Turnbull and Asser at London Collections: Men 2015 In the middle of my Pitti 87 series I would like to share a London Collections: Men post with you so that we are not overwhelmed by Italian tailoring ;). Turnbull and Asser was the only collection I have seen during this year’s London Collections. If I wanted to describe it in …
Private White VC
Private White V.C. One of the items that have always excited me was the bomber jacket as worn by the pilots during WWII. I have been into Airforce, pilots, WWII and planes since I was a little boy. Remember even drawing the Pearl harbour attack and Aircraft Carriers. Not surprisingly the moment I discovered jackets and coats made by British brand …
Eton and Eidos collection – Interview with Antonio Ciongoli and Sebastian Dollinger
Eton and Eidos collection – Interview with Sebastian Dollinger and Antonio Ciongoli Swedish brand Eton of Sweden, maker of some of the finest shirts in the world, and Italian Eidos Napoli, one of the most exciting new brand on the market, have announced their collaboration and exclusive collection which is available in Eton’s flagship stores in New York, Stockholm and most recently London from …
Luxire trousers and J. Fitzpatrick shoes
Luxire trousers and J. Fitzpatrick shoes Luxire trousers It’s almost the end of summer but last weekend I managed to wear a shirt and a cardigan only so it is not that bad yet. Sunday was a day of trip to Hampton Court Palace, a short train ride from Central London. Shortly before the weekend I received another parcel from …
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Graham Browne Bespoke Suit
Graham Browne Bespoke Suit Suit Tailor: Graham Browne Bespoke Tailor, 12 Well Court (off Bow Lane) London, EC4M 9DW Details of the suit: double breasted, half-lined, buttons 6×2, double side vents, lapel 11cm and slightly curved and ‘full’, not that sharp, side pockets with flaps (I wear them hidden inside the pocket). The jacket is cut to fit quite tight both in …
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 …
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 …
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Shoreditch casuals (PL)
Last week we went for a little different area and shoot in Shoreditch, London. Since around 1996 Shoreditch has became a fashionable and popular especially with web technology innovative companies, creative industries and artisans, musicians. You probably can find as many pubs and clubs there as in West End . It was a beautiful Sunday and we couldn’t do anything …
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 …
London Collections: Men – Paul Costelloe
Just a few words about one of the collections I was able to see last night. My friend invited me to Paul Costelloe stand where he was presenting the collection to press and buyers. Before that in order to familiarize myself with the brand I surfed the internet and browse their online store. To be completely honest with you I …