White man and the Solaro cloth The Solaro fabric is a product of colonial man’s unsuccesful endeavors. Based on German studies Dr Sambon, an Italian born researcher connected to London School of Tropical Medicine, developed the fabric with the mill Ellis & Johns in beginning of the 20th Century. The idea was to create a ...

Yours truly in the book I’m fond of Baron von Münchausen, who rescues himself from the swamp by pulling himself up by the hair. Yet, I will not review Bernhard Roetzel’s new book, A Gentleman’s Lookbook. The task is too difficult, since I take part in the book providing four photos. In other words, this ...

(Click here, if you cannot watch the video How to fold a suit jacket) In times of old gentleman were travelling with large suitcases. Today a trolley or a duffel bag is enough usually. Travel light has become the standard way of boarding a flight. The art of how to fold a jacket A side ...

Men today, especially young men, can obsess about the fit of the shirt body. Often they want it to be racy, not billowing at the waist. If you don’t wear a tie, or often leave your jacket behind, I understand the shirt body focus. However, if your wear a tie and keep your jacket on ...

Winston Churchill’s siren suit is one of those garments that falls into the category “brilliant & nuts”. From a boiler suit to a siren suit The story goes that Winston Churchill noticed that bricklayers at his Chartwell Estate wore a heavy boiler suit. Next he went to his shirtmaker Turnbull & Asser asking them to make ...