SPOKEsmen,

As the nights draw in, and the mercury drops, it's natural to get a little wistful for Summer.

But grab a handful of this sexy, soft, velvety delight, and you'll move on faster than Morrissey at a hog roast.

Point is, Cord Fives are back.

Milled in Italy by Duca Visconti, woven to an unimaginably soft conclusion, and shot through with stretch for peak comfort.

We've brought back some bankable favourites like Fawn and Navy. They're joined by super-rich Dark Forest and last year's sleeper hit Hazelnut Spread. One day the legal team will let us go with 'Nutella'. But not this year, folks - not this year.

Cut The Cord

They're an Autumn bestseller, so if you want first pick, don't hover.

And have a cracking Sunday,

- Team SPOKE

Far from its workwear origins, our Flannel Shirt still gives you the outdoorsman's rugged aesthetic, but in an outrageously plush package. Yours this season in two brand-new, and exceedingly versatile shades.

In this week's Margin Notes: why The Heretic is 'clearly the worst film ever made by anyone ever', the world's first Robot Olympics, and the World War Two bomber that cost more than the atomic bomb.