Five years ago I wrote an article for Børsen, the leading financial newspaper in Denmark, about the Panama hat. I told about the origin in Ecuador, the toquilla palm fibers, the grade related to the fineness of fibers used, the classic Optimo model with the fold in the crown, and the world-wide popularization, which came ...

Charcoal is very common in the office but among men, who enjoy classic style, navy blue and blue will outnumber charcoal easily. Business partners from haberdashery The Armoury in Hong Kong were a true blue brigade in Florence a few weeks ago. Source: The Journal of Style

They are bantamweight sizes but Valentino and Nicola Ricci throw punches like a heavyweight champ in matters of style. I have often seen Valentino Ricci in subdued colours like blue, grey and brown, whereas Nicola Ricci has displayed bold colours. Last time in Florence was no exception. Valentino Ricci was in a double breasted lightweight ...

Cotton is the lower ranking summer cloth. Linen and open weave wool get the praises. The good side of it is that cotton is less demanding. It easy to have fun in cotton. In the upper photo, blue jacket, white trousers and brown penny loafers. In the lower photo, white jacket, blue trousers and brown ...

I should have launched them three years ago, when I made the store but I don’t wear bow ties much myself, so I thought it would be wrong to sell them. It is poor capitalist spirit, I guess but I am learning, and now I present them, the bow ties. Antonio Muro outside Naples have ...