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3d ago
Beige, Paris: The best kind of multi-brand shop
Monday, May 6th 2024Tags:
Bags
Casual clothing
Coats
Glasses and jewellery
Knitwear
Shoes
beige
Brady
Bunney
heimat
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A lot of music fans don’t see the point of covers albums. They want the originals, not a bunch of copies. But I’ve always liked them, whether it’s Johnny Cash’s American IV or Rage Against The Machine’s Renegades, because they’re original and reveal things about the artist.
The songs they decide to cover, the way they sequence them on the al ..read more
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2w ago
Reader profile: Niyi
Friday, April 26th 2024Tags:
Coats
Knitwear
Shoes
Style
adidas
bryceland's
celine
cutler and gross
Noah
Versace
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By André Larnyoh
I’ve known Niyi for three or four years and he’s always someone I’ve learnt from. His style is eclectic: classic menswear brands alongside contemporary fashion, bursts of colour with subdued tones. Yet somehow he always finds a way to put them together and make it look effortless.
Niyi describes it as “sartorial chaos” and for him that’s a badge of honour ..read more
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2w ago
Buck Mason, Novesta, New & Lingwood: Spring ‘24 Highlights
Wednesday, April 24th 2024Tags:
Belts and wallets
Casual clothing
Shirts
Shoes
Buck Mason
Drake's
heimat
new and lingwood
novesta
saman amel
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Our seasonal summary of things I’ve seen and liked rolls around again, and as ever is a good mechanism to answer questions about new products from established brands, such as the City Moc from Saman Amel (above).
But it’s also, by design, a mix of the old and the new, so there are both the expected nam ..read more
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1M ago
Yuketen, Crescent Down Works, Big Rock Candy Mountaineering – brands in Paris
Monday, March 25th 2024Tags:
Casual clothing
Coats
Shoes
Big Rock Candy Mountaineering
Crescent Down Works
Wythe
Yuketen
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Last week I wrote about visiting the Paris trade shows for the first time, and being able to interview some new brands as a result. Today I’m going to highlight three that we found particularly interesting.
The first is Yuketen, the craft-based shoemaker run by Japanese designer Yuki Matsuda (below ..read more
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2M ago
How does Paris compare to Pitti? Pendleton, FrizmWorks, Viberg and more
Friday, March 15th 2024Tags:
Bags
Casual clothing
Shoes
11.11
chamula
Epperson Mountaineering
FrizmWorks
good art
Kardo
Lavenham
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Boots on display at Viberg, at Man/Woman; above, Welcome Edition
This past January, after Pitti, I went to see the equivalent shows in Paris for the first time. I’d never been before and was interested to see how it compared to Pitti in terms of style, atmosphere and the brands.
The style, to be hon ..read more
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5M ago
Bespoke loafers with Seiji McCarthy: Commissioning and fitting
Friday, December 15th 2023Tags:
Shoes
Seiji McCarthy
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In Japan earlier this year I started the process of commissioning a pair of bespoke loafers from Seiji McCarthy.
Loafers are often tricky to make bespoke, and bespoke as a whole I’ve found a little inconsistent, so why did I take this leap with Seiji?
Largely it was because he offers something different - a particular love of American footwear such as that made popular ..read more
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5M ago
Earlier this month I visited Seoul, to see some of the tailors I had been intrigued by but mostly seen from afar, and to visit some of the shops and brands.
My impression was of a dynamic city – new development, new retail, every shop with a distinctive concept and branding. There seemed to be an independent coffee spot on every block, each with a fully-fledged identity, complete with period furniture and branded stickers.
Comparisons with Japan are probably inevitable – especially for a westerner – and Seoul felt newer, more tech-savvy, more open. It’s said Tokyo feels like the city o ..read more
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6M ago
Roberto Ugolini bespoke boots: Review
Wednesday, November 22nd 2023Tags:
Shoes
Roberto Ugolini
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I recently had these boots made bespoke by Roberto Ugolini in Florence, and they have turned out very well. I have two reflections about bespoke shoes off the back of them.
One is that I am increasingly specific about what I need in terms of fit, and it seems to be paying off.
I make it very clear that I only get pain with shoes in two places. One is the outer edges of my toes (little toe joint, little ..read more
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6M ago
Wythe, Bally, P Johnson: A/W 2023 highlights
Friday, November 3rd 2023Tags:
Casual clothing
Denim
Knitwear
Shoes
Bally
Bowhill & Elliot
bryceland's
Canons
colhays
Nanamica
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Some old, some new in this year’s round-up of Autumn/Winter products. These articles are a nice way to mention brands on the edge of our radar (Bally) as well as to discuss new releases from favourites that wouldn’t otherwise get a full article (eg jeans at Bryceland’s).
They’re also a nice way to revisit brands we haven’t ..read more
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7M ago
Arthur Sleep, Aimé Leon Dore and Acme/Mori: Three things that didn’t quite work
Monday, October 16th 2023Tags:
Knitwear
Shoes
Acme
aimé leon dore
Arthur Sleep
Mori
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We probably spend a little too much time talking about how great products are on PS (even though we're more critical than most) and not enough talking about ones that didn't work out.
Here's a summary of three I've tried recently, which for various reasons I didn't wear, sold or returned. Feel free to ask about others, and if you want ..read more