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The journey finding my bespoke suit is a long one. You can read all three previous parts here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV It was seven weeks ago when I first went to Michael Andrews Bespoke. It was seven weeks ago that I entered the promised land of fine clothing, a place that would help create […]

My bespoke suit will be arriving before my custom shoes will. As such, I need a good pair of shoes to wear with the suit in the interim. Not only that, it’s better to rotate your pairs of shoes when possible: this allows for them to rest, prolonging the lifespan of your shoes.

The journey finding my bespoke suit is a long one. You can read all three previous parts here: Part I, Part II, Part III. I was envi­sioning the way my bespoke suit would look. It would hope­fully turn out to be an elegant and flat­tering suit. After all, I did spend many a pretty penny on the outfit. […]

This is Part Three of the series about my journey towards finding a bespoke suit. If you missed the previous parts, read the first one here and the second one here. Pockets were next on the list. I decided that I would go with slanted pockets on Marian’s recom­men­dation: they would draw the eye downward and would be […]

This is Part Two of the series about my journey towards finding a bespoke suit. If you missed the first part, read it here. I just want to start off by saying that this is one hell of a long read. It’s written to document my expe­rience. I don’t expect anyone to really read this. Not unless you […]

One of the few lessons that I learned from my parents is that if you are going to do some­thing, you do it good. Do it right or not at all. Ever since I decided to have a bespoke suit made for me, I knew that I would also have to complete the image. I’m no Clarice Starling: I don’t ruin […]

A suit is a set of garments crafted from the same cloth, consisting of at least a jacket and trousers. Lounge suits are the most common style of Western suit, orig­i­nating in England as country wear. — Wikipedia I have always had a healthy attraction towards suits. Ever since I was young I wanted to have a nice suit. In my […]