Experimentation. I think it’s a good antidote to the excessive seriousness that occasionally undermines the bespoke journey. To that end, I recently picked up a Western-style shirt from Freddy Vandecasteele. It’s similar to the one Freddy is wearing but lacks the two-tone treatment, features a modified scalloping of the front yoke, has different pockets and […]
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After Paris and London, my next destination was Vienna. Judging from the discussion threads posted in English language forums, you might think Italy (specifically, Naples) has a near monopoly on the soft shoulder. Think again. The soft or “runde” shoulder is alive and well in Mitteleuropa or Central and Eastern Europe. Call it the Viennese
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Update: Thanks to all those who have filled out the survey! The response has been great and I will leave the survey active on Surveymonkey. If you encounter any issues with the survey, please post a comment or send an email to sleevehead [at] gmail.com. Regarding publication, I am hoping to publish the results in
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My final stop in Paris was Camps de Luca on Place de la Madeleine. When I walked up to the second floor and stepped into the atelier, I asked for someone who could speak English and out came Charles de Luca who is the young cutter, tailor and heir to the de Luca name. Charles
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Cifonelli From London, I hopped onto the Eurostar to Paris and embarked at the spanking new Pancras train station, now a dedicated terminus for the high-speed rail link to the continent. My goal was to visit a few of the heirs of the “Parisian five” tailors. Cifonelli was first up and quite impressive (pardon the
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For those who were unable to view this three-part series on Savile Row, it is now (unofficially) available for download on the web. See this Styleforum thread for more details.
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Jones Chalk & Dawson / Tom Brown / Brian Russell / Ward & Kruger / Meyer & Mortimer Meyer & Mortimer were tailors to the original dandy himself – Beau Brummell. Fallan & Harvey SaveSave
Off Savile Row: A walk by 6-7 Sackville St Read More »
In late February I visited a number of cities (London, Paris, Vienna, Rome, Florence and Naples) primarily to research a few critical items for a book project. I shall roll out my commentary on each city in that order. The first city was London and my first stop there was Foster & Son. Foster &
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