Sandals are seen as the antithesis of classic style, yet Tricker's offered them and Materna in Vienna makes bespoke sandals. Bernhard Roetzel on how sandals can sit alongside formalwear without contradicting it.
Month: June 2020
Brooks Brothers, J. Press, Haspel: Bernhard Roetzel on the American roots of the seersucker suit, the puckered weave that traps cooling pockets of air, and why the fabric was so hard to find in Europe.
Wegen Corona verschoben, nun in Hamburg: Bernhard Roetzel probiert den Probierschuh von Maftei. Was bedeutet es, dass ein Schuh „passt“, und warum ist die Anprobe für Schuhmacher noch schwieriger als für Schneider?
Founded in 1995 by Friedrich von Schönfels, Christian Ohff and Christian von Campe, Campe & Ohff is Germany's only sizeable bespoke shirt manufactory. A portrait of the Hamburg house and a visit during a fitting.
