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The bespoke leather jacket: Part 5 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The finished leather jacket. This bespoke project from Gieves & Hawkes has progressed quite quickly compared to tailoring, but it still feels like an age since Davide and I first conceived of the idea...
Is a bespoke suit made entirely by hand? - Reader question 23 Aug 2013 | 03:19 pm
Dear Simon, I was talking with a local bespoke tailor to sound out what they offer and how much handwork goes into their garments. Obviously everything is struck and cut by hand on premises, but he ...
Gaziano & Girling bespoke: new adelaides and fitting process 21 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
These are my latest Gaziano & Girlingbespoke shoes, waiting to be made ready for a fitting (hopefully next week). They are a St James style (semi-brogue adelaide) in vintage cedar. Interestingly, Ton...
Interview in Vestirse Por Los Pies 20 Aug 2013 | 02:04 pm
Vestirse Por Los Pies interviewed me recently on how I started blogging, the future of social media and my life outside menswear. Do not be put off by the slightly awkward English introduction - the a...
The bespoke leather jacket: Part 4 19 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
The hardest thing about having my bespoke leather jacket made over the past couple of months has been not seeing the raw material. With a bespoke suit, you are fitted in the actual cloth and gradually...
Should I change from Turnbull & Asser to Kiton? 16 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Hi Mr Crompton, I'm a fan of yours (Permanent Style, The Rake) from Singapore. I've been agonising over my shirts for some time and would like to ask your advice. I've been wearing bespoke T&A for a...
The rise of the polo shirt 14 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
This past weekend I wrote a piece for the FT on polo shirts, which you can see here. Mentioning John Smedley, Orlebar Brown, Lacoste and others, it is hopefully an interesting update for anyone intere...
Satriano Cinque and Solito back in September 13 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
The Italians, frustratingly, don't tend to visit in the summer. Then again, there would be little point as their workers are usually on holiday for a month, so little work would be done on the order a...
The Dutch auction at Le Noeud Papillon 12 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Despite years of buying bespoke clothing, and therefore steadily fewer if more expensive clothes, I have never lost a taste for the retail fix. There's nothing like the thrill of making an ever-so-sli...
Drake's buys Rayner & Sturges 10 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm
I recently had my first opportunity to chat to Michael Hill about his takeover last month, with Mark Cho, of the Rayner & Sturges shirt factory. Rayner & Sturges is the last independent factory in th...
