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.
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.
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.
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.
Over the years a close relationship develops between customer and tailor, sometimes even friendship. Is that a good thing?
Three young men become friends while they serve at the German armed forces. They have the idea to jointly found a...
James Whitfield is as far as we know the only genuine Savile Row tailor running a bespoke business in Germany. We’ve...
Portrait of Victor Besnard by photographer Jeroen van de Gruiter. It’s been a long time since I last wore a...
The first time I heard of Oxxford Clothes was about 30 years ago. When I first visited New York City...
Shortly after I was introduced to Heron’s Ghyll at Pitti Uomo in June 2023, I was sent new fabric samples...
In December 2021, we published an interview with Simon Wegmann, founder of Wayman Bespoke. I had met him at a...
I first became aware of László Budapest a few years ago at the New Heritage trade fair in Munich. I...
