…is perhaps almost as impossible to find as “a man without qualities”. I mentioned recently in a tweet that I’ve taken the step of enrolling in a textile quality management class. I’m doing so because quality is an oft-used but rather poorly understood word in the consumer world of menswear. Even among men’s clothing aficionados, […]
A textile without qualities… Read More »
Last week I visited Tip-Top Fabrics in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and learned that they recently received a shipment of Carlo Barbera worsted flannel…in five shades of grey. Weight is probably in the 13oz range. I picked up a suiting length of the darkest grey and a trouser length in a mid-grey. Tempted to go back and
Five shades of grey Read More »
Halstead “cashmere stripes” trousering Carlo Barbera cashmere jacketing Glenplaid wool suiting and Barbera jacketing SaveSave
New cloths: Carlo Barbera and William Halstead Read More »
Some more photos of Enzo Caruso’s store, located in Santa Monica, which he has been gradually updating the last few months: Storefront New organizing wall for swatch books Shelving and storage for cloth SaveSave
Update: Los Angeles tailor Enzo Caruso Read More »
The year is 1964 and the men, from left to right, are: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Robert Rauschenberg. SaveSave SaveSave
The avant-gardes sartorially speaking… Read More »
Happy new year! It was a busy Christmas day last week when I stopped by the new flagship Leather Soul shop in Honolulu. LS is quite possibly the most comprehensive, high end men’s shoe store in the US. SaveSave
English soles, Hawaiian sidewalks Read More »
Sign up and get the latest on the new Sleevehead Forum and other news