Dolce and Gabbana Sartoria – Milan
byDolce and Gabbana Sartoria, Milan. As a rule, I’ve always avoided and greatly disliked designer brands as their focus is typically on “fashion”, chasing…
Dolce and Gabbana Sartoria, Milan. As a rule, I’ve always avoided and greatly disliked designer brands as their focus is typically on “fashion”, chasing…
I visited Marc, Julien and Charles de Luca of Camps de Luca in Paris in March, (article here) firstly to write about their history…
Just before Christmas, I made a few quick trips to Sydney to see Bijan, in order to make sure the the bespoke cashmere overcoat would…
With time running out before leaving for Europe, I was back in to see Bijan a week after the first fitting. The first fitting…
With a few weeks to go before leaving for the cold of Europe for a month in January, we had the first fitting for…
A fortnight after the second fitting I was back in to see Leng and Gennaro for the third fitting of the three piece suit, made…
Back in to see Leng for the second fitting of the bespoke 3 piece suit made from Dormeuil Ice Flannel cloth. (Part 1 here,…
Regular readers will have seen recent articles (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) covering the commission of the bespoke sport coat from Leonard Logsdail…
Back to East 53rd Street for the second time in the same week to see Len and have the second fitting of the bespoke…
Art masquerading as trousers. This sums up the finished product from Salva’ and it hints at the essence of true bespoke tailoring and perhaps…
Months behind schedule to organise this coat for this winter, the plan is to commission an overcoat that will be warm enough to handle the…
Walking in to see Leng and Gennaro for the first fitting of this commission (see first part in the series here) the image above…
Having sat down with Len’ earlier in the week to design the bespoke sport coat made from Dugdale Bros cloth, I headed back in…
Leng Ngo’s new bespoke studio tucked away on Sydney’s York Street, has been recently established with former colleague Gennaro Scura, both of whom worked…
In London late last year, I visited Drake’s factory on Haberdasher Street in London. The article about that visit is here. It’s a beautiful…