I’ve always wondered how customers of Brooks Bros Peal shoes (made by Crockett & Jones and Alfred Sargent) dealt with the issue of refurbishment. I suppose many just get them resoled by their local cobbler. However, that generally precludes them from getting refurbished by the original factory. Many shoemakers – both American and British (like […]
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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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How about kicking in the spring with an updated take on American trad or Ivy League style? Below are some photos to whet the appetite and imagination. Let’s first start with the attitude, then the kit (think plaid). Rothmans grand opening featuring the Cavemen Hamilton plaid shirt Rothmans plaid shirt rack Rancourt
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…you see men wearing covert coats. I was in London recently and saw half a dozen covert coats in traditional fawn with velvet collar in the span of an hour around Mayfair and Piccadilly. It’s a reassuring sight if you still believe in the importance of geographical distinctions in an age of globalized fashion. New
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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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What I love about shirts and shirtings is that they are and should be an easy source of inspiration. In other words, one should feel an extra degree of freedom with which to pick and choose novel patterns and distinctive colors. As a rule I think it’s fair to say that men should be experimenting
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