Yasin Tarabia has his suits made by a tailor, preferably in colours you rarely see. A conversation about finding the right one.
How long should a jacket sleeve be? How high should the trousers sit? Bernhard Roetzel explains the basic rules of a good fit, from off-the-peg sizing to the belly cut and the right trouser length.
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.
Ferdinand Schwarzer runs the Viennese jeweller Schwarzer in the fifth generation. On his cufflink habit, silver and enamel, signet rings and bracelets.
The wedding suit in summer: morning dress, the dark suit, light linen and the dinner jacket. What the groom and the guests wear.
Twenty-two-year-old Timberland boat shoes restitched at the Poeschk workshop in Berlin. What a proper shoe repair costs and what it gives back.
From fit to stain removal: Bernhard Roetzel answers the 41 most important questions about shirts, compact and practical.
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.
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.
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.
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.
