Where will you find the original paella? In Spain. And, the true foie gras? In France, of course. Now, where will you see the authorized use of the lounge suit? In St James’s, London. Milan, Paris and other large cities around the globe provide men in classic bespoke suits, often elegantly dressed but history has ...

Bespoke tailor Volkmar Arnulf outside his shop in Potsdam. English and Italian bespoke tailors get most attention. For good reason, you might say, because we find true masters of the craft among them. However, true masters of bespoke tailoring are in other countries as well, among them Germany. Tradition and numbers of tailors have diminished rapidly ...

Wednesday I spent in London. Plenty of showers, which didn’t appear to bother the locals. The dominating business style continues to be a navy blue or charcoal suit, white shirt, and black shoes. Many blue and red ties too, though some shirts with unbuttoned top button. Old England is still there. On the other hand, ...

I had been thinking about it for a year. Finally, I acted, and last week we (people enthusiastic about tailoring and classic stuff in Copenhagen) had a meet-up. I did try to establish dress rules for the evening of a white shirt and black shoes but few would bother to follow them. The lawyer on the ...

Domenico Oddo lives in Ventimiglia on the Italian Riviera. I know, because I visited him recently. His customers are in Monte Carlo, mainly. “Englishmen,” he said to me. He travels twice a month to the old gambling city. It reminded me that Germans and Frenchmen called the first dinner jacket from the 1880s “a Monte ...