Category: Latest
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Autumn Outerwear Top Picks
It’s officially cold; so it’s time to tackle the essential task of picking out outerwear that’ll last you the autumn season and beyond. Choosing the best jacket for you can be intimidating, the world of outerwear is vast, so we’re here to help. A solid jacket is the cherry on top of any autumn/ winter…
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Tonic Autumn/ Winter Fabric Guide
The key to autumn/ winter style is fabric choice. As the leaves brown and the temperature drops it’s time to welcome back cosy wool and cotton compositions into your wardrobe. At Tonic, we have the staples you need for the seasons ahead. Our collection of designers create products with longevity and integrity in mind, so…
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A Tonic Guide To: Sweatshirts
No autumn wardrobe is complete without a sweatshirt for those more casual days; we’ve picked out our favourite brands to help you on your way to finding the perfect style for your wardrobe. Colorful Standard Starting off strong, the Classic Organic Crew from Colorful Standard is the epitome of an every day essential. This 100%…
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Tonic Autumn Essentials
Autumn’s weather can be confusing; warm one moment, chilly the next. With the ability to layer, the transitional period offers the perfect opportunity to experiment a little more with your personal style. We’ve picked out a few new-in menswear pieces that’ll help you truly nail transitional dressing. The Sweater Vest The sweater vest has steadily…
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Shirts by Far Afield
Far Afield really understands that clothing is a form of communication. Classic menswear staples are cut from rare, Internationally sourced materials so that each piece has personality, because Far Afield knows that its customers do too. Driven by a commitment to utility and purpose, every piece Far Afield create is a testament to their love…
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Corridor – NYC Style
Corridor is a New York-based, independent brand focused on love. The clothing is inspired by color, nature, music, spirituality, and New York life. Designer Dan Snyder founded the company in 2013 in New York City and his love is in every piece. We’re currently offering a very tempting 50% saving on their excellent Rainbow Weave…
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Nico Eyewear Pop-up 6th June
Head to Tonic on Thursday 6th June to check out our exclusive pop-up event in collaboration with Nico Eyewear. We’ll have a wide range of their products available for you to peruse and there will be expert advice on hand to help you find the perfect pair or answer any questions. Then from 5pm-8pm there…
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Hartford for Half Term
It’s an American brand isn’t it?? It’s common mistake and one I’m sure our friends at Hartford wouldn’t be too surprised or disappointed to hear. Hartford was in fact launched in Paris in 1979, but with it’s relaxed feel it could easily have come straight out of San Fran. They really know how to make…
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Happy New Year and a Fresh Start
Happy New Year and a fresh start! This week in the shop we’ve been talking about January being a time for reflection and making plans for the year ahead. It’s also a time to clear out some excess and declutter. This got me thinking about overfull wardrobes and the Tonic Exchange. Signs that indicate it’s time for a wardrobe…
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Black Friday…. and an apology
So first an apology if you were opening this expecting an unmissable discount for this weekend only…. Well this isn’t it. As you may already be aware Black Friday is not an event that we sign up for, it’s basically a load of rubbish. Earlier this week I read that the carbon cost of Black Friday…
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Instagram Armageddon
It’s Saturday morning and I’m having my breakfast thinking of an idea for an Instagram post highlighting some of our favourite pieces of the season so far. I was about to have a scroll to get further inspiration and bang it happened, we’d been hacked! I was locked out and couldn’t get in. I spent the first few minutes scratching my head…
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Painting the shed with Dolly Parton
Bit late on a post this week. I sat down after finishing painting the shed on Sunday evening (yep I can do that kind of stuff too) and reflected on the week that’s gone before. It’s been a rollercoaster week, unfortunately Gary has been out of action with some pretty tough back pain so it’s been a week of juggling working in the shop…
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11 Years is Quite a Long Time
I sit down today to write my weekly post, after what I personally thought was a strong start last week. I’ve got an hour to nail this and move on to the next thing on the to do list, and….. I’ve got writers block! Not sure if that’s a thing for things like this but it…
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A Love Letter to London
Bear with me on this but I’m going to do my best to write a weekly post. I’m going to limit the time I spend on it so I don’t over think, you’ll get grammatical errors and all. The aim is for it to be a shop conversation, so in terms of subject matter it could be anything. one…
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