Sartoria Vestrucci – Florence
byFlorence 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,…
Reviews
Le Cintre W – Custom Coat-Hangers and Accessories
byIn Paris in July I arranged to meet Alexandre Wielgus, founder of Le Cintre W, a maker of specialist custom coat-hangers, made-to-order for the…
Cedes Milano – Now Lorenzi Milano
byA quick update about a change that been in the works for a while now. From a fortnight ago Cedes Milano has changed its…
P. Johnson Suit – First Fitting
byBack up in Sydney a few weeks ago I had the first fitting of the grey two piece suit in VBC grey sharkskin wool…
Luciano Gloves – Florence
byFlorence is legendary for its leather products and craftspeople, but more and more its awash with poor quality, cheaply made leather products which feel…
Buy Simon’s Jumper
byI’d be surprised if there’s anyone who regularly reads TM, who doesn’t also know of or read Simon Crompton’s blog Permanent Style. Now in…
The Best Entry Level Quality Men’s Shoes
byTimelessMan has and will always focus on the higher end of menswear and tailoring, globally. But a lot of TM readers are not yet at…
Saint Crispin’s
bySaint 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
byBlackhorse Lane Ateliers is a newer denim label, manufactured in London and started by Han Ates in 2016, after 25 years in the textiles…
Cedes Milano – Cigar Cutter & Buffalo Horn Vase
byLast years’ article on my visit to the Cedes Milano workrooms on via Morimondo in Milan attracted a lot of interest, so I thought…
Barbanera Shoes – Italy
byI first got to know of Barbanera shoes from a referral from my friend Justin Fitzpatrick. Justin is one of, if not the, best known…
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…
Corthay – Paris
byCorthay, Paris: Among the world’s leading craft brands in menswear, there are countless personalities and unique perspectives, which all result in a common outcome,…
Factory Visit – Corgi. Wales.
byTucked away on the outskirts of Ammanford, a small town in the south of Wales, the Corgi factory is quietly going about its business,…
Chapal – Paris.
byChapal, Paris. It’s not something I’ve consciously considered a great deal, but perhaps the most important thing to me in writing is in identifying authenticity….