How To Buy Your First Watch
byHow 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
byWhy 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
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,…
Camps de Luca – Bespoke Jacket
byI 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
byIn 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
byMusella 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
byThere 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.
byTucked 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
byWhen 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.
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….
Review – William Abraham – Cashmere/Mink Boot Socks
byRecently 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
byFounded in 1904, Antica Barbieria Colla has been a Milanese institution for over 100 years, since Dino Colla first opened its doors on via…
Bespoke Cashmere Overcoat Part 4 – The Finished Coat
byJust before Christmas, I made a few quick trips to Sydney to see Bijan, in order to make sure the the bespoke cashmere overcoat would…
Cedes Milano
byI was first introduced to Cedes Milano through Kirby Allison’s The Hanger Project several years ago. Since then, I’ve been consistently amazed at the unique products…