In a cellar outside Copenhagen, you can locate The Danish Shoe Museum, if you are persistent. The museum tells about a lost epoch, when shoemaking by hand and goodyear welting were established trades in Denmark. Shoemaker Kenneth Elsgaard showed me around last weekend. The museum has physicist Niels Bohr’s black shoes on display, and boots ...

Having a suit made up is exciting. Having a suit made up from fine vintage cloth, is even more rewarding. It not only adds to the uniqueness of the suit, because the cloth is a true limited edition with no possibility of re-runs. It also brings that special strong drape and touch back, which we ...

The malacca umbrella is the classic umbrella, although there have always been more around like umbrellas with a handle of rosewood, whangee, maple, or hickory. I think the latter is the favorite of mine. I have now enlarged the selection of Francesco Maglia umbrellas with malacca, whangee and hickory. The webshop already contains umbrellas with ...

Vacation in Castelvittorio close to the The Italian Riviera. Meeting a local wild boar hunter. Not well-dressed but full of joy and style. Lesson learned. Source: The Journal of Style

We don’t like our clothing items to become too aligned. We want a  little nonchalance. However, there might be a different path to overcome a neatly coordinated appearance. That is to match items overtly bringing a bit of fun to the situation. As an example, a hero from The Sartorialist’s universe matching a very orange ...