Designer Jil Sander on growing up in Hamburg: I was born in Hamburg, a trading city with a big port. It’s very English because it’s close to London. The saying is that when it’s raining in London, they put up their umbrellas in Hamburg. And so the men are very gentlemanly, with proper tailored clothes. […]
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Earlier this year, I joined the steady stream of Styleforum members in trying out the visiting tailor Napoli su misura comprised of Mina and Dino. I had a length of silk/linen (10.5oz) jacketing fabric that I dropped off for NSM to make up for me as spring/summer sportcoat. My first fitting in midtown Manhattan occurred
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The other week, as temperatures have finally risen, I dropped by the Brooks Bros flagship store on Madison Ave and also the Paul Stuart store nearby. At BB, the second floor is being redone while the third floor houses the new spring collection for men’s sportswear. I thought the merchandising and display were nicely done,
A couple of years ago I wrote about women’s shoe designer Christian Louboutin and whether we should welcome his entry into the world of men’s shoes. The question is now moot as the brand is scheduled to open its first store for men’s shoes in Paris. And there are a few RTW sneakers and men’s
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I had the pleasure of attending the Chicago Symphony concerts this weekend at Carnegie Hall. The Saturday concert featuring Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Lelio was simply superb. Riccardo Muti, who is originally from Naples, directs the CSO. Obviously I was there principally for the music-making but I was curious to see what
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If you are interested in American trad menswear, do yourself a favor and sign up for the O’Connell’s “Clothes Call” newsletter. I enjoy reading the occasional interview with one of their suppliers. Recently, they featured an interviews with Chris and Annette Blackmore, the founders of Chrysalis Clothes, a manufacturer of English RTW outerwear (field coats,
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Compared to just five years ago, RTW menswear has seen a renaissance in terms of selection of different “silhouettes” and more frequent product refresh cycles. A key ingredient of this renaissance is industry collaboration. There are two types of collaboration – brand and production. The first type gets most of the press. This often means
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Designer Tom Ford recently posted five guidelines on being a modern gentleman. I have to say that he pretty much is spot on in my view. Depending on the circumstances, I might bend rule no. 5 (no shorts in the city), esp. if one is in the city and going to the gym or playing
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