Foster and Son bespoke shoes #5 – finished shoe Worry not! It turns out not to be the last post of the Foster and Son bespoke shoes series. Couldn’t resist and visited Andrew Murphy and Foster’s store today again. It was very nice to see Andrew again but also to note that the sale is up and running. This year …
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Foster and Son bespoke shoes #4 – finished shoe
Foster and Son bespoke shoes #4 – finished shoe This unfortunately is the last post from the Foster and Son series. The previous three posts can be found here #1, here #2 and here #3. They cover almost the entire process of hand made bespoke shoemaking. Finally, please find below some of the bespoke shoes that I managed to take …
Suitsupply double breasted jacket
Suitsupply double breasted jacket Details of todays outfit: Jacket – Double breasted jacket by Suitsupply Trousers – Made to measure trousers by Luxire custom tailoring; Khaki heavy twill fabric Shirt – blue gingham shirt with a spread collar Tie – silk olive tie with small white dots by Suitsupply Pocket square – silk square by Shibumi Berlin Shoes – semi …
Foster and Son bespoke shoes #3 – pattern making, clicking and brogueing.
Foster and son bespoke shoes #3 – pattern making, clicking and broguing 1. Pattern making The next step, after taking measurements and preparing the last (see my previous post), is the pattern making. Emma, Fosters specialist, starts with placing the last on a piece of paper and drawing the center line of the last. Everytime similar operation takes place, Emma always …
Jan Kielman bespoke shoemakers – Conversation with Maciej Kielman
Jan Kielman – bespoke shoe and boot maker from Warsaw The workshop is run today by third and fourth generation of descendants of the founder Jan Kielman. Established in 1883 it’s heyday was in the ’20s and ’30s when the movers from across the Europe (including young Charles de Gaulle) were clients. many Poles supplied themselves with beautiful shoes as …
Luxire shirt review – green striped casual shirt
Luxire – green striped casual shirt review. I have been very excited for the last week or so because of my planned delivery of the shipment from Luxire – online mtm shirt and trousers tailoring brand. There are many clothes I got from them, mainly shirts. I believe most of them actually is from Luxire. Ostatni tydzien byl dosc ekscytujacy bo …
Best English black oxford shoes by BlueLoafers 2014
Best English shoes of 2014 by Blue Loafers – black leather captoe oxfords Shoes is the topic I really like to cover on my website. There are some reviews on other blogs and websites which try to describe best classic shoes a man can get. The reason they do not create any grades or rankings is quite simple – there are …
Graham Browne Bespoke Tailor – trousers fitting (PL)
Graham Browne bespoke suit – 2nd fitting – trousers Quite some time has passed since my last visit to Graham Browne Bespoke Tailor workshop in City of London. The second fitting finally came and my trousers were supposed to be almost ready. Even for the first fitting, they were basically finished. Lucky me, no alterations in the seat or waist …
Foster and Son bespoke shoes #2 – measurements and last making
Foster and Son bespoke shoes #2 – measurements and last making 1. Measurements Taking measurements is said to be one of the most essential parts of the bespoke process. There is only one fitting at maximum so the shoemaker must be very careful and gather as much information as possible about customer’s feet. Yes, it is important to accurately measure both …
Linen time (PL)
Linen jacket for Summer I spent most of my time on Sunday just messing around with a cold beer in my hand, looking at red Ferraries driving along empty streets of Knighstbridge and catching quite a bit of sunlight. Weather was just perfect and clothe wise – linen was the only option. Wiekszosc niedzieli spedzilem z Matthew na nic-nie-robieniu z …