Bespoke, Health and fitness, Sport, Where to buy
We love bikes at Esquire – check out our feature on fixed gear bicycles in the upcoming September issue (if you haven’t got one already you’ll definitely want one after reading it). When we put out the call on Twitter for Britain’s best bike shops, we were inundated with nominations. So here, in the first of two parts, is our list of the best of what London has to offer… (more…)
July 30th, 2010
Style, Style & Grooming, The bespoke column
Given that when I go for one of my occasional jogs my appearance is defined by a heaving chest, a puce face and a mask of sweat time spent considering what to wear while running is poorly spent; such is the fate of the style obsessive. (more…)
June 28th, 2010
Last summer I wrote about some shorts here. Both the Rubinacci and the Pakeman shorts are great (and Pakeman have added a tempting new pink since last summer), and I’m now able to add another shop to my list of approved suppliers. (more…)
May 21st, 2010
I recently had a second fitting with Neapolitan trouser maker Salvatore Ambrosi. Ambrosi is something of an internet phenomenon; he’s blogged about in such reverential tones that it’s hard to avoid drawing the conclusion that he’s the world’s best trouser maker, but without making a trip to his workrooms in Naples it’s hard to be sure. (more…)
May 13th, 2010
One of the very few hard and fast rules with bespoke clothes is that they should be ordered at the time you need them least. (more…)
February 4th, 2010
The worlds of tailoring and reality television have surprisingly aligned this week with the news that Deborah Meaden from Dragons’ Den has bought Fox Brothers, the pre-eminent West Country flannel mill. Fox Brothers opened for business in 1772 in Wellington, Somerset and continues to make fine fabrics to this day. We recently featured a suit made with Fox cloth here and this navy pinstripe suit, made by Gieves & Hawkes, is also made from Fox flannel. www.foxflannel.com
January 29th, 2010
In March last year I wrote about cloth re-issues and one of the fabrics mentioned was called Eden in Paris, which was commissioned by Michael Alden, who runs the London Lounge website. Things move slowly in the world of tailoring, but just before Christmas I collected a suit from my tailor made from the Eden in Paris cloth. (more…)
January 12th, 2010
Cameron’s quite right of course; it’s ridiculous the Conservatives going on like this. Men who aspire to run a country should do themselves, and the public, the favour of putting on a tie. Can I suggest these two from Drakes’ spring summer collection? (more…)
January 8th, 2010
