Frui Bespoke Tie
Frui Korea. A few months ago, while I was at Bijan’s for a fitting, I caught up with my friend Joe Ha, stylish guy and…
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P. Johnson – Finished Suit
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Crockett and Jones Hand Grade
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Montblanc Le Petit Prince Fountain Pen
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Rampley and Co
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2018 – The Year That Wasn’t…
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Lof and Tung
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Frank Clegg Briefcase
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How to Fold a Jacket for Travel – Reader Question
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How to Wear Stonewashed Denim
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Maison Bonnet – Finished Sunglasses
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Johnstons of Elgin – Mill Visit- Scotland
Johnstons of Elgin, Scotland: Knitwear is complex. Far more complex than most people think, with several processes involved in taking fleece from its raw…
How To Buy Your First Watch
How To Buy Your First Watch. Quality menswear lasts. Well made shoes will last years and are able to be re-soled again and again, getting…
Why Quality Costs Less. An Edward Green Experience
Why Quality Costs Less. An Edward Green Experience. I’ve learned through painful experience, earned over years of lessons and repeated mistakes, that buying the best…
Dolce and Gabbana Sartoria – Milan
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…
Corthay – Paris
Corthay, Paris: Among the world’s leading craft brands in menswear, there are countless personalities and unique perspectives, which all result in a common outcome,…
Camps de Luca – Bespoke Jacket
I visited Marc, Julien and Charles de Luca of Camps de Luca in Paris in March, (article here) firstly to write about their history…
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…
The Cost of Quality – Santa Maria Novella – Florentine Iris
There are a thousand ways to take shortcuts in the creation of any product, regardless of the industry or location. The fashion and cosmetics…
Factory Visit – Corgi. Wales.
Tucked away on the outskirts of Ammanford, a small town in the south of Wales, the Corgi factory is quietly going about its business,…
The Single Most Important Thing in Choosing a Suit
When buying a new suit or having one made, for most, the majority of that thought process tends to be around colour and style (style…
Chapal – Paris.
Chapal, 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….
Review – William Abraham – Cashmere/Mink Boot Socks
Recently I wrote an article about William Abraham socks (williamabraham.com), owned by New York based Bram Frankel. In the article, I mentioned that I’d ordered…
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…