“Italians work a lot on product and in France, you work a lot on the marketing of product. If you integrate the two, I think you can have a great story and that’s what I was doing [at menswear brand Berluti] and what I’m doing [at Zegna].” – Alessandro Sartori, Artistic Director, Zegna (WWD, April […]
Digital connoisseurs and the challenge for menswear brands Read More »
Please fill out my survey of 2 classic menswear brands – Dunhill and Zegna – for an academic research project I’m working on. This is an anonymous survey hosted by SurveyMonkey and should take no more 2-3 minutes. Thank you!
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I headed over to Brooklyn today and chatted with Joseph Genuardi who is featured in the recent documentary Men of the Cloth. Joseph is currently head tailor at Martin Greenfield Clothiers, a leading US manufacturer of hand-tailored men’s clothing. Not only did Joseph show me the different workshop areas of the nearly century old building,
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I’m not terribly fond of the well-worn adage “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach”. Indeed I think it is very wrong-headed in assuming the separation of theory from practice and privileging the latter in all instances. Perhaps I’m overlooking something but I’ve found the individual parts rarely exceed the sum of both. This
Mastered.com – the theory and practice of making things Read More »
Well, yes. A $300 canvas tote bag is a #firstworld luxury and the ability to buy one is a nice option to have. On the other hand, it is perhaps the only ethical thing to do assuming you have the means to afford a $300 tote. Let me explain. I happen to live in NYC
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Best holiday wishes to everyone! Enjoy the gifts you’ve given and received and, most of all, the company you keep. In the meantime, if you know (or are) a gadget geek, you might enjoy the sly, dry British humor of this BBC One skit on the BlackBerry.
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The marketing folks at Visa contacted me recently about their online shopping tool Rightcliq. I haven’t had a chance to test drive the tool (which currently supports Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer) but it looks interesting. The tool allows a user to clip and aggregate different products from different online sources and manage them in
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If you have a RTW dress or sports shirt that you like but is large across the chest and waist, here’s a Threadbanger (what a name!) DIY video on altering a shirt by taking in the sides: Remember pinch and pin, pinch and pin and sew. Obviously, I wouldn’t recommend this for your $600 Anna
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