This past January, after Pitti, I went to see the equivalent shows in Paris for the first time. I’d never been before and was interested to see how it compared to Pitti in terms of style, atmosphere and the brands.  The style, to be honest, was a ...

By Tony Sylvester It’s been three long years since I last shuffled along the cobbled streets of Florence, winding my way to the Fortezza Da Basso, the medieval castle that hosts Pitti Uomo, the international menswear trade fair. Without stating the...

As we did last year, during Pitti I picked out a few people and outfits that I really liked, but that could have been missed - because they’re not Ethan, Jake or Tatsuya Nakamura. They’re deliberately a mix of smart and casual, tailoring and stre...

 As soon as the storm troopers arrived, you knew it was all over.Things had looked bad on Wednesday, when half a dozen men in deer masks had stood around in the square, posing. The lycra suits that trooped through at midday were also pretty terribl...

It was nice to see Pitti back in some kind of working order recently, when I attended for the first time in two years.  Attendance was still down, with many brands absent and indeed an entire building empty. That was a little shocking to see - just ...

Pitti Uomo this year felt busier than last, but that was a little deceptive - two of the big buildings were still closed for lack of exhibitors, and more squeezed into the main pavilion. The show’s future still feels a little uncertain.  My time w...

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 groups: ...

Pitti is a beautifully set-out trade fair full of brands I love, exhibiting on often lovely stands. But it is still a trade fair.This is a place for sales and negotiation. Friends such as Mats at Trunk Clothiers, Will at A Suitable Wardrobe or Kirby ...

Jamie Ferguson (above), the photographer I’ve worked with over the past few years on Permanent Style, has a different style to me.  He gets tailoring, and wears tailoring, but he also wears more sportswear, more workwear, and experiments more. He ...

The end of a conversation about people parading into Pitti. About its silliness. About therefore, naturally, the Ministry of Silly Walks. Fuller Pitti coverage next week - our Young Tailors Symposium on Wednesday, which was wonderful, and some gre...

A few of the pictures of me from Pitti this year. Above, in brown tweed Caliendo jacket (more on that in a couple of weeks), Anderson & Sheppard flannels and Ralph Lauren madder-like orange handkerchief.  Tweed such as this goes well with lots ...

 One person it was nice to catch up with in Florence was Ann Ryley, who used to be sales and marketing director at Drake’s but left last year to help Scottish company Begg launch its first collection. Begg is an old name in Scottish weaving, growi...

In my report on Pitti Uomo for Essence magazine I examine the manufacturers - such as Begg, Merola and Bresciani - that are becoming brands in their own right. Read it here. Pictured: Pino Luciano of Neapolitan tailors Orazio Luciano. It's also inte...

Every Pitti Uomo for the past  two years, we have held an event to bring people together with a unique group of the finest craftsmen in the world.For the next instalment, we will be returning to last summer's focus: bespoke tailoring. But whereas t...

It's Pitti time again, and there's the usual mix of the well-dressed and the overdressed.I'll leave it up to you to decide which camp I fall into.One thing's for certain, there are more photographers than ever this year.On me: double-breasted Lesser ...

  My latest column for How To Spend It magazine is a commissioned piece on Pitti Uomo (obviously). I looked at the style of buyers rather than peacocks, and the low winter sun that makes the whole thing so dramatic. Other recent columns for the si...

The greatest pleasure at Pitti, of course, is discovering new things. But there are fewer than you might think. The majority of what’s on show is ready-to-wear suits, shirts and jackets, and if you have those made bespoke then they are relegated to...

Permanent Style will be covering Pitti on Twitter over the next three days, with instant updates and images. More in-depth posts on certain brands (and much better imagery!) will follow over the next few weeks. Follow Permanent Style on Twitter @Pe...

 Throughout this week I will be posting images from our trip to Pitti Uomo on Instagram, including interesting new products and shots from events such as our BeShoes party on Wednesday. Keep an eye-out for them, or catch the review of it all next we...

 Next month, on June 17th, we will be holding a follow-up to our shoemakers event at Pitti in January. This time we are focusing on the best tailors in the world, and I'm proud to say that we will have Cifonelli, Anderson & Sheppard, Panico, Li...

  The third in our Symposium series, looking at some of the finest makers of accessories in the world, was an absolute pleasure on Wednesday. I'll write more next week about the discussion and the broader event, but it was lovely to see how people...

I'm assured the text is right in Japanese! Never thought I looked much like Nick Wooster

My question is, why do they credit Luca in these pictures but not me? Is he more famous or something?Photo above by Tommy Ton at GQ, below by Nam from Grazia.Cashmere/corduroy suit from Anderson & Sheppard, shirt from Satriano Cinque, cashmere tie fr...

 At one point in the evening, I introduced John Carnera to Pierre Corthay. These two titans of bespoke shoemaking - and gentlemen both - yet of course they had never met. Later, at the Villa Cora party, it was introducing Edward Sexton to Luca Rubin...

   Given this is Pitti Uomo week, it seems fitting to bring up the topic of sprezzatura, which readers requested a post on a couple of months ago.  It is also fitting because the term is so misused, often in reference to Pitti. Sprezzatura doe...