Your appearance; whether sharp and confident, relaxed and cool, or sloppy and juvenile – is often reduced to the fit of your clothing. Finding the right tailor may be crucial, but there is nothing nearly as significant as sharing a critical eye with the fitting-room mirror.
Fortunately for most of us, picking the right fit doesn’t require much natural talent. All that’s required is some quality time with apparel and an attention to detail. The following serves as a general fit guide for the novice.
Read moreWhen having a suit or actually whatever garment tailored, the cloth – fabric – material will have a great effect on many parts
So proper preparation literally protects from ‘piss-poor’ performance, assuming that you want the garment to add value to your appearance. But where to start if you never picked a cloth from a swatch book called a bunch?
Then first look, or ask us, what cloth has those properties? It could be for example Cashmere. Okay, that is 1 step. So step 2 is to have a look and feel at such a cloth. For our Amsterdam based clients it is most convenient to just visit us or make an appointment. No obligations if you need further advice/guidance.
Read morePerhaps no other male vestment has been more maligned over the past fifty years than the brown suit
First, there was the old British saw about never wearing brown in town. Churchill once impugned it as the mantle of a cad.
The khaki-clad legions of the post-World War era eschewed brown because it reminded them of their military service, while their bridges felt that the shade aged them. Finally, Charles Revson’s highly publicized quip about brown making men look like “shit” pretty much resigned it to the wardrobe of the nonconformist.
Read more