A New Life for Stark and Sons
Given last weeks’ article on the first fitting for the bespoke sports jacket at Camps de Luca, I thought that now would be a…
Profiles
Sartoria Vestrucci – Florence
Florence is the greatest little city in the world. Nowhere I’ve been matches it’s combined features of history, art, architecture, culture, ease of movement,…
P. Johnson Tailors
This article has been a long time in the making. I’ve been meaning to properly cover P. Johnson Tailors for a long time now,…
Saint Crispin’s
Saint Crispin’s use the most most underwhelming shoe-boxes you’ll see from of any of the high end shoe makers. Plain brown cardboard, stapled together and…
Blackhorse Lane Denim – London
Blackhorse Lane Ateliers is a newer denim label, manufactured in London and started by Han Ates in 2016, after 25 years in the textiles…
Barbanera Shoes – Italy
I first got to know of Barbanera shoes from a referral from my friend Justin Fitzpatrick. Justin is one of, if not the, best known…
Maison Bonnet, Paris
Maison Bonnet – Paris: In the world of menswear (and, no doubt, womenswear) there are a few Houses who, through their designs, have influenced…
Camps de Luca – Paris
In January I made it a priority to visit Camps de Luca in Paris (as well as meetings with Corthay, Chapal and a few…
Musella Dembech – Milan
Musella Dembech, Milan. Feeling at home in an atelier can be a difficult thing. Many tailoring houses portray a highly formal image and can…
Antica Barbieria Colla – Milan
Founded in 1904, Antica Barbieria Colla has been a Milanese institution for over 100 years, since Dino Colla first opened its doors on via…
Francesco Maglia Umbrellas – Milan
You don’t meet Francesco Maglia, you experience him. A larger than life character, edging toward 6 and a half feet tall, with the charisma to…
Leng Bespoke, Sydney – Three Piece Suit – Part 1
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…
Profile – Nino Corvato, Master Tailor. New York
Frequently, thought not always, in the world of bespoke tailoring, there seems to be an inverse relationship between a business’ skill and how easily…
Profile – Leonard Logsdail, Bespoke Tailor – New York
All it took was a single image and I knew that it wouldn’t be long before I’d be on the way to New York to…
Factory Visit – Drake’s London
The last time I was in London I only had 48 hours for several meetings, including a fitting for my Cleverley’s. But I made…
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