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A handsome shoe or a comfortable one? Bernhard Roetzel clears up the legends about bespoke shoes, from the idea of perfect comfort to whether form and function rule each other out.
The first fitting is pure tension, for customer and tailor alike. Bernhard Roetzel sits in on a fitting with Markus Schnurr in a Stuttgart flat and describes what happens when the half-finished suit is on the body for the first time.
Jacket, suit, coat or trousers? For a first bespoke commission Bernhard Roetzel recommends a jacket, with arguments on cloth choice, versatility, and whether you go to a tailor for a special occasion or to fill a gap in the wardrobe.
Ferdinand Schwarzer runs the Viennese jeweller Schwarzer in the fifth generation. On his cufflink habit, silver and enamel, signet rings and bracelets.
A famous house or an affordable newcomer? Bernhard Roetzel explains what first-time clients should look for when choosing a bespoke tailor, why price says little about quality, and how much the maker's own appearance really matters.
The wedding suit in summer: morning dress, the dark suit, light linen and the dinner jacket. What the groom and the guests wear.
Bespoke shoes for beginners: Bernhard Roetzel on motivation, hand work and fit, with five tips for a first order with a bespoke shoemaker.
Which alterations can a ready-to-wear suit take, and which not? The ones that matter, at trouser length, waist and shoulders, shown at Brummer in Berlin.
Ignatious Joseph, one of the world's best-known shirt designers, on the yellow shirt boxes, the multicoloured shirts with their wide high collar, and the red bespoke shoes he tells people, with a straight face, are from Aldi.
Justo Gimeno, the third in his family of the same name, makes coats, trench coats and the Teba jacket in Zaragoza that his grandfather first produced for Count Teba in the 1920s. He also represents Drake's, William Lockie and Hiltl.
Benedikt Fries founded Berlin tie label Shibumi as an online shop eleven years ago. In our interview he explains the Japanese aesthetic concept of restrained elegance and his personal approach to bespoke.
