What are the best cheaper shoe brands?
*UPDATE: Carmina say they do not use plastic heel stiffeners. Jesper's information was based on information by two Carmina retailers. That point has been removed until it can be proved either way. Last month, Swedish shoe brand Myrqvist (above) sen...
What are the best cheaper shoe brands?
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Doc Martens or Loake 1880 for Chelsea boots ?...
Buy good English shoes
Good English shoes are pretty much always worth the money you pay for them. Three things reminded me of this in recent weeks. One was a friend’s wedding. After years of buying in the low end of the market, he bought a pair from Crockett �...
Buy good English shoes
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As a repeat Cleverley bespoke customer, I would never buy anything from them again. Styles are good, construction workmanship is good, but the fitting is terrible. They do a bad job and make you take the financial risk.N...
Five tips on shoes
The tips on looking good in a pair of shoes are simpler, in a way, than those for suits. They come down to two things: spend as much money as you can afford, because you are buying value and longevity; and look after them well, because you will be re...
Five tips on shoes
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No they don't. You want something that is vaguely close to the original shoe - so it's not distorting the shoe, and supporting it in all the right places, but that doesn't usually have to be from the original maker. Yes,...
Five tips on looking better in a suit
At a party last week a nice young man asked me what my top five tips would be for wearing suits. It sounded like a nice practical question, so here we go: 1. Have a ready-to-wear suit altered Most men that buy suits don’t have them altered,...
Five tips on looking better in a suit
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Sure. Most of the time, there is only one button that you're meant to fasten, because it is on your waist - it is the narrowest point, from which the chest sweeps up and the skirt sweeps down. The jacket is not cut to ha...
Building a shoe collection – the pleasures!
A friend of mine started investing in good shoes around six months ago. I find it reassuring that I get such vicarious pleasure out of it: perhaps I’m not as self-centred as all that. His first pair was a lovely set of mid-brown, cap-toe Derbys...
Building a shoe collection – the pleasures!
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Absolutely...
Interview: Developing a love for clothes 2
The second part of an interview with Olly Watkins, adventurer on the choppy seas of style. ( First part here.) What’s your favourite accessory right now? It’s a toss up between the shoes I am wearing, a new pair of brown Derbys from Barke...
Interview: Developing a love for clothes 2
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Der Mr. Crompton, My question is: can you offer some advice on traveling and packing for traveling and extended holidays? I will be on a 10 week holiday in Western Europe this late summer-fall. I am at a loss as to how m...
Reader question: Starting a new job
Zenith: I need to expand my wardrobe for a new job in London. I own a light charcoal, faintly blue-pinstriped French Connection suit, and a solid beige Ted Baker suit, but need: A traditional navy-blue single-breasted suit A trusted location to take ...
Reader question: Starting a new job
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Hey Lambert, The really good MTM we write about, and lower level bespoke, will be towards the top of that range but better quality than Kiton and I would have thought much less expensive. My personal recommendations woul...
