Linkroll: Barbour, Alterations, Pockets…

barbour-factory

• How Barbour jackets are made. (acontinuouslean.com) • Upgrading and improving a garment with alterations. (anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com) • Ticket pockets. (asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com) • A week’s worth of outfits. (wax-wane.com) • UK-based Leith Clothing’s bleeding madras shirt. (ivy-style.com) • How to buy a leather bag on a budget. (permanentstyle.co.uk) • Review: Black Lapel charcoal 3-piece suit. … [Read more...]

Linkroll: Agnelli, Tumblr, Sperry…

gianni-young

• Huge archive of high-res pictures of Gianni Agnelli. (lastampa.it) • Now on #menswear: ‘My style is better than your style’. (thegazman.tumblr.com) • Sperry Top-Siders made in Maine. (acontinuouslean.com) • How to wear socks with a suit. (permanentstyle.co.uk) • Thrifting is better than mass market stores. (anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com) • Classic Celebrities at Cannes. (wax-wane.com) • Suits are too … [Read more...]

Linkroll: Sapeurs, Princeton, Silk…

sapeurs

• The surprising sartorial culture Of Congolese 'Sapeurs'. (npr.org) • Princeton Wardrobe, ca. 1936 (ivorytowerstyle.tumblr.com) • Raw silk explained. (dieworkwear.com) • The Phitwell: a jacket for the modern man. (therakeonline.com) • Anderson & Sheppard DB jacket. (permanentstyle.co.uk) • Smell like the Great Gatsby. (thetweedpig.com) • Clothing origins are starting to matter. (nytimes.com) • Gustin … [Read more...]

Sartorial Love Hate: Outdoor Albert Slippers

Outdoor-Slippers

“What the hell are those?!” my friend exclaimed in great animation. His arm was thrust out, his finger extended - like a great explorer pointing to distant lands - towards the feet of a stylishly dressed man who was leaning against the wall, mumbling into an iPhone. Long-haired, wearing a bright blue blazer with rolled-up cuffs, tagliatelle of leather bracelets, a patterned linen scarf and white jeans - on his feet he was wearing monogrammed … [Read more...]

Linkroll: Nantucket Reds, Flusser, Prince Charles…

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• It’s put up or shut up with Nantucket reds. (ivy-style.com) • If it weren’t for Flusser… (asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com) • Details that make Prince Charles impeccably dressed. (the-shoe-aristocat.blogspot.com) • A great suit is like a great dinner. (ivorytowerstyle.tumblr.com) • Suitsupply opens In Philadelphia. (thefineyounggentleman.com) • Gieves & Hawkes bespoke. (permanentstyle.co.uk) • Ralph Lauren … [Read more...]