Month: February 2020

Maximilian Mogg —
Savile Row in Berlin

Some claim that German bespoke tailors are usually white haired gentlemen who have been making the same type of suit for their customers for 40 years. A visit to Germany's most talked about bespoke designer Maximilian Mogg in Berlin shows clear evidence that this is not true. Read More

Interview

Francesco Barberis-Canonico — An Interview

Francesco Barberis Canonico is the Creative Director of Vitale Barberis Canonico, one of Italy’s oldest and most respected mills. And one of the most elegant men I know. Read More

Reportage

Introduction —
German masters of bespoke

Some German bespoke tailors and shoemakers deserve to be discovered outside their country. Before we present them we give an introduction into the specifics of the German bespoke scene. Read More

Reportage

Saskia Wittmer —
Bespoke shoes from Florence

In terms of sheer numbers, there is perhaps no city that matches up to Florence when it comes to bespoke shoe makers. However, only one of them is female. This superwoman exists and she is German. Read More

Interview

Scheer —
Bespoke shoemaker in Vienna

Markus Scheer looks like a medical practitioner in his trademark white lab coat. But he is an intellectual craftsman. He runs Vienna’s oldest and most prestigious bespoke shoemaking business. Read More