Happy new year to all. The hardcover version of my guidebook Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors is now available to purchase. Please visit my other website Sicilian Reserve to buy a copy. SGST3 is the most complete survey of Sicilian tailors currently available with more than double the content of the previous version (260 pages, […]
Hardcover edition of SGST3 is now available Read More »
The latest update of Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors has finally landed as an e-book. This is the third edition of SGST3 which was first published in 2011. I did not think that I would write a third edition, let alone a second edition in 2017. After writing the second edition, I kept an open
Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors – 3rd Edition Read More »
It’s been some time since my last blog post! Time to catch up and provide an update on my blog and specifically my recent activities regarding Sicilian tailors. I’ve been happily visiting Sicily since international travel became much easier in early 2022. This has allowed me to collect more content for a much needed update
2023 update – new edition of Sleevehead’s Guide to Sicilian Tailors Read More »
Early in 2022 I had the unexpected pleasure of receiving an invitation to a Sicilian wedding in mid-June. I accepted, and, needless to say, it was a marvelous experience. Since this was my first time attending a wedding in Sicily (or Italy for that matter), I was very curious about the state of wedding attire.
The more formal side of casual: what should I wear at a Sicilian wedding? Read More »
Nearly two years ago I wrote about the increasing likelihood of a geopolitical shift disrupting the upward growth curve of the luxury industry. At the time, I believed the geopolitics of luxury was closer to becoming a top of mind issue than ever before. The carnage and bloodshed in Ukraine has sadly proven this to
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It might seem premature to float the idea of “big luxury”. After all, luxury and technology are two vastly different industries. And why worry about big luxury when we are still in the early days of dealing with big tech? But it is well worth investigating since both industries share one key feature – both
Big luxury – is the luxury industry becoming the next big tech? Read More »
Given our digital age, this should be good times for older, heritage brands. After all, it is easy for consumers to spot a brand from the distant or not so distant past and post about it in social media. Unfortunately, heritage brands seem to be dropping left and right with no slowdown in sight. This
An homage to English outerwear – Aquascutum Read More »
I’m pleased to announce that the first Sleevehead Briefing has been published and the topic is the quintessential English menswear brand Alfred Dunhill. This is a follow-up to my recent article and homage to Dunhill as the world’s first modern luxury brand. Too often, luxury brands are described breezily and superficially. Brands like Dunhill, Chanel
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