At Pitti Uomo business and pleasure mix. Take for instance the Pitti Uomo parties. Every afternoon and evening different people invite to a drink and a trunk show. This time I attended an event arranged by Holland & Sherry, Stefano Bemer and Simon Crompton of Permanent Style. It took place in the impressive palace like Bemer ...

Pitti Uomo style can include a bit funnel-shaped cigar, more specifically a Toscanello cigar, a cut in half Tuscan cigar, strong, invented for dukes and rakes in the 19th Century. When visiting the large fashion fair in Florence last week, I once again spotted the distinctive cigar. Without doubt the Toscanello fits the mature man ...

There is a close connection between bespoke and the style of suit, shirt and tie. In other words, bespoke orders tend be very conservative. Mads enjoys bespoke, yet he has moved beyond the suit. He has no need to reproduce old English fashion plates. In the photo he sports a peak lapel cashmere jacket made ...

The other day Derek at the American blog Put This On compared three of my db suits. He showed how a much a difference cut and shoulders can make to the style expression. Read the comparison here. The current post is another example on the significance of cut. Jeppe is in bespoke garments from Musella Dembech (Milan) and Francesco ...

In the beginning I had no clue how to use this odd jacket. The sage green plaids looked magnificient, yet I couldn’t connect it with the rest of my wardrobe. Little by little the situation changed, and I found myself using the jacket on a weekly basis. The trick was to forget about how to coordinate ...