When you first encounter Agi & Sam (above left to right), you could be forgiven for thinking they have known each other for ever – even their Twitter avatar is of the pair as children superimposed together – however their partnership isn’t that older than their fledgling brand, which launched in 2011. But such is their rising notoriety on the London Collections: Men schedule that they now count none other than Sir Paul Smith as a mentor. In fact, Smith’s own book You Can Find Inspiration In Everything is a title that is equally well applied to the Agi & Sam design philosophy; their SS14 collection is inspired by the upholstery featured on London bus seats. MATCHES

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