A look at Amsterdam, Paris and London
Amsterdam Paris, Smalto RTW Paris Paris, Hilditch & Key, coral saharienne jacket London, Cheaney austerity brogues SaveSave
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Quality and affordability in men’s shoes: Have the twain finally met?
My new pair of Allen Edmonds Madison cap-toe dress shoes in dark chocolate calf arrived today via FedEx. Also available in black, it is currently on sale in the US for $249 with free shipping. Allen Edmonds Madison cap-toe in dark chocolate I bought these AEs since I was looking for a pair of versatile
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England’s last oak bark tannery: J & FJ Baker
When I chatted with Emma and Jon during Foster & Son’s NYC visit, they mentioned taking a tour of J & FJ Baker, which appears to England’s last remaining oak bark tannery. Apparently there’s been a tannery on Baker’s site in Devon since Roman times. Let’s hope it continues well into the future!
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1930s style biswing jacket
A Los Angeles-based reader wrote to me and supplied photos of his recent commission with Enzo Caruso. The jacket is inspired by a specific example worn by Clark Gable in the 1935 film China Seas. Clark Gable’s biswing jacket Clark Gable’s biswing jacket The Caruso jacket pictured below is made out a Holland & Sherry
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London bespoke shoemaker – Sebastian Tarek
I first came across Mr. Tarek in Timothy Clements’ Made in London portraiture series of London craftsmen and women. Clements also does a little write-up on each craftsman. For Tarek, he wrote: “Years later after completing his formal training at Cordwainers Technical College, he went home to see his family and celebrate. On hearing Sebastian’s
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Portraits of London trades and crafts
Thanks to a tip by our friends at Foster & Son, photographer Timothy Clements has assembled portraits of London trades- and craftsmen and women including shoemakers, lastmakers, tailors, gunsmiths and violinmakers. Tailor Timothy Everest Tailor’s apprentice Annika Caswell Shoemaker Sebastian Tarek Apprentice and lastmaker Jon Spencer & Terry Moore SaveSave
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London Collections Men: SS13 livestream
LCM started yesterday and ends tomorrow. As I wrote earlier, the schedule has some very interesting events including a Savile Row open house. I enjoyed watching highlights of the spring/summer collections of the more classically minded RTW designers such as Hackett, Joseph Abboud and Oliver Spencer. Almost as good as being there in person! Below
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