Earlier this year I wrote shortly about Italian shoe manufacturer Buttero and their presentation at Pitti Uomo. At Pitti I also had the pleasure to meet the great people behind the brand. Today taking a closer look of the company and a pair of their tanino low leather sneakers. Buttero - the company Buttero was founded and started as a manufacturer of riding boots in the 1970s by Mauro Sani. Mauro was the father of three sons who nowadays run the family company. Being still handmade by craftsmen in Stabbia, Tuscany of local ingredients Buttero products honor the Tuscan tradition. Company uses best local vegetable-tanned leathers and the silhouettes of the shoes rises from the Italian eye for form, proportion and style....
Today I concentrate to knitwear as I recently got the following question: "Hey Atte, it's getting really cold here and so far I only have sweaters from sns herning. can you recommend some other knitwear brands? Thank you!" The question does not really specify what kind of knitwear or with what kind of a budget are you looking for to purchase next. Therefore here are few thoughts and ideas about knitwear in general. Zip-sweater is a good option when looking for an extra layer to wear for example underneath your outerwear. This one by Della Ciana. Three different kind of knitwear sweaters - roll neck, shaggy dog and fair isle This one above is maybe one of the most perfect implementation...
In terms of shirts and suits I basically find it safe and easy to stay with staple and plain, conservative colors such as light blue and white in shirts, blue and grey in suits. For example during fall and winter, most of my “suit days” I’m wearing plain grey flannel or dark navy wool. That being said, lately I’ve been having bigger and bigger interest in a bit more boldly patterned sport coats (actually three of my latest sport coat purchases have been just in this category) and there’s no end visible in terms of that interest. Some say boldly patterned sport coats are actually the one of only areas where men can be safely daring. On the other hand a little bit...
On my trip in London I also had the pleasure to visit at Wildsmith Shoes on Savile Row, sharing address with the famous tailoring house Cad&The Dandy. I took a glimpse of the newly launched collection and also had a chance to have a little chat with Ian, one of the new owners of the company. Unlined apron loafer Bloomsbury is definitely one of the core designs of the new collection. A modern version inspired by the classic "Wildsmith loafer". Wildsmith shoes back in the day and today Wildsmith shoes was originally founded in 1847 by Rebecca & Matthew Wildsmith in Piccadilly, London. For generations they were purveyors of English shoes and boots. Initially they started with serving and repairing...
Last week I was “challenged” by the Details Network-community (which to I also am a “contributor”) to participate at the Mr. Porter “global style” campaign / competition run through Instagram. The idea is quite simple, to take or choose some outfit picture that represents one’s style, submit it through instagram and after that create a "get the look" post featuring products available at Mr. Porter - inspired by the look chosen. After a while I decided to contribute with the fit shown above which I noticed would actually be pretty easy to “copy” almost from part to part by using pieces from Mr. Porter. Basically what you would need is: 1) Bottega Veneta quilted gilet 2) Boglioli unstructured sport coat 3) Loro Piana washed-denim...
