Menswear And Counterfactuals

Sapphire & Poole

Adam Scovell | On The Row | 22nd May 2026

In the 1980s, Joanna Lumley of Sapphire & Steel and Pink Panther fame became the unlikely champion of British bespoke menswear. With the rise of casual dressing and ready-to-wear retail, Savile Row was facing a tough time. She supported the crafts of the Row by starring in adverts for their hitherto male-dominated tailoring houses. Charming bit of sartorial history featuring many iconic photographs (3,500 words)

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Counterfactuals

Colin McGinn | 25th May 2026

“In a world with less gravity, the birds would be huge. In a world with more gravity, only insects would fly. In a wetter world, we would have gills. In a drier world, life would begin on the land, if it begins at all. Counterfactuals are inherently surprising. They tell us how different things could be under small changes. In a world without counterfactuals, there would be no thought” (400 words)