The first suit made for me by Salon Hartl in Prague was an instant success. I loved everything about it,...
Portrait of Victor Besnard by photographer Jeroen van de Gruiter. It’s been a long time since I last wore a...
Ignatious Joseph ranks among the foremost shirt designers in the menswear business. The yellow boxes with his shirts are on...
Lucian Maftei works fast even though he makes shoes for a fair amount of customers. My Derby shoes were ready...
James Whitfield is as far as we know the only genuine Savile Row tailor running a bespoke business in Germany. We’ve...
Sandals are a very controversial type of shoe even though styles are available that fit into the classical wardrobe.
The first time I heard of Oxxford Clothes was about 30 years ago. When I first visited New York City...
Few Italian bespoke tailors enjoy as much acclaim from their fellow tailors as Gaetano Aloisio. When we met at the Trofeo Arbiter in Milano in 2020 I noticed how much he is revered by the tailors wo took part in the contest. But Gaetano Aloisio is also a highly successful business man with an international clientele of customers, many of them celebrities. Two weeks ago I had the chance to conduct this exclusive interview with Gaetano Aloisio.
Jermyn Street is the synonym for the English shirtmaking tradition. There, or more precisely at Piccadilly Arcade, bespoke shirts are cut on the premises of Budd Shirtmakers. We have met the shirtmakers at a trunkshow in Germany a while ago, now we spoken to them on the phone for this interview.
After two fittings and a final check of the finished jacket I collected my bespoke sportscoat. The pictures taken by Tommi Aittala speak for themselves. The jacket feels as good as it looks. Here’s the final review and a short interview with James Whitfield.
Nobody buys a complete new wardrobe of suits for each new summer. Usually the suits for the warmer season are...
I had my first hands-on experience with seersucker jackets and suits in the late 1980s in German second hand stores....
