The folks at Savile Row tailor Richard Anderson recently sent me photos of their upcoming autumn/winter RTW collection. The RTW line is designed in England and manufactured in Italy. In general, these suits, jackets, trousers and overcoats are recognizably English but whose traditional lines and features have been subtly nipped and tucked. I especially like […]
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I came across this comprehensive Flickr photo collection of Vass shoes by an enthusiast and seller of said shoes. He also has a pictorial comparison of the K, U and F lasts. As you can readily tell below, the F last offers the most room in the toebox area. I’ve selected a few photos to
Amsterdam Paris, Smalto RTW Paris Paris, Hilditch & Key, coral saharienne jacket London, Cheaney austerity brogues SaveSave
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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
Quality and affordability in men’s shoes: Have the twain finally met? Read More »
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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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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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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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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