New brands & shops I discovered recently

New brands & shops I discovered recently It is impossible to buy everything, even for the sake of reviewing things. Obviously I cannot afford to buy all the clothes I like nor I have enough room at home for them. Neither should you! However there are so many interesting and exciting shops and brands I discover regularly that I though …

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Sartoria Solito bespoke sport coat

Sartoria Solito bespoke sport coat In todays post I would like to introduce you to a new tailor and show you the first fitting for my new bespoke jacket by Sartoria Solito. Disclaimer: This post is in collaboration with Sartoria Solito who kindly offered to make the jacket free of charge. I provided the cloth. All views are my own. (for …

Original Penguin Casual Active Collection

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Original Penguin Casual Active Collection Original Penguin Casual Active Collection has been recently launched by the brand and to celebrate this they teamed up with London great creative minds to shoot an editorial. The very talented menswear photographer – Jonathan Daniel Pryce (Garcon Jon) together with stylist, Chris Benns created a very cool editorial shoot. Both Chris and Jonathan can also …

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Foster and Son bespoke shoes #5 – finished shoe

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 …

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 …

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 …

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Prince of Wales plaid tie – The Shoe Snob and Timothy Everest event (PL)

Prince of Wales plaid tie Prince of Wales plaid tie design (glen check) is one of my favourites among fabric textures. Even though it is a check, not plain fabric, I consider it to be very elegant and tie in this fabric is a true classic. I would imagine this to be the best choice for a wedding tie. This …

Cad & The Dandy Jacket #2 (PL)

Here is the outfit from my latest photo shooting with Matthew from topgrain.co.uk. I finally got myself a matching trousers to the jacket that Cad & The Dandy  Savile Row tailors made for me. It is made of the same Dugdale Bros cloth – grey hopsack check with light blue over-check which weights 12-13oz (370-390g). In my opinion very solid …

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Foster and Son shoemakers #1 (PL)

This Saturday I visited a renowned English shoemakers – Foster and Son. Foster is one of the oldest shoe and bootmakers in the world. It was founded in 1840 so the company has 173 years of continuous experience in making not only RTW but most importantly bespoke shoes. It is one of only three shoe stores at Jermyn Street that …