In recent weeks, an intellectual dispute with the ‘denimification’ of clothing has surfaced up to the mainstream media. Exhibit A is journalist Daniel Akst’s Wall Street Journal op-ed piece describing the pernicious assault of denim on sartorial taste. He argues that the principal crime of denim is “undifferentiated dressing”. Picking up where Akst leaves off, […]
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As a follow up to my recent entry on shoes, here’s another feature in the “recession-savvy” series of wearing your clothes for longer wear. This time we’re talking dress shirts and how to care for them. This blog entry by shirtmaker Laliquette goes into detail on each step that he goes through in ironing a
Recession-savvy shirt care: How to iron a shirt Old World style Read More »
Ah, the 1970s – it was the best of times and the worst of times. In terms of good clothes and decent style, it was perhaps more of the latter. While I suspect many would agree with this assessment, the 70s were not a complete loss. Take the slowly disappearing art of the roast. Style
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The idea of clothing as a uniform is a historically rooted one and quite appealing. Comfort through conformity has worked for men for ages. Nothing wrong with adhering to a reliable formula for dressing. It’s worked in a military setting for centuries and has crossed over repeatedly into the business/civilian sector. However, I’ve always have
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A couple of weeks ago I heard from a trusted source that the Brooks Bros flagship store is closing due to a lease issue. This is the historic store at 346 Madison that the firm moved into way back in 1915. The plan is apparently to consolidate their retail in their other stores in NYC.
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Styleforum member manton visited Northamptonshire last year for an article he was researching on English shoemakers. He posted photos of his Edward Green and Alfred Sargent factory visits in this Styleforum thread. I’m posting this partially for the very informative photo essay above but also because Alfred Sargent has been under some financial distress recently.
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Giacomo Trabalza, a tailoring fixture in Los Angeles, passed away last week. I was traveling last week and learned about it in this Styleforum thread. This leaves only a handful of old school bench tailors who can legitimately be called “Hollywood” tailors. I am not sure whether his shop will continue on in some form.
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Before springtime finally arrives, I’m putting up some parting winter photos of Savile Row from my most recent trip to London back in February: Gieves & Hawkes Maurice Sedwell Richard James The camouflage jacket on the right reminds me of a story a tailor shared with me recently about a customer who ordered a dinner
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