Here’s a YouTube clip of an interview with John Lobb, the great-grandson of the founder of bespoke London shoemaker John Lobb. In addition to giving a quick history of his great-grandfather, he mentions that his two sons are also still involved in the craftmanship of the family business (and extols the virtues of elephant leather […]
Two island nations and their shoes: John Lobb (UK) & Otsuka (Japan) Read More »
If you’re in Amsterdam this month, don’t miss the exhibition “At the Russian Court: Palace and Protocol in the 19th Century” at the Hermitage Amsterdam museum (ends January 31). This inaugural exhibition of the museum recreates the sumptuous materiality of courtly life in 19th century tsarist Russia. For the sartorially inclined, there’s an extensive display
Amsterdam: The Russian bespoke connection Read More »
I was in Amsterdam this month and was thinking of visiting a couple of tailors in my free time. In particular, I wanted to visit New Tailor and De Oost Bespoke and learn a little about Dutch bespoke tailors. But that didn’t work out as planned and instead, interestingly enough, I ended up looking at
Amsterdam: In search of bespoke … Read More »
Greetings from January 1935 – some 75 years ago. Here are some highlights from the digital version of the January 1935 issue of Vanity Fair. They show how much dressing has changed over the years and a bit that has remained the same. 1) Highlights from a clothing review of London under King George V’s
The state of the union in men’s clothes . . . in 1935 Read More »
Thanks to this write-up by Sartorially Inclined and a mention by Components of Enthusiasm, I stumbled upon online and Brooklyn-based retailer Epaulet. Epaulet combines modern urban style with traditional elements – denim paired with Alden shoes for example – at reasonable price points backed up by a philosophy of working with local suppliers to produce
Retail (& RTW) thyself: Epaulet, Nau Read More »
My fellow blogger Hugo of Parisian Gentleman has informed me that Cifonelli will be in New York City next week. Lorenzo Cifonelli will be taking visitors at the Plaza Athenée Hotel (Madison and 64th) on Monday and Tuesday. Anyone who is interested to meet him is welcome to stop by. For more info on this
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Greetings and happy new year to everyone. Here’s a deceptively innocuous quote by the French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire to start off 2010 – “Style is character.” This equation of person and appearance is related to my previous post on decoding styles. In other words, style often starts from within, not without. It’s a
2010: The substance of style Read More »
Nerd Boyfriend is a clever, visually interesting blog – a kind of historical Sartorialist for the clothing worn by the creative set – well-known artists, writers, musicians, actors, directors and academics of the past. But it departs from the Sartorialist, which focuses exclusively on the visual interest of the contemporary clothes worn by people on
Decoding styles inside out: “The man oft proclaims his apparel” Read More »
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