Margaret Howell/MHL

[Walter-Gropius]

Prices aside, it'll be interesting to see how/if sizes have been adjusted, as per the interview with MD Caroline Attwood: "...And on men's we've shifted the sizing down because the feedback said it was coming up very large. Our shapes are not body-hugging, so there is a generous cut about them."

 

[hollaholla]

Prices aside, it'll be interesting to see how/if sizes have been adjusted, as per the interview with MD Caroline Attwood: "...And on men's we've shifted the sizing down because the feedback said it was coming up very large. Our shapes are not body-hugging, so there is a generous cut about them."

I read that piece and was reminded of it when looking at the size guides.

For MHL trousers at least, the waist sizes are now smaller than they were for the last few seasons. Used to be that L was 18" waistband and X was 19"; now L is 17", X is 18" and they've introduced a new XX for the 19" range. The XS now caters for very slim / narrow waists at 14".

On the other hand the Archive Jacket size X measures 26.4 across the chest which is wider than last seasons' X size jackets, and there's a size XX too. But I guess it is a boxy style.

 

[Walter-Gropius]

I read that piece and was reminded of it when looking at the size guides.

For MHL trousers at least, the waist sizes are now smaller than they were for the last few seasons. Used to be that L was 18" waistband and X was 19"; now L is 17", X is 18" and they've introduced a new XX for the 19" range. The XS now caters for very slim / narrow waists at 14".

On the other hand the Archive Jacket size X measures 26.4 across the chest which is wider than last seasons' X size jackets, and there's a size XX too. But I guess it is a boxy style.

When comparing the same (in name at least) garments from the new season it's hard to draw any conclusions. The Monogram Shirt is larger in the same size, whereas the Seamless Crew Neck is noticeably smaller even in the size above, based on the measurements. Ordering the 'right' MH size online is always a bit of a gamble, now even more so..

 

[ike_hiking_boots]

When comparing the same (in name at least) garments from the new season it's hard to draw any conclusions. The Monogram Shirt is larger in the same size, whereas the Seamless Crew Neck is noticeably smaller even in the size above, based on the measurements. Ordering the 'right' MH size online is always a bit of a gamble, now even more so..

I requested the measurements for the Monogram shirt (AW24) as they were originally not shown. When they put them up they were huge - a size L was shown as being close to 27 inches across the Chest so when I read your comments I thought they were wrong. I did query the measurements with Customer Services — it appears they must of of them wrong because they've been updated and now appear to be smaller by 2.5 inches. Now I'm completely confused because they are meant to sizing down this season. What a mess.

Wait until you see the new season pricing.

Prices appear to have gone down a touch!

 

[hollaholla]

I did query the measurements with Customer Services — it appears they must of of them wrong because they've been updated and now appear to be smaller by 2.5 inches

I checked out the Archive Jacket at the Wigmore Street shop today and the published measurements for that are also way off: 2 or 2.5 inches wider than reality for the L and X sizes.

The sales assistant told me she would pass this on, and I think a fair bit of the operation is run from that site anyway, so maybe they will update those numbers too. But what chaos!

 

[ike_hiking_boots]

I checked out the Archive Jacket at the Wigmore Street shop today and the published measurements for that are also way off: 2 or 2.5 inches wider than reality for the L and X sizes.

The sales assistant told me she would pass this on, and I think a fair bit of the operation is run from that site anyway, so maybe they will update those numbers too. But what chaos!

Are saying the jacket comes up smaller in person? The measurements on the website are around what I would expect for a L and X.

 

[K. Nights]

I sized down in the MHL T Shape Rollneck from this past FW and it is still the most oversized knit I own. It's much larger in length and width than indicated in the size chart.