Hemrajani Tailors visiting Carmel
To my Hoosier friends, Hemrajani Brothers tailors are visiting Carmel on Friday, August 27 at the Double Tree on Meridian. Click here to schedule an appointment. Do it. You know you want to.
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Archive for the ‘Sartorial Pursuits’ Category
And that is why I use Hats Direct…
Those two hats I ordered in the previous post? I ordered them on 7/4, and I received them today, 7/7. From Australia. As I said, I’ve never heard of anyone getting better service from one of the American Akubra retailers. I can’t recommend either Hats Direct or Everything Australian highly enough for your Akubras.
Continue Reading...Starting to think about Fall
Yes, I know, it seems a bit early, but it’s really not. A couple of things on my list, I’m going to have my friends at Bookster make an odd jacket or two for me in a nice Donegal tweed, and maybe a pair or two of their outstanding moleskin trousers while I’m at it. [...]
Continue Reading...Memorial Day
Memorial Day is the day we pause to give thanks to those who have given their lives in the service of our country, and to them goes our eternal gratitude for making the supreme sacrifice. Sartorially, it is also the day the rules allow us to begin to break out our summer clothing, in particular [...]
Continue Reading...A Visit with John Hitchcock
Michael Alden of The London Lounge has posted a video of his recent visit with John Hitchcock, the managing director of Anderson & Sheppard, one of the great names in bespoke men’s tailoring. In addition to describing the A&S style and methods of making elegant men’s clothes, Hitchcock verified something that I’ve suspected for some [...]
Continue Reading...Donegal Tweeds
Yes, yes, yes, I know, not more tweed. Yes, more tweed. Sorry, I love the stuff. My friends at Bookster have a few new bullets in their gun. They’ve got several new fabrics on their site, but the ones I find the most interesting are some Porter & Harding Thornproof Donegals. Donegal is a relatively [...]
Continue Reading...Follow-Up on “The Wooster Project”
I was almost exactly right with my prognostication, Bookster sent me an e-mail this morning informing me that they had despatched my Wooster suit. Perhaps I’ll have something next week!
Continue Reading...The aforementioned carpincho gloves
They have sort of an odd feeling, it’s a sueded leather that’s extremely soft to the touch. They appear to be quite well-made, however, and fit…well… like a glove. Which is really the point, isn’t it? You can see the spots that identify it as either carpincho or peccary very well in this photo. Chester [...]
Continue Reading...The Bookster overcoat
Back in July I ordered a pseudo-Chesterfield overcoat from my friends at Bookster. I’ve been impatiently waiting for quite a while for its delivery, but today was the day. And I was surprised that today was the day, seeing as how the package tracking insists that the coat is still in New York, which it [...]
Continue Reading...Brooks Brothers found their marketing mojo.
I’ve not noticed this showing up on the Brooks Brothers website yet, but it’s an unexpected display of marketing acumen on their part. This is the Brooks Brothers Mad Men suit designed not by Thom Browne (thank God) but the show’s costume designer, Janie Bryant. Since I can’t find a description of the suit on [...]
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