My new favourite underwear: Hamilton & Hare ...
*My experience of this underwear in the months since has not been as good, and I would therefore not recommend it as highly. I experienced quality issues with both the waistband and the material* Long-time readers may remember The Underwear Project ...
My new favourite underwear: Hamilton & Hare ...
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Ok — so a very first world problem. Am a huge fan of H and H (particularly after Sunspel seemed to change its cut). But the seem to have closed down. Got about seven of the Kyocera cotton boxer briefs in a panic but do...
The Finest Menswear in the World
Finally, wonderfully, the book on luxury craft I began writing three years ago is coming out: The Finest Menswear in the World. – You can buy your own personalised copy of The Finest Menswear in the World in the Permanent Style shop &...
The Finest Menswear in the World
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Thank you, Simon. Yes, I think makers, especially with own brand, like Zilli and Seraphin schould be in prioritet position. That's why I would add Hettabretz to your selection. I read what Hattabretz small maker with own...
The perfect pants: Stocking up on Zimmerli
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Several months ago I undertook a project on Permanent Style to find the best underwear in the world, in terms of both quality and style. I interviewed Zimmerli, The White Briefs, Sunspel and Hanro, and tes...
The perfect pants: Stocking up on Zimmerli
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Thanks Phil. I have one I use for knitwear, hadn't thought of it to avoid pilling on underwear...
Zimmerli: The Underwear Project
Of all the factories I have visited for the current book, the contrast between product and production was greatest at Zimmerli. The production facility is a small, two-storey building in Coldrerio, a Swiss town just across the border from Como. Walki...
Zimmerli: The Underwear Project
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So far, I have found Bresciani do them, however, they are made on request through the retailer. Maison Cashmere seem to do a 100% cashmere t-shirt https://maisoncashmere.co.uk/mens-cashmere-t-shirt Hanro do a cashmere an...
Postcard from Switzerland
In Coldrerio and Mendrisio, Switzerland, today to visit Zimmerli underwear. That’s the cloth being cut in Mendrisio. Zimmerli will be included in The Finest Menswear in the World as the producer of the best underwear. More photos on www.a...
Postcard from Switzerland
In Coldrerio and Mendrisio, Switzerland, today to visit Zimmerli underwear. That’s the cloth being cut in Mendrisio. Zimmerli will be included in The Finest Menswear in the World as the producer of the best underwear. ...
Sunspel: The underwear project
The second brand to be tested as part of The Underwear Project is very British company Sunspel. (Previous post, on The White Briefs, can be seen here.) Sunspel is the cheapest of the brands on offer. Their regular briefs are £25. The same model...
Sunspel: The underwear project
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From the perspective of the potential impact on tailoring, what your preferred underwear styling, ie boxer, brief, boxer brief?...
