Showing posts with label BESPOKE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BESPOKE. Show all posts

Thursday, March 20, 2014

OXXFORD JOURNEY COMPLETE

WHEN I VISITED OXXFORD IN CHICAGO (FOR MY ESQUIRE SHOW ALTERNATE ROUTE) THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO BUILD ME THIS JACKET FROM SOME BEAUTIFUL DEAD STOCK FABRIC THEY HAD. WELL AFTER SOME TWEEKS AND TIME IT IS HERE. I HAVE BEEN WEARING IT REGULARLY AND BREAKING THE OLD BOY IN. IT IS DEFINITELY THE ARGUMENT FOR BESPOKE. IT FITS AND LOOKS GREAT.
SEE THE WHOLE JOURNEY HERE.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

ITALIAN BESPOKE : PICCOLO


A COUPLE MONTHS BACK, ON MY TRIP TO NAPLES I STUMBLED INTO THE MOST AMAZING CUSTOM SHIRTING SHOP. PICCOLO HAS BEEN AROUND FOR GENERATIONS  AND I COULDN'T RESIST THE TEMPTATION OF GETTING A SHIRT MADE. THE PICCOLO HELM HAS RECENTLY BEEN TAKEN BY DINO. HE IS BRINGING PICCOLO UP TO DATE WITH LESS TRADITION, MORE MODERN FABRICS LIKE THE CHAMBRAY I GOT BELOW. I WAS MEASURED AND FITTED AND A COUPLE WEEKS LATER THIS HANDSOME BOX ARRIVED AT MY DOOR IN BROOKLYN VIA DHL. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM HOOKED!
HAND STITCHED BUTTON HOLES
HAND STITCHED MONOGRAM

Wednesday, January 16, 2013