Got a pleasure to be featured at la couleur blanche’s “meet the blogger”-serie. Find my thoughts and answers from here.
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(pics from the archives)
I wrote about Herrainpukimo first time a bit over a year ago when they opened their store in Turku (see the post here). A while ago I got a pleasant message from them if I was interested to give their made-to-measure shirt a try and review it. The shirt arrived about a month ago, here’s some thoughts of the process. Taking measurements and choosing details As said, Herrainpukimo has their shop in Turku which I don’t visit that often but maybe once a year. However they do make visits to Helsinki every once in a while so we agreed to have my measurements taken here. The first difference between Herrainpukimo and other (not-online) mtm-shirt makers (Schoffa and Isaia) I’ve tried so far was...
Love for elegance and passion for the individual Fedeli - a company founded in Monza 1934, being one of the oldest knitwear companies in Italy - is nowadays known as one the “big names” in the league of cashmere, gold of textiles as said by the head of the company Luigi (Gigi) Fedeli. The company’s F/W collection pays exclusive attention to details and proposes an overall line that covers not just clothing but also shoes and accessories in different types leather and lined in cashmere. There were a lot of interesting pieces in the collection such as double-faced fabrics, patterned jersey shirts and awesome hand-knitted 8-ply cashmere cardigans. The crown of the collection however was probably the very lightweight “shirt...
Inspired by the British history and tradition Boglioli F/W collection this time finds the inspiration from Great-Britain, combining Boglioli’s contemporary look with British elegant and sophisticated heritage. ’ All about materials The thing that draws attention when going through the collection is definitely the innovative use of materials, fabrics and different treatments. There’s a lot of tweed (British and Irish), knickerbocker fabrics with tartan, prince of wales and check patterns, scribbled wool, over-dyed velvet and carded silk, printed corduroy, tweed cotton and of course cashmere. ETON suit Eton is the newest addition to collection of Boglioli suits, named after one the most famous and historic British colleges. Eton suit is made of carded flannel that during the making process undergoes...
Japanese Perfetto (that according to some people working in the industry is among the best shoemakers in the world) is one of the more distinctive manufacturers presented at Pitti Uomo.
Their secret and strength is especially the range of classic models (such as balmoral or button boots) executed with pretty unexpected mixtures of leathers, fabrics and patterns.
At the moment Perfetto shoes are not easy to find from Europe (according to my knowledge they have one retailer in Paris, France) but if you happen to bump into these, this is definitely a brand not to miss.
You’ll find the post showing Kanpekina collection at Pitti Uomo 82 from here.
