The unique shoe tradition of Austro-Hungary ̵...
The Austro-Hungarian tradition of shoemaking is a significant one - until fairly recently it was the most influential in Europe, after the English. It is also a type of shoe (rounder, larger, more comfortable) that is perhaps a little more fashionab...
The unique shoe tradition of Austro-Hungary ̵...
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From my understanding Vass the sale does not apply to backlog orders. At least that was my experience when I ordered loafers in size 41 and other sizes on storage were on sales but mine were not....
Sandals: Slides and huaraches, open-toe and closed
Espadrilles are my preferred, casual summer shoe. I’ve always liked their clean lines and simplicity, which make them more elegant than pretty much any other option. I also quite like the massage-like feeling of walking on rope. They’re ...
Sandals: Slides and huaraches, open-toe and closed
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I'd say the natural or the black. I actually like the natural a lot - I wear it with everything, including black trousers...
Rapid multiple borrowings: Riviera style today
By Tony Sylvester. “On the pleasant shore of the French Riviera, about half way between Marseilles and the Italian border, stands a large, proud, rose-colored hotel. Deferential palms cool its flushed façade, and before it stretches a s...
Rapid multiple borrowings: Riviera style today
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True in general and specifically in regards to the heat and ease of clothes like these I think...
The Apres Ski boots from Ludwig Reiter: A Review
By Tony Sylvester. I used to travel to Oslo regularly for a decade or so. A beautiful city, but not one abundant with window shopping options for those interested in menswear. One of the exceptions was Cavour; slap bang in the well-heeled part of to...
The Apres Ski boots from Ludwig Reiter: A Review
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Hey Tony What's the watch you're wearing in the shot with the DB suit? Cheers...
My desk
Many readers said they liked the personal, behind-the-scenes approach of Plaza Uomo's cover story on me last year. Here, then, is another angle. My desk, where I write most of these posts, and therefore probably the most important Permanent Style-r...
My desk
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Hey Bolaji, Yes, I've written comprehensively about moths here. This desk also opens up into a flat surface - you couldn't work on that angle...
Ludwig Reiter shoes – Factory visit
Ludwig Reiter is an old shoemaker used to catering to a wide variety of customers. It sells bags, sandals and trainers alongside oxfords and brogues, for both men and women. Many of the styles also look a little old fashioned, but there are some hid...
Ludwig Reiter shoes – Factory visit
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Yes that would be a decent comparison. Reiter make a much wider range of shoes though...
The Rake collaborations
I’ve had a few questions from readers as to my views on The Rake’s new collaborations – products that the magazine started selling on its site a couple of months ago. I’ve seen most of them first hand, inde...
The Rake collaborations
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The Husaren boots are the ones I had in mind to be worn in wintery blizzards with your new Sexton Great Coat....
