The London Lounge

Most of it presumably stems from the wearing of good luck charms in Italy, such as the corno, and has escalated from there. His father, Mariano Rubinacci, normally sports one on red ribbon. Generally though, I think that men wearing bracelets is not necessarily something to be frowned upon. It lets ...

Next time, you should try Carlo Anichini in the Piccadilly arcade. He has always done a grand job for me

Our Bespoke shoes are made on a true wooden last shaped by hand by our Master Lasmakers. Do not hesitate to contact me for any question. With best regards, Patrick -------------------------------------------- This being an extract from an email from Patrick Verdillon, director of bespoke of John Lob...

Dennis Many thanks for your comment, it is not disputed that plastic lasts are used for their rtw and mto lines. However, as I understand JL Paris bespoke are only made and offered in their salon in Paris where they make you a last, by hand, in wood and from scratch. At least this was the case earli...

Lobb Paris is owned by Hermes. They make a computerized plastic last. Lobb london is still the Lobb family. They still make a wooden last the old way. Please see the link from the lobb paris website and more importantly that it states..."If the client is enjoying the bespoke service for the first t...

Interesting, because when I wrote that post initially, the word striking was not in it, I put it in when I was proofreading it. To be honest, for no deep meaningful reason, but the reason I put it in inverted commas is because I know not everyone will think a Tom Ford suit is striking. By striking,...

"I was not aware that they had a recommended list!? I got to check it again when I get home." ...the product endorsement page is located on the inside of the back cover of each issue. Judging from the advertising pages, there must be an enormous demand for luxe Swiss watches in Singapore. But if I ...

Costi, Shredder and Carl Many thanks to each of you for your comments! Costi - budget is an issue so much as I have set aside a sum that I am comfortable with spending, I just want to make sure that I make the most of it. I realise that there are a number of tailors that are not on the row who produ...

Dear All I have been lurking in the shadows of your posts for a while and have finally decided to come to the fore to pick your sartorial minds. I am a young professional who is need of a new suit(s) and have the following dilemma: i) I fear that given the hours I work, the investment in a suit from...