Read my one-day guide to bespoke operators in Paris in the latest article for Essence Lifestyle.
Pictured, Pierre Corthay in typically playful mood.
Read my one-day guide to bespoke operators in Paris in the latest article for Essence Lifestyle.
Pictured, Pierre Corthay in typically playful mood.
Hi Joshua Do you mean is linen in the summer as versatile as flannel is in the winter? Or are you thinking of linen as a substitute for flannel? Linen is very versatile - you can dress it down with a t-shirt or dress it…
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Simon,
Thank you for a very interesting article. The world of bespoke is very confusing and this Paris tour was very helpful. I plan on keeping this article and using the same tour when I go to Paris. What would also be useful to your readers is if you would take the same idea and make a tour of Italy.
Your beautiful photos conjure memorable prose: “The French term for window shopping is ‘leche-vitrines’–licking the plate glass. This requires perfect leisure, and our breakfast had used up most of the morning. Still we did linger over displays of socks and neckties and made-to-order shirts.” – Saul Bellow, “Ravelstein”