How is a bespoke shoemaker faring during the pandemic? Bernhard Roetzel meets Korbinian Ludwig Heß in his Berlin workshop and sees three new pairs of shoes, including a cordovan commission.
Month: April 2020
The American cotton sack suit, the Neapolitan linen from Rubinacci, the striped seersucker: Bernhard Roetzel walks through the summer-suit classics, with cuts, fabrics and the context that gave each its character.
After more than 20 years Bernhard Roetzel has ordered trousers with belt-loops again, made by Salon Hartl in Prague. A look back over three decades of trouser cuts, from narrow flat-fronts in Hanover to pleated styles on the Pitti Uomo.
James Whitfield, trained in Savile Row at Anderson & Sheppard, runs his own bespoke business in Berlin-Moabit since 2019. Part 1 of the series: a Londoner with dry humour, a Brisbane Moss cloth and the start of a sportscoat commission.
