The London Lounge

Richard, thank you very much for the recommendation -it is likely that I will give Mr. Bruno a call this summer. I want two or three suits made by the end of September. Could I beg you for a few details regarding his work? I am accustomed to a soft english cut suit without machine stitched buttonhol...

I have several things in process with a gentleman from Toronto who works out of his house. I'd be interested in hearing your experiences with bespoke in Toronto. I myself find it very frustrating. The last tailor I have been truly satisfied with had a solo operation and retired a few years ago. Har...

Actually, the ring (which is engraved with arms and helm as well as crest, the image which is set atop the helmet) appears quite nice in the photograph. Who engraved it for you? I found it hard to locate anywhere in Toronto that would do such engravings, but a family friend who owns a great store n...

I finally got around to taking a picture of my ring. Despite taking no less than a dozen shots, none of them are entirely satisfactory, and you really can't see the detail very well. I've attached a sketch of the design for reference, though on the ring the crest is embellished with billowing ribbon...

I found a rather good engraver a number of years ago to do my ring. He managed to fit in my entire crest (though he couldn't properly write out the motto) onto a fairly small ring and it even looks decent under a spy glass, although it does look a little rough under such magnification. Despite being...

As a previous poster mentioned, I think that a cotton/silk combination is perfect for summer. It's very light and doesn't hold wrinkles the way linen does. Last summer I had a beautiful cotton and silk seersucker jacket made with all the bespoke detailing you'd expect from a proper jacket, and was r...

I have always rather liked RL Polo (popularly called 'Polo Green'). I feel that the aftershave leaves me feeling cleaner than other products.