Naples: A sartorial shopping guide
Naples has the biggest concentration of high-end handmade menswear in the world. Although not so much for shoes, for tailoring and shirtmaking this is the motherlode, with hundreds of tailors in the city and surrounding region, and thousands working ...
Naples: A sartorial shopping guide
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I'm afraid I don't know any Terence, sorry. I really only know Milan, Florence, Rome and Naples well...
How I get dressed in the morning
Everyone gets dressed in the morning. Most put no thought into it; a few put too much into it. My approach, formed through nothing more than hazard and habit, is to do one of two things: Pick out one piece that I really want to wear (usually som...
How I get dressed in the morning
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It was Lesser's I believe, but the same shade is very unlikely to be available. Any flannel from them or from Fox I think would drape just as well. Do let me know if you remember or find the comment...
Exquisite Trimmings and Monsieur Fox trunk show
There’s an interesting trunk show next week in London. Online stores Exquisite Trimmings and Monsieur Fox are combining to organise a show that will feature several of the brands they sell, plus some artisans. The show takes place from S...
Exquisite Trimmings and Monsieur Fox trunk show
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Simon I know this is old thread but I wondered about the company Exquisite Trimmings. I tried to buy on their site and no luck. Their phones don’t pick up. Is this in you knowledge a going concern? They seem to be abov...
Brio menswear store – Beijing, China
Last month we had a book launch at the Brio menswear store in Beijing. It’s worth running through a few more details of the shop – because the stock is interesting, and because it is part of a pleasing trend in more s...
Brio menswear store – Beijing, China
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I haven't tried Inglese enough (one shirt a long time ago) to really comment on other areas like fit...
Zampa di Gallina: Neapolitan retail
Zampa di Gallina (‘chicken feet’) is a menswear site set up recently specialising in Neapolitan makers. At least one of them has a connection to Naples, so it’s nice to have slightly more local retail, particularly for...
Zampa di Gallina: Neapolitan retail
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They are big, yes, but digital printing has been around for a long time and the quality makers don't use it mostly...
Bespoke box from Linkson Jack
When a man has collected a few nice things, his thoughts turn to nice things to put things in. And of course it’s a good excuse to learn about how something else is made – in this case, bespoke jewellery boxes. The model here is sold by...
Bespoke box from Linkson Jack
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They start around £500....
