I was in Honolulu last week for a quick visit. It doesn’t get much better than 80 degrees with light trade winds in Waikiki in February. Since I was in town, I also visited Leather Soul in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center (which is currently under renovation but already looks great). Also recommended: stroll down […]
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The Boston Globe recently published an article on Alden, the venerable American shoe company and the last remaining shoe and bootmaker in New England. Allen-Edmonds is the only other American RTW men’s shoemaker with production still in the United States. Although shoe aficionados often move on to the English or Italian shoemakers, both Alden and
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Both Novex and Jack Taylor are featured in a LA Times article this week on Los Angeles tailors. The article looks at both bespoke and alteration tailors for men and women. The lead photo features Harold of Novex, wearing what it looks like is one of his own jackets. The link to the photo gallery
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For those living in Paris, a French blogger has conveniently listed the top Parisian tailors – both bespoke (grande mesure) and made to measure or semi-bespoke (demi-mesure). His list of tailleurs offering grande mesure includes: Cifonelli, Camps de Luca, Smalto, Gabriel Gonzalez, Rovito and Max Evzeline. Demi-mesure tailleurs include: Marc Guyot and Elie di Fiore
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A well-timed piece by NPR on the new apprentice working with Philadelphia tailor Joe Centofanti. Well-timed because it comes on the heels of my entry “The next generation of tailors: Mutually assured succession”. Be sure to listen to the audio portion as well. Additional links – AskAndy discussion thread
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Happy new year. Looking back last year, I found myself reading and going back to three great magazines: Monocle The Men’s Book Esquire’s The Big Black Book 2007 Monocle combines articles and photo essays in international affairs, design, business and travel in one compact format. The fall/winter 2007 issue of The Men’s Book featured a
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Pop quiz: How many tailors or cutters do you know under the age of 40? Not very many I imagine. In New York City, the Big Four – Raphael, Corvato, Nicolosi and Fioravanti – are in their 60s or 70s. The situation is similar in Los Angeles. I was prompted to ponder this question by
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Huntsman Quote from Peter Smith, Huntsman’s general manager: “We have our own silhouette at Huntsman, which is a very fitted garment. Our silhouette is a one button front. We cut a slightly longer coat with a natural shoulder.” [Original video no longer available] Charvet An informative walk-through of this iconic Parisian shirtmaker with store manager
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