The London Lounge

I was walking near la Madeleine the other day and decided to check out the Crockett & Jones shop on the corner of rue Chauveau-Lagarde and rue Pasquier to see the works of the much discussed Dimitri Gomez (which were excellent) and I remembered that there was a very "Apparel Arts" inspired store next door. It's Marc Guyot's Cape Cod. Unfortunately the store was closed so I couldn't stop in. However, I was wondering if anyone here had any knowledge of it? I know Mr. Guyot's name pops up amongst some of the shoe-centric sites for reasons as varied as his involvement with designing shoes for Paul Stuart to patina techniques, but I was curious if he's an actual artisan shoe-maker, a designer (in Paris everyone seems to want to be a designer. On my most recent Air France flight the flight attendant gave me an invitation to the premiere of her own fashion line...like I said, everyone seems to want to be a designer in Paris), simply a shop owner with a 30's and 40's eye? His website says he offers bespoke clothing as well but mentions nothing of a tailor. I'll probably check it out the next time I'm around, but am curious if anyone here already had.

http://marcguyot.com/1.aspx

I have dropped into Marc's store before and have had a brief chat with him . He is basically a designer who is inspired by the AA Golden age of the 1930s.

From what I recall, he does not do full bespoke (at least as it is defined in the LL). Guyot basically has a made-to-measure approach, where he has a standard block pattern which is adjusted for each customer. So if you work with (or are styled by) him, you get a very 30s inspired and Gatsbyesque look (perhaps a bit too pastiche / costumey) - but I don't believe you are getting the same quality and fit as you would from the top tailoring houses that many of LL members frequent in these pages.

I believe Marc Guyot is also well respected from a shoe design standpoint. Personally, I like what he does from an aesthetic perspective, but I don't think it is at quite the same level as true tried and tested bespoke.

Not only 30's style, a more classical way is possible at Marc's