Paris: A menswear shopping guide – 2024 update
Quite a lot has changed in the five years since we last updated this Paris shopping guide (and yes, I know just as much as changed elsewhere – we will also update the others!). Kenjiro Suzuki has left, the Viaduc des Arts has dr...
Paris: A menswear shopping guide – 2024 update
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Hey Robert, There is a comment above about that actually - in most cases, no, I don't think it is. It's only in quite particular styles and worn in specific ways (as a lot of Husbands things are)...
Shopping in person at Marrkt, York
I was in York last week. It’s where my wife grew up, and I’ve been dozens of times over the years, though not for the past three or four. The centre has a lot more closed shops since Covid; it’s quite sad. But I did notice one big ...
Shopping in person at Marrkt, York
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So, I think they felt similar in the top block, closer through the thighs, but bigger in the leg opening. They are very straight with really no taper...
Blouson, chore, or leather jacket? An exercise in...
Three years ago, I wrote an article called ‘ Five paradigms of casual clothing ’, which attempted a rough division of informal men’s clothing into different styles. It was an interesting exercise. The categories were necessarily ve...
Blouson, chore, or leather jacket? An exercise in...
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No worries, thanks Simon...
Seraphin made-to-order project with Connolly
*UPDATE: The offer has now launched, and the jackets are available to order in the Connolly shop, or by phone, until December 10th. Sizes and measurements of the jacket are included at the bottom of this post. Sleeve lengths can be altered. If you w...
Seraphin made-to-order project with Connolly
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It is a little thicker, but also denser, a different hide altogether. It's also much more expensive than the reversible, which gives you access to a greater range of leathers. I'm afraid I don't know anyone offering it a...
A Pitti diary: The experience, the brands, the pa...
Pitti is a long trade show: four full days, when most are usually three. As a result, by Friday everyone is exhausted, with selling, talking, and late dinners. Although it does depend on why you’re there. Most people fall into one of three gro...
A Pitti diary: The experience, the brands, the pa...
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Thanks. De Bonne Facture are lovely - not always my kind of style, but they make great pieces...
Introducing: The Suit-Carrier Holdall
Although many of our collaborations have taken a while, this has been the hardest and most time-consuming ever. Perhaps because it is so different, and functionality so important. It is a bag and garment carrier in one - and it is called the Suit-Ca...
Introducing: The Suit-Carrier Holdall
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No I don't Brendan...
Chapal made-to-measure leather jacket, Paris
Fans of vintage clothing should love Chapal. They’re using the same leathers, the same linings, the same hardware they supplied to the French and US airforces 100 years ago. When I wrote about fellow French leather-specialist Seraphin earlier ...
Chapal made-to-measure leather jacket, Paris
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Both are good and I wouldn't say the quality difference is much. It's more a difference of style - I would only go with Chapal if there's a design of jacket or coat there you really like, and equally with Cromford. There...
Seraphin leather jackets – factory visit
I love visiting factories. Always have done. The Best of British book made use of a lot of factory visits I did in the first five years of the blog – to Corgi, Dent’s, Sunspel etc. And The Finest Menswear in the World was a great ...
Seraphin leather jackets – factory visit
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Seraphin and Chapal are on the same level in terms of quality, but the style is very different - continental modern vs vintage military. Cromford not on the same quality level, and cover lots of styles. There are lots of...
Seraphin leather jackets, Paris
France is blessed with some of the finest makers of leather jackets in the world. There are very few around Europe that retain their own manufacturing; and of those, most are low-volume makers that stand out for their traditional production method...
Seraphin leather jackets, Paris
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Wow, now that's value! Unfortunately on eBay people tend to know what they are and they go for rather more...
