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Category Archives: France

Kent Wang pocket squares

Posted on 23/05/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Kent Wang is an American menswear label founded by Kent Wang in 2007. Kent Wang pocket squares are made in the USA and France. They feature handrolled edges. The brand uses 100% cotton, wool+silk, 100% linen and 100% silk fabrics Continue reading Kent Wang pocket squares→

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Brooks Brothers socks

Posted on 23/05/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Brooks Brothers is an American brand, which was founded in 1818. Brooks Brothers socks are made in Italy, England, France and the USA. The brand uses cotton + nylon + lycra (sometimes Egyptian cotton), silk + nylon, merino wool + Continue reading Brooks Brothers socks→

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Simonnot-Godard pocket squares

Posted on 22/05/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Simonnot-Godard is a French company, which was established by monsieur Beaurain in 1787 (the current name (Simonnot-Godard) has been used since 1869). Simonnot-Godard pocket squares are manufactured in France. The company uses its own fabrics (woven in France) – 100% Continue reading Simonnot-Godard pocket squares→

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Charvet shirts

Posted on 17/05/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Charvet is a French brand established in 1838. It makes bespoke, made-to-measure and ready-to-wear shirts. All Charvet shirts are manufactured in France. They feature very neat single-needle stitching, bar tacks instead of gussets, non-fused collars, removable collar stays, flawless mother-of-pearl Continue reading Charvet shirts→

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Charvet pocket squares

Posted on 16/05/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Charvet is a French atelier, which was established in 1838. It specialises in bespoke shirts, but also offers ties, pocket squares and other accessories. Charvet pocket squares are made in France. The brand uses high quality 100% silk fabrics. Edges Continue reading Charvet pocket squares→

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Lanvin shirts

Posted on 06/05/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Lanvin is a French brand of designer clothing. It was founded by Jeanne Lanvin in 1989. Lanvin is based in Paris, but its ready-to-wear shirts are made in Italy. They feature thin mother-of-pearl buttons (MOP comes from Indonesia; about 2 Continue reading Lanvin shirts→

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Lanvin pocket squares

Posted on 06/05/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Lanvin is a French designer label established by Jeanne Lanvin in 1889. Lanvin pocket squares are produced in Italy; they feature machine-rolled edges. It must be noted that they used to have handrolled edges. The size of Lanvin pocket squares Continue reading Lanvin pocket squares→

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Dore Dore socks

Posted on 13/04/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Dore Dore is a French brand of socks established in 1819. However, nowadays it’s based in Italy (and owned by Gallo Group), and its socks are also made in Italy. Dore Dore offers invisible, mid-calf and knee-high socks which are Continue reading Dore Dore socks→

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Mazarin socks

Posted on 11/04/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Mazarin is a French brand of high quality socks. It was founded by Alain Stark. Mazarin dress socks are knitted in Italy by machines with up to 240 needles. There are also English-made sport socks designed for shooting, hunting, hiking, Continue reading Mazarin socks→

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Handrolled and machine-rolled

Posted on 07/02/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Pocket squares can be machine-sewn, machine-rolled and hand-rolled. Some people mistake machine-rolled pocket squares for hand-rolled ones, but they look different. Here are two machine-rolled pocket squares – I hope you will notice that multitude of stitches (it’s less noticeable Continue reading Handrolled and machine-rolled→

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Mercerized cotton and Fil d’Ecosse

Posted on 21/01/2017 by Dmitry_Vasfilov — No Comments ↓

Mercerized cotton (or mercerised cotton) is a cotton yarn, which underwent a special treatment called mercerization. As a result of this treatment, yarns become smoother, silkier, stronger and easier to dye. According to Alexander Kabbaz, mercerization is obligatory if a Continue reading Mercerized cotton and Fil d’Ecosse→

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