Maison Bourgeat – finished bespoke glasses
*Since this article was written, Maison Bourgeat closed and Guillaume left the business. It has now re-opened under new management* A few weeks ago I received my finished bespoke glasses from Maison Bourgeat in Paris. The results are superb ...
Maison Bourgeat – finished bespoke glasses
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I'm not sure Courtland. Worth asking them directly I think...
Brands review III: Son of a Tailor, d’Alemb...
This has become a Permanent Style feature in the past couple of years. An opportunity to mention the dozens of brands that email asking me to review their product, but never get a full post because they don’t quite make that grade. As e...
Brands review III: Son of a Tailor, d’Alemb...
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Hi Simon, I asked a question on another one of your articles, and I'm not one to ask for something without giving something, so I thought I'd write a little about my experiences with Son of a Tailor. As a 5'6" man weighi...
Maison Bourgeat – bespoke glasses, Paris
*Since this article was written, Maison Bourgeat closed and Guillaume has left. The shop has now re-opened under new management* Maison Bourgeat is an old French glasses manufacturer that was relaunched last year as a bespoke outfit, with a beaut...
Maison Bourgeat – bespoke glasses, Paris
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Review: The Bespoke Dudes Eyewear
A few weeks ago, Fabio Attanasi of The Bespoke Dudes blog offered to send me some of his glasses to review. I was interested in what he had produced – and it was a good excuse to return to the quality aspects of glasses and acetate. Rather l...
Review: The Bespoke Dudes Eyewear
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Yes David, good point, I don't know the specific technical differences but I remember Bonnet telling me they could still fully adjust and repair those hinges....
Reflections on bespoke 2: J Panther, Tom Davies a...
My last ‘reflections on bespoke’ post back in January was very popular. Readers seemed to respond to the assessment of bespoke commissions with the wisdom of hindsight, and I have to say I sympathise. Here, then, are five more, ...
Reflections on bespoke 2: J Panther, Tom Davies a...
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A tiny bit of room with some side straps......
My watches
Following my first post in this series, on buying value in a watch, here are a few pictures of my own watches. A few readers have asked for details of what I wear myself, and these will be useful reference points for the last installment, on watche...
My watches
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Largely the strap they happen to be on. Given one's a mid-brown and one a black at the moment, that largely decides it. If anything the Cartier is also a touch sportier, so I'm more likely to wear that one with more casu...
How to buy a quality watch
A watch is your greatest investment piece. You may wear it every day of your life. It can enhance every outfit you ever wear (except black tie and beachwear, perhaps). It is worth saving up for more than anything. But that doesn’t mean it has t...
How to buy a quality watch
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Yes, but harmonising with everything else is an important factor too, so it's a balance...
Tortoiseshell and kidskin
As someone who has spent too much of the past year redeveloping a website, I take my hat off to Will, who has accomplished a much more fundamental redesign over at A Suitable Wardrobe – melding the blog with the ASW store. One of the hardest th...
Tortoiseshell and kidskin
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Thought I'd replied but must have not come through. My first ones were great in terms of fit, but a tiny bit too long in the thumb, especially given the slight downwards slip when walking. This was rectified as part of t...
Dressing for the summer, and the kids
I’ve been on holiday the past two weeks in the south of France; apologies for the tardiness confirming some comments. For those interested in more casual dress, here is something from last week, with my youngest hiding her face wisely from the ...
Dressing for the summer, and the kids
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Nice hat. I am having a Brent Black hat being made right now. Looking forward to it especially after seeing yours....
Cutler & Gross – interview with CEO Maj...
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Cutler & Gross – interview with CEO Maj...
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Hi Simon, I'm interested in learning more about frames, both for spectacles and sunglasses. I'd appreciate it if you wrote an article on the subject. You hint at artisans in Italy, France and Japan that hand make frames....
Alfred Dunhill bespoke glasses case
This is the end result of a project to make the perfect glasses case, which began back in November last year when Tomasz Nosarzewski at Dunhill told me about the bespoke work he had begun doing at Bourdon House in London. Tomasz, whom I first met in ...
Alfred Dunhill bespoke glasses case
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Hi Justin, I'm afraid the answer is no, I haven't seen any good glasses cases out there. Let me know what you find S...
Tom Davies horn glasses
It’s taken a while to get round to writing about my glasses from Tom Davies. Partially, that was because it took a while to have them made. I was a guinea big for the bespoke service for horn glasses, and as with any new service it took that ...
Tom Davies horn glasses
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Funny. Me too. Same Lindbergh frame as yours and now looking for the same second pair as you. Did you get another pair and are you happy with them...
EB Meyrowitz: First glasses, and fitting
Having been rather taken with both the style and personalised service of EB Meyrowitz (see previous piece here) I decided to have a pair of glasses fitted late last year. The experience speaks of the expertise of Sheel and her sisters, but also of th...
EB Meyrowitz: First glasses, and fitting
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Dear Mr. Patrick, We are very sad to hear of your displeasure. Please let me begin by saying that we are extremely committed to providing the best possible experience for all of our clients and we apologise that we were ...
Liverano and Nackymade at The Armoury in London
In my previous job I used to travel to Hong Kong twice a year. Great place to go out, but not great shopping: all overpriced luxury brands or, at the other end of the spectrum, hard-sell tailors that would offer a ‘bespoke’ suit in 24 hou...
Liverano and Nackymade at The Armoury in London
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Hi Inaki, I've been to their stores in Madrid a few times, talked to the management there and tried the shoes on, but I don't own a pair - so I don't think I can make a straight comparison with EG, G&G etc. Cheers Simon...
EB Meyrowitz: Handmade glasses
EB Meyrowitz always used to sparkle from across the Royal Arcade, as I sat in Cleverley’s chatting to George or Teemu. The serried rows of horn and acetate frames, all in beautiful brown variations, watched by a little jazz band on top of the c...
EB Meyrowitz: Handmade glasses
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Just a heads up for anyone reading this old article. The Worshipful Little Shop of Spectacles in Netil Market, London Fields do a proper bespoke service. Designed for each customer and handmade in house. I recently got a...
Bespoke glasses at TD Tom Davies
It turns out my neighbour is friends with a guy called Tom Davies, who is the largest maker of bespoke glasses in the world. And Tom’s studio is half a mile from where I grew up (East Sheen, south-west London). So, interested in learnin...
Bespoke glasses at TD Tom Davies
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I think you need to ask Tom Davies, Dana. This is a magazine website...
