The Importance of a Shoe Last and How to Choose the Right One
The importance of a shoe last is one of the most overlooked aspects of buying and wearing men’s shoes. When choosing new shoes, most…
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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…
Camps de Luca – Bespoke Jacket – First Fitting
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…
The Italian Gentleman – Review
Many readers will have read and own a copy of Hugo Jacomet’s 2015 book The Parisian Gentleman. A large, beautifully published tribute to the…
Sartoria Vestrucci – Florence
Florence 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,…
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…
Leonard Logsdail, NY, Bespoke Sport Coat, Part Three – Second Fitting
Back to East 53rd Street for the second time in the same week to see Len and have the second fitting of the bespoke…
Bijan – Cashmere Overcoat. Part 1 – Design and Cloth
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…
Leng Bespoke – Three Piece Suit – Part 2 – First Fitting
Walking in to see Leng and Gennaro for the first fitting of this commission (see first part in the series here) the image above…
Leonard Logsdail – Bespoke Sport Coat Part 2 – First Fitting
Having sat down with Len’ earlier in the week to design the bespoke sport coat made from Dugdale Bros cloth, I headed back in…
Leng Bespoke, Sydney – Three Piece Suit – Part 1
Leng Ngo’s new bespoke studio tucked away on Sydney’s York Street, has been recently established with former colleague Gennaro Scura, both of whom worked…
Nino Corvato, New York – Bespoke Trousers Part 2, First Fitting
Express post is a beautiful thing. Critical documents can be sent around the world in record time, kidneys can be delivered to patients…
Choosing Cloth – The Characteristics of Different Types of Wool
Within the world of tailoring and menswear manufacturing there are countless variations of wool used to create the items we wear, each having unique characteristics…
Nino Corvato – Bespoke Trousers Part 1 – Measurements and Cloth
For those who read my recent profile on Nino, you’ll already have a good understanding of the New York based, Sicilian tailor, who has…
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