How a Bespoke Shoe is Constructed – GJ Cleverley
byNext week I’ll write the article for my finished GJ Cleverley bespoke double monks (articles on design and first fitting are here and here…
Next week I’ll write the article for my finished GJ Cleverley bespoke double monks (articles on design and first fitting are here and here…
When I was growing up I remember being amazed at how frequently my Father (a Builder) applied lateral thinking to seemingly complex problems, resulting…
The bespoke shirt which Anna (and Simona) Matuozzo made for me arrived a little while ago, after we had the initial meeting late last year….
One of the main challenges men face when it comes to clothing, is a misguided perception that being well dressed and stylish is a…
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…
I love socks. It’s not a sentence you’ll likely hear every day, but I do. It’s to do with the fact that they’re so…
Warmth. It’s the most appropriate word to describe Anna Matuozzo and her daughters, Simona and Antonella. Coordinating time to meet with Anna was difficult,…
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned over the last few years can be summed up in a quote which half of the…
In between visits to Italy and Greece, I was able to find time to duck over to London for 48 hours, to catch up with some…
Next Friday and Saturday (November 21st and 22nd), George Glasgow Junior and Teemu Leppanen will be back in Melbourne at Double Monk for their…
You know the word “artisan” is overused when Subway start slipping it into the titles of their sandwiches. Another word which used to…
On the surface, a tie isn’t an overly complex item of clothing, though the more you learn about their various methods of construction, the…
Weaving through the Naples Spanish district once more, we arrive back at the gates of Ambrosi on via Nicotera Giovanni. It’s mid-morning and, mercifully,…
Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Evelyne from Hermes, one of the houses tie makers, to document the process of how…
A radically self-contradicting GPS, Italian toll booths and a sense of direction of a vision impaired lemming. In hindsight, we would have had more…