Room for another tie? I’ve been working on the perfect grenadine tie for a while. Now it is ready. It is made of freshly woven silk grenadine from Como. The tie is untipped/unlined for ease, yet it has a strip of interlining for support in the knot. Every single tie has been meticulously crafted by ...

People have heard about Milan as a city of style and fashion. Less people are aware that Milan’s industrious twin city Turin has an advanced aesthetic sensibility as well. Some days ago I had a chance to stroll through the center of Turin as I went from one artisan to another. The style I saw was ...

Another trip to Potsdam and calm and pretty Gutenbergstraße. Trousers are ready for a fitting. They are cut as slim as possibly can be done with my robust build. In other words, the cut should not only flatter me, when I stand up, but also give room for calves and thighs, when I sit down. ...

A reader did a second-hand finding, a 1970 double breasted navy blue jacket from Alfred Alm, arguably the most famous postwar tailor in Denmark. He took the jacket to Peter Undén for alterations, so it could come out strolling again. Alfred Alm shoulders are usually almost unpadded and sligthly rounded. A large upper sleeve has been ...

I have a handkerchief of twill silk from a reputable tie maker. I suppose it is made of leftovers from the tie production. It is a mistake, and I never use it. Silk for handkerchiefs should be delicate like silk crêpe. It should also be made up by skilled hands. I have another silk handkerchief from ...