Family wanted a couple of hours on the beach, which isn’t entirely me, and I decided to take the subway to 62 Street in Brooklyn, only 25 minutes way. After a short walk in the heat, I came to bespoke tailor Ercole. I think he is the only real deal tailor in Brooklyn. He has an Italian background, ...
I don’t fancy the popular look of dress shirt with unbuttoned top button(s), while wearing a suit or jacket. It is a barbaric habit, literally, which counteracts the aim for subdued elegance. If it is too warm for a tie or neckerchief, it is more refined to spread the shirt collar on the jacket collar in ...
I have assisted a friend at bespoke tailor Peter Undén in Copenhagen. The initial order consisted of a cream-yellow linen jacket and an indigo blue jacket in a mohair blend from J & J Minnis’ Fresco II selection. There was enough of the Fresco length for a pair of trousers, so we decided to have ...
Warsaw is the home of several shoemakers, who handmake shoes to measure. You will also find a bunch of bespoke tailors of varying quality. Zaremba, though, seems like the real deal. Located on the corner of Nowogrodzka and Kruzca, Zaremba provides bespoke suits and jackets following Italian and English tradition of fittings, handsewing, fine interlining and ...
Sweden plays significant role in producing modern tailoring. Together with dutchman Frederik Scholte, swede Per Anderson skipped the Victorian form-fitting cut, when the 20th Centrury began. Instead they introduced an epoch-making jacket on Savile Row with fullness in chest and over shoulder blades, also known as the drape cut. Per Anderson has not been the ...
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