…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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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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I’ve updated my e-book to include additional photos for one of the Messina tailors, a few minor typographic corrections and more information on shopping and restaurants. The link above also quotes or references a couple of reviews of the guide by author Bruce Boyer and Hugo Jacomet of Parisian Gentleman. I also provide further editorial
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Building on my recent holiday shopping post, let’s continue with the holiday shopping theme but this time for the tycoons and captains of industry among us. I’m no tycoon but democratically ventured into Alfred Dunhill’s only store in North America this weekend. Immediately I was drawn to a terrific car coat with a removable beaver
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Let’s talk about criminal matters for a moment. Perhaps controversially, I happen to believe in rehabilitation for the incarcerated and those who have offended the public good in some form. I mean of course those pieces of clothing relegated to the darkest corners of the wardrobe – the sartorial misfits guilty of crimes and misdemeanors
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In addition to visiting the prosperous northern German city of Hamburg, I spent some time in Berlin, specifically along Kurfürstendamm, one of the main retail corridors of this historic city. The other primary retail area is along Friedrichstraße in the Mitte district. Due the width of the sidewalks on the Ku’damm, shoppers are able to
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