I’m happy to report that Will Boehlke of A Suitable Wardrobe has reviewed my guide. You can read his review here. He writes the Guide is “an interesting tale of a tailoring experience far from New York, London and Rome in both space and time”. I agree most wholeheartedly. What I write about is a […]
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I’m pleased to announce that Gentleman’s Gazette recently reviewed my guide to Sicilian tailors and am delighted that Raphael reached out to me to review it. Raphael is the fellow behind Gentleman’s Gazette and moreover he has actually been to Sicily. Needless to say, his passion for clothes speaks for itself. Likewise, Raphael’s review of
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I had the opportunity to drop by London haberdashery Benson & Clegg, perhaps more well-known for their cufflinks than their shirts. However, I learned they offer a semi-bespoke and MTM shirt service. Here are the details: 150 GBP per shirt, 3 shirt minimum 40 GBP sample shirt (for a first time customer) 40 GBP optional bespoke
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I stopped by W&J and had a friendly chat with James Cottrell and Ying Mei Quan. When I visited a couple of years ago, Mei was an apprentice but she is now a full partner with James, who bought out the business from the now retired Malcolm Plews. Mei is capable of cutting men’s and women’s clothes
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I recently returned to Sicily for follow-up visits to tailors in Catania and Messina, whom I write about in more detail in my guide to Sicilian tailors (see links at the top and right). In Catania, I picked up a glen plaid sports jacket (in Zegna’s 15 milmil 15 fabric) made by Palmisciano. More specifically,
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Thanks to a tip by a contact in the apparel trade, I got in touch with a tailor currently located in Hollywood but who originally had a shop in Beverly Hills. Let’s call him Mario. Now he works out of a converted garage behind his home serving as his workshop. He is originally from the
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The paperback version of my guide to Sicilian tailors is now available, as well as the original e-book. The guide has been reviewed by noted style author Bruce Boyer and Hugo Jacomet of Parisian Gentleman. Both versions of the book now include additional photos for one of the Messina tailors, a few minor typographic corrections
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Happy new year to readers of my blog and e-book and fellow bespoke travelers. Best wishes for a successful and satisfying year ahead. Last year I plowed through the design, writing, editing and publishing of my first e-book on Sicilian tailors. This year I’m looking to make additional progress on another project, namely, a book
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