Playing in the fabric room: The Ascot Chang workshop
There is no agent in Hong Kong for high-end shirt fabrics, and access across the region is harder than it is Europe or the US. As a result, Ascot Chang has a lot of cloth. We went to visit them in Hong Kong recently because, while I’ve known ...
Playing in the fabric room: The Ascot Chang workshop
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Hi Nick, when in HK, did you land on someone good to make bespoke shirts at a reasonable price? Many thanks in advance....
Tailoring and milsurp: How to dress like Ethan Wong
Like many men that feature in this ‘How to dress like’ series, I find the differences between how I and Ethan Wong dress just as interesting as the similarities. In fact more so. We have similar influences in classic menswear and vint...
Tailoring and milsurp: How to dress like Ethan Wong
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Ethan and Simon are the two writers on style that I enjoy reading the most. My personal style is more like Simon’s – probably because I’m staunchly middle aged and live in Northern Europe. However, Ethan’s concep...
Menswear craft in China and Hong Kong: Symposium ...
I’m not from China or Hong Kong. Although I’ve visited more than a dozen times, I can’t say I know it well. It was therefore a particular pleasure to host this edition of the Symposium in Hong Kong, and hear the experiences, views ...
Menswear craft in China and Hong Kong: Symposium ...
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Nice point. I have a shirt made by them so will plan to do that...
Hong Kong: A sartorial shopping guide
Hong Kong has long been a centre for international commerce, driven by its location as a port and later by its strategic importance to the British Empire. When it was handed back to China in 1997, the city retained its vibrancy and international fl...
Hong Kong: A sartorial shopping guide
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I have been, but not for a few years Shem so I can't really comment I'm afraid...
The Shirtmakers Symposium – The video debate
Below you can find the full video of our Shirtmakers Symposium in Florence. It's a little basic, but thankfully the sound worked well and it's audible throughout. Silvio Albini makes a lovely introduction at the start, then each shirtmaker introduce...
The Shirtmakers Symposium – The video debate
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Awesome article Simon. Very informative. Your photography is perfect and this type of content is hard to find. You are right i found it interesting because of the video. Nice crowd and very well explained everything i al...
Technical details at the Shirtmakers Symposium
[The votes and nominations for the Permanent Style awards closed today, by the way. Thank you for all your comments and emails. The winners will be announced next week.] At the Shirtmakers Symposium in Florence last week we had a display of five shi...
Technical details at the Shirtmakers Symposium
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Interesting Thanks again....
The Shirtmakers Symposium – The speakers
Left to right: Simon Crompton, Justin Chang, Jack Sepetjian, Darren Tiernan, Silvio Albini, Luca Avitabile, Paolo Maffeis. The Shirtmakers Symposium last Wednesday went so well: great location, great speakers, great discussion. We decided this time ...
The Shirtmakers Symposium – The speakers
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I just felt the northern and southern Italian had more distinct styles, and wanted to be as international as possible so bring in Asia and the US. Would have liked to include a dozen other makers......
Ethan Newton’s Tokyo store – Brycelan...
I was quite intrigued to see Ethan Newton’s Bryceland's store in Tokyo when we visited a few weeks ago. In particular, how he is presenting his view on tailoring and how that mixes with the more casual americana side. The tailoring is essentia...
Ethan Newton’s Tokyo store – Brycelan...
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A vintage backpack, and a collaboration Brycelands did years ago with Frank Clegg, using some vintage cloth....
