My experience with Florentine tailors
My first Liverano suit By Max Papier. I used to think the satisfaction of bespoke tailoring came from the finished garment. Over time, I’ve learned it comes from something quieter: memory, repetition, and the way pieces begin to mark periods o...
My experience with Florentine tailors
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That looks great. I am visiting the Assisi trunk show at the PS showroom early April. They seemed to be at ease with me bringing fabric, so they probably just cram it in like you suggest. but loved the insights my naive ...
Finding the soul of Florentine tailoring
Model wearing suit by Giuseppe Seminara By Max Papier. In part one of this series, I wrote about finding my fit among Italy’s tailoring traditions. What has stayed with me about Florentine tailoring, however, is not just how the pieces look or...
Finding the soul of Florentine tailoring
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Wonderful Martina, thank you!...
Reader Profile: Jeff
Jeff Hilliard is Director of Limited Editions at Hodinkee, the watch magazine/empire in New York. But he used to work at The Armoury, until 2017, and then did two years at Mr Porter. So while not strictly working in menswear today, he is certainly m...
Reader Profile: Jeff
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Sorry about the late reply here but anyone knows of a similar fabric to the Corcos jacket one? I know Jeff mentioned it is a vintage silk and linen fabric, so not available anymore. But something similar would be nice. L...
Best-dressed man 2019: @Gusvs9 (or, dressing simp...
Best-dressed non-professional 2019: @Gusvs9 Runners-up: @urbancomposition, @flannels_and_tweed @Gusvs9 doesn’t like people to know who he is. You never see his face on Instagram, and there is no biography. Such an approach is almost weird in th...
Best-dressed man 2019: @Gusvs9 (or, dressing simp...
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Great advice. Thanks for the ideas...
Combining colours and patterns: How to dress like...
This is the latest in my somewhat infrequent series on the style of my favourite people in the menswear industry. For those that want to catch up, the previous instalments have been: Personal style: How to dress like Bruce Boyer (and part 2) Wearing ...
Combining colours and patterns: How to dress like...
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Excellent. He knows how to do a flow of tone from top to bottom -- for instance, light sport coat, while the dark tie leads the eye down to the dark pants. Perfect. Fullness of shirt collar/ tie width/ lapel width in har...
A very modern cut: Kotaro Miyahira of Sartoria Co...
One young tailor I’ve been meaning to cover for a while is Kotaro Miyahira of Sartoria Corcos, in Florence. Kotaro is not taking on new clients at the moment, having just had his first child and not wanting to expand the workload of him and hi...
A very modern cut: Kotaro Miyahira of Sartoria Co...
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Jojo Corcos thank you for carrying that name lot of my uncles were super tailors and u brought it back to life wonderfully with your talent 🙏🙏...
Florence: A sartorial shopping guide
Florence is best known as a tourist destination in the summer – the Uffizi, the Duomo, the Ponte Vecchio – and a menswear hub in January and June, when it plays host to the men’s trade show Pitti Uomo. But it has enough ...
Florence: A sartorial shopping guide
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Bought a belt at Scuola di Cuoio and their pricing is surprisingly attractive, considering they produce locally and there is no designer brand premium. They have everything from luggage, (women‘s) bags, leather jackets...
