I think it’s safe to say that every fellow should have a fitted, zipped cotton (or Harrington) jacket. My search for the right one started several years ago. First stop: O’Connells, an excellent American trad or Ivy style retailer based in Buffalo. I bought a natural G9 Baracuta jacket which comes with a distinctive red […]
Fitted casual outerwear: O’Connells, J. Press, Odin, Memes Read More »
Tailor Michael Anderson originally got his start in West Hollywood opening a store called Clacton & Frinton in 1980. According to this Santa Barbara Independent article, Anderson trained with a Savile Row cutter and now operates a retail and custom storefront in Santa Barbara called Takapuna. I have not had a chance to visit and
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I received some correspondence recently that Field Tailors has moved to a new address in Washington, D.C. They are staying put in Georgetown but moving further up Wisconsin Ave. The new address is 2134 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC. New hours are Mon-Fri 9:30am – 6:00pm and Saturday 9:30am – 3:00pm. The head tailor is
Bespoke in Washington, DC: Field English Custom Tailors Read More »
I was very pleasantly surprised to find my blog mentioned in a couple of “best of” lists for men’s style blogs. Last year, the writers behind the Art of Manliness put Sleevehead in the company of A Permanent Style and The Trad in their list of best blogs. Just last month, Andrew Cedotal of Styleite
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“Gold Diggers of 1933” (1933) is a film notable for a couple of things. One is that it opens with the hit song “We’re in the Money”, a tune recognizable even today. It is also a pre-code Hollywood film, meaning it was not subject to the censorship guidelines that went into effect a year later.
1930s style: Drape cut in Hollywood Read More »
For the historically minded, I came across a couple of informative posts by Italian fashion blogger Irenebrination on the history of Neapolitan and Florentine tailors and tailoring. Below is a scan from the Japanese magazine Men’s Ex comparing the “typical” Neapolitan, Roman, Florentine and Milanese cuts or silhouettes. Keep in mind individual variations exist by
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Recently I had a chance to visit Michele Savoia in the Lower East Side in New York City. He’s a larger than life character who learned the tailoring craft in his Sicilian grandfather’s workshop. Savoia has a broad interest in all things related to design and considers himself a designer in all fields, not just
House of Savoia: Bespoke tailoring on the Lower East Side Read More »
When I was in Montreal recently, I visited a couple of tailors in the Plateau area: G. Tonino and Gerard Mayeu. My first visit was with Tonino and they have been in the same location for 40 years. Signore Tonino has three working tailors in the backroom (plus himself) where the suits are made. He
Montreal tailors: La grande mesure et demi grande quebeçois Read More »
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