1. Material. I’d recommend to buy socks made of extra-long staple cotton (Egyptian, Sea Island, Pima, Supima) which was mercerised (‘fil d’ecosse‘). It’s good if the yarn is 2-ply or 3-ply. Merino wool blends are great too, especially for autumn Continue reading How to spot high quality socks
The finest socks are knitted by 240 or 276 / 280 needles machines. They can make lightweight, very comfortable and flexible socks with superior fit. Moreover, these machines can process very fine yarn, and they allow to use various small Continue reading Knitting machines with 240 needles
Merino wool is harvested from Merino sheep breed. It can be very nice, fine and soft. Sometimes it’s transformed into very thin and delicate fabrics and garments, but you can find very thick Merino wool garments too. Australia is the Continue reading Merino wool
Cashmere is a fiber harvested from the underhair of cashmere goats. It’s fine, soft and warm (usually three times warmer than sheep wool – with all others things being equal). However, the quality of cashmere varies greatly, that’s why you Continue reading Cashmere
1. Fabric. High quality shirts are made of genuine 2-ply (2×2) or even 3-ply fabrics woven of extra-long staple cotton: Sea Island, Pima / Supima, Egyptian (especially Giza 45 or Giza 87). Linen fabrics are sometimes excellent too. It’s great Continue reading How to spot a high quality shirt
You can construct a shirt collar in various ways. For example, you can create a stiff fused collar, a softer fused collar, a very soft informal collar without any interlinings, a soft collar with non-fused (unfused) interlinings, a fused collar Continue reading Fused and non-fused collars
Fort Belvedere is a menswear accessories brand, which was founded several years ago by Sven Raphael Schneider (the editor-in-chief of Gentleman’s Gazette). Fort Belvedere sells high quality over-the-calf socks made of 2-ply Egyptian cotton (fil d’ecosse, knitted on a machine Continue reading Fort Belvedere socks
Fort Belvedere is an American brand founded in 2013 by Sven Raphael Schneider (he is the editor-in-chief of GentlemansGazette.com). Fort Belvedere specializes in men’s accessories and offers high quality pocket squares with handrolled edges. They’re made of excellent linen, wool, Continue reading Fort Belvedere pocket squares
1. Fabric. High quality pocket squares are made of linen, silk, cotton, wool and sometimes blends (for example, cotton + linen or wool + silk). It’s great if the square is made of Irish or French linen or if the Continue reading How to spot a high quality pocket square
What is the right size for a pocket square? It depends on fabrics and breast pockets. If we are talking about silk pocket squares, I would recommend to choose a large square – 40*40 cm. or even a bit larger Continue reading Pocket squares: in search of the best size
A high quality shirt can feature hand stitching… but it also can be sewn entirely by hand-operated machines. Some people claim that hand stitching helps to achieve the perfect fit and the highest level of comfort. According to my experience, Continue reading Shirts: handmade or not handmade?
А bar tack (or travetto in Italian) is a series of dense stitches which is used to reinforce some areas of a shirt that are subject to stress. Neapolitan brands make hand-stitched bar tacks on long shirt plackets and sleeve Continue reading Travetti (bar tacks)