The Tailored Menswear Starter Kit
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From Permanent Style—The Handmade Italian Shirt
Simon Crompton published an article last week about fine Italian shirts,https://www.permanentstyle.com/2021/04/the-italian-handmade-shirt.html examining the various aspects of handwork that…
Recent Fits, and Shop the Post 4/23/21
Here are a few recent outfits, and links to similar goods to shop the post. Spring was in full…
Carmina’s 21st Century Edge
A few years ago at a Drake’s trunk show, I asked Kingsley Blum about the decline of the…
Dreaming of the Perfect Tan Summer Sportcoat
I don’t know what it is about a tan summer suit or sportcoat, but even when I was…
The People You Run Into on the Streets of Florence
A handful of photos from last 2020’s January edition of Pitti Uomo, where it seemed like we were…
My Spier & Mackay Custom Shirt Guide
If you’re looking into having a custom shirt made through Spier & Mackay, I recommend them. Of the…
New Shoes and the Old Polo vs. Snuff Suede Debate
Last November, I brought up split toe bluchers as a sort of under-the-radar fourth option of dress shoe…
The Pitti Parties (More Unpublished Photos From Pitti 97)
Many of the photos I shot at Pitti 97—the last Pitti to be held before the pandemic, in…
Add Visual Interest to Your Outfits With Cotton-Linen Shirts Year Round
Cotton shirting fabrics all have their pros and cons. Broadcloth? Smooth, clean, and a little too business-y for…
Simon Crompton of Permanent Style at Pitti 97
Last year when I went to Pitti 97 as a photographer for Styleforum, I posted some street style…
Ethan Newton and Tony Sylvester Up Close at Pitti 97
Back in January 2020, one of the fun things I got to do was photograph the guests we…