I rang the bell at Pall Mall 40, and Mary, Frank Foster’s wife, opened the door. That was good news. After Frank passed away in October, I had wondered if Mary would close the shop. However, Sam, her and Frank’s daughter, has now joined the firm, and together they will continue Shirtmaker Frank Foster making ...

Anybody can be good in the country, as pithy Oscar Wilde wrote. You can wear your panama hat aslant, unbutton your shirt’s collar and cuffs (shirt from Frank Foster), smile effortlessly, and even wear sandals, can’t you? Most of the time I have little need of a suit or even a sport jacket, when I live ...