place where everything has a home, and every cut has a purpose.

We spent a day with him there—no big plan, just a camera, some kit, and the idea of letting the space and the person speak for themselves. Graham wore a Lyle & Scott lightweight ripstop jacket and work trousers, simple and functional. Just like the tools hanging neatly behind him, or the shavings curled across the bench.

He moves with intent, measuring, sawing, sanding, with the quiet rhythm of someone who’s been doing this a long time. There’s no rush. No show. Just presence.

“I like when things are made to last,” he says between cuts. “You can feel the difference. You don’t have to shout about it. Just do it right, and let it speak for itself.”

That same philosophy runs through the clothes. The Lyle & Scott ripstop jacket he’s wearing isn’t flashy, but it’s built well. The fabric has structure. The fit’s easy but considered. It holds its own in the workshop but looks sharp outside it, too.

The light in the space changed throughout the day, filtering through old glass panes, and catching off metal and woodgrain. We caught Graham leaning into a planer, sleeves pushed up, revealing inked wrists and calloused hands. There was no direction. He just worked. And that’s what made the shots work.

At one point, we asked him if he’d ever imagined being in a shoot. He laughed. “I’m just doing what I do,” he said. Exactly. That’s what this shoot is about. Not fashion for fashion’s sake, but style rooted in substance. Real people, real work, and real clothes that hold their own in both worlds.

We’ll be back in Graham’s world again soon. But for now, we’re happy to let these images do the talking. Quietly, confidently. The way Graham would.

 Graham wears: JK2207V_Z271