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…
Given last weeks’ article on the first fitting for the bespoke sports jacket at Camps de Luca, I thought that now would be a…
Firstly, apologies for the delay in writing this article. I’ve had several comments and emails asking me when this article for the Camps de…
Men typically struggle to bridge the gap between formal clothing (in this instance we’ll take that to mean a suit and tie in professional…
Just before Christmas, I made a few quick trips to Sydney to see Bijan, in order to make sure the the bespoke cashmere overcoat would…
With time running out before leaving for Europe, I was back in to see Bijan a week after the first fitting. The first fitting…
With a few weeks to go before leaving for the cold of Europe for a month in January, we had the first fitting for…
A fortnight after the second fitting I was back in to see Leng and Gennaro for the third fitting of the three piece suit, made…
Back in to see Leng for the second fitting of the bespoke 3 piece suit made from Dormeuil Ice Flannel cloth. (Part 1 here,…
Waistcoats are one of the most overlooked pieces of clothing in menswear in modern times. For our grandfathers and the generations preceding them, the…
Most of the guidelines in menswear exist because of practical reasons that have proven useful reference points over time. Things like “the more polished your…
Art masquerading as trousers. This sums up the finished product from Salva’ and it hints at the essence of true bespoke tailoring and perhaps…
Months behind schedule to organise this coat for this winter, the plan is to commission an overcoat that will be warm enough to handle the…
I’m asked this question by readers and friends more than any other, so I think it’s about time to address it here. There’s continuing…
Last week I was speaking with a friend and we got onto the topic of shoes. He mentioned that he had recently purchased two new…
In London late last year, I visited Drake’s factory on Haberdasher Street in London. The article about that visit is here. It’s a beautiful…