Gentlemen, Fear not, this is not an umpteenth political listing for the European elections (that gave way to the arrival of strange, to say the least, listings such as “Cannabis without borders” and the likes), nor an association of butchers up in arms to defend the shoulder of organic lamb. It is rather tailors across [...] Read more – ‘The European League of natural shoulder supporters’
Gentlemen, As you all know, Berluti has just launched a new menswear collections under the direction of the aptly named Alessandro Sartori (!), former artistic director at Zegna. I personally find this new collection rather interesting, despite its clear lack of discretion and understatement. We will, in the coming weeks, offer a full feature article [...] Read more – ‘The new life of Berluti’
Gentlemen, Economic and financial news channel Bloomberg TV has just broadcast a rather interesting little three part documentary: “Dressing for Wall Street”. The first part attempts to identify the best dressed man and the worst dressed man on Wall Street. It’s here: Best and worst dressed on Wall Street. The second part is a little [...] Read more – ‘Dressing for Wall Street, a three-part report by Bloomberg TV’
Gentlemen, The so-called military style has always inspired designers and masculine bespoke houses. The current times are no exception, with a –rather fortunate- return of uniform inspired garments, essentially very structured, with many buttons and pronounced shoulder padding and epaulets. Personally, I have always liked this type of clothing, which I prefer to wear casually, [...] Read more – ‘Military inspirations’
Gentlemen, Today, we are turning our spot light on a label not very well known in France, but the quality of whose products we have always appreciated, as much for their style and high end fabrics as for their construction. Let us introduce the legendary Venetian label Belvest. This rather discreet brand has always offered [...] Read more – ‘The wonderful style of Belvest’
Gentlemen, today, we are glad to share with you two finds which particularly caught our stylish attention in our perpetual quest for new sartorial thrills. Here are two sport jackets we find very original because of the fabrics as well as their assembly, which oozes the Sprezzatura spirit (the famous elegant Italian nonchalance). The first [...] Read more – ‘PG sunday picks : two original sport jackets’
Gentlemen, Here is already the last segment on my recent London adventure. Little did I know that chance would have me leave Savile Row, and even Mayfair, for my last appointment, heading to a London neighbourhood with a completely different atmosphere. Indeed, the next neighbourhood, up until very recently, was home to everything London had [...] Read more – ‘Timothy Everest: Shaking up ideas since 1989’
Gentlemen, Reaching the third stop of my journey through wonderland was quite quick, as merely a few hundred meters stood between where I was and another temple of British bespoke: Huntsman & Sons, honourable name known for the quality of its exclusive tweeds, but also for its prices, that have always been the highest on [...] Read more – ‘Huntsman & Sons: Not trifling with tradition’
Gentlemen, As promised, here is the second part of our series on the bespoke salons of London, launched yesterday with an article on Thom Sweeney. Our second stop brings a radical change in ambiance and décor. Indeed, we are stepping in an institution on the Row: Anderson & Sheppard, where we are welcomed with quintessentially [...] Read more – ‘Anderson & Sheppard : the legend lives on …’
Gentlemen, As promised, here is a more thorough version, more elaborate on each house and with more photos, of our London escapade, which was the subject of a feature article in the last edition of Dandy Magazine under the title “The London adventure of a Parisian Gentleman”. Today, to get back on this 5-piece series, [...] Read more – ‘Thom Sweeney: London’s new bespoke generation’
Gentlemen, In the last 2011′s edition of Dandy Magazine, published in December, I was delighted (to say the least) to pen a substantial 14-pages article titled “The London Adventure of a Parisian Gentleman”, richly photographed by my talented friend Andy Barnham (permanent photographer/contributor to the Rake, our favourite magazine). As a preview of that long [...] Read more – ‘Parisian Gentleman’s London adventure : introduction chapter’
Gentlemen, Here are two very beautiful sartorial compositions found on the gorgeous commercial website Mr Porter. Of these two objectively very well done outfits, we have identified what we believe truly makes the style difference. The idea here is to focus your attention on two different approaches. On the first outfit, it is undoubtedly the [...] Read more – ‘Inspirations and elements of style…’
Gentlemen, As you know, our columns heartedly defend the now undisputable return of the double breasted suit and jacket. We have had the opportunity to write several articles on the subject and are constantly on the lookout for new interpretations for this staple of classic masculine elegance, as it is undergoing a full blown renewal. [...] Read more – ‘Variations on the theme of the Double-Breasted jacket’
Gentlemen, As usual, we are delighted to show you the very last creation of the tireless Lorenzo Cifonelli, undoubtedly one of the most passionate (and captivating) tailors in the world. We have often been surprised by the clever blend of great tradition and boldness expressed by the rue Marbeuf cousins, who have dazzled us with, [...] Read more – ‘QILIAN Bespoke sport jacket by Cifonelli: a sartorial piece from far away’
Gentlemen, We regularly receive links from labels requesting to have their collection films featured on PG. Because we generally find these movies (much) too conceptual and even borderline comprehensible (especially the very fashionable movies released by luxury labels), we have never been compelled to relay those rather uninteresting productions. The movie we are offering to [...] Read more – ‘“Boxing Clever” by Timothy Everest’
Gentlemen, Today, we wish to salute the initiative (and very high precision work) of our friend Juhn Maing, globe trotter emeritus and publisher of a blog we very much love here at PG, and with whom we have been having an excellent long term relationship : SLEEVEHEAD His eBook is the first of its kind to [...] Read more – ‘A Guide to Sicilian tailors, a very commendable initiative’
Gentlemen, Since the ubiquitous yet gifted Tom Ford has brought back windowpane patterned suits in 2009 for a publicity campaign that was quite hard to miss (see below), the pattern is more and more often seen in quality ready-to-wear and made to measure collections, and of course, in bespoke. For history’s sake, this very particular [...] Read more – ‘Windowpane pattern : worth trying’
Gentlemen, As we often do, we are glad to reveal a sneak peak of the very last bespoke sport jacket by the tireless and passionate Lorenzo Cifonelli. The jacket, apart from the fact that it is, yet again, a very high level sartorial piece, is particularly original and proves, yet again, that traditional sartorial art [...] Read more – ‘PG Exclusive: new Cifonelli bespoke sport jacket’
Gentlemen, The most knowledgeable among you have certainly heard of the “famous” drape cut, allegedly designed by Frederick Scholte, tailor to the Prince of Wales who had noticed that adding an extra amount of fabric to the shoulders of a jacket could create a more casual and athletic look. This type of cut is translated [...] Read more – ‘The Scholte Drape Cut, you like it or you don’t…’
Gentlemen, Unsurprisingly, the tireless Marc Guyot once again delivers a slightly unconventional creation by its lines and construction: an extremely sophisticated hunting jacket that is typical MG, to say the least. It is a Norfolk hunting jacket. As explained on blog Green sleeves to a ground, this type of jacket is originally attributed to the [...] Read more – ‘Marc Guyot Norfolk hunting jacket’
