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Holiday Party Dressing

Holiday Party Dressing

  It’s that time of year again: the holiday party season. Dressing for the holidays can sometimes be a chore and is fraught with self-doubt and discomfort. It need not...

Holiday Party Dressing

  It’s that time of year again: the holiday party season. Dressing for the holidays can sometimes be a chore and is fraught with self-doubt and discomfort. It need not...

The Skeleton Lining

The Skeleton Lining

A Skeleton Lining may sound like a good idea for a Halloween costume - and a quick Google search will show you many amusing options, but it is mainly a term used in bespoke...

The Skeleton Lining

A Skeleton Lining may sound like a good idea for a Halloween costume - and a quick Google search will show you many amusing options, but it is mainly a term used in bespoke...

Suede: the Good, the Bad and the Oily…

Suede: the Good, the Bad and the Oily…

There is an old adage: You should never eat anything or read a newspaper while wearing suede. The fear is that that any spill, drop of rain or the mere...

Suede: the Good, the Bad and the Oily…

There is an old adage: You should never eat anything or read a newspaper while wearing suede. The fear is that that any spill, drop of rain or the mere...

My Mantra

My Mantra

Most quality English shoes are still made using 19th century processes that were designed for a time when most people only had one good pair of shoes – or at...

My Mantra

Most quality English shoes are still made using 19th century processes that were designed for a time when most people only had one good pair of shoes – or at...

I’ll Be Buried in a Pair of Loafers

I’ll Be Buried in a Pair of Loafers

I love a good loafer; always have, always will. I grew up wearing every kind of loafer in the 80’s – especially G. H. Bass Boat Shoes and classic Weejuns....

I’ll Be Buried in a Pair of Loafers

I love a good loafer; always have, always will. I grew up wearing every kind of loafer in the 80’s – especially G. H. Bass Boat Shoes and classic Weejuns....

Dress Shoes Are Death

Dress Shoes Are Death

On the most recent episode of Ted Lasso entitled ‘No Weddings and a Funeral’, the team of twenty-something players on the Richmond team struggle with the idea that they cannot...

Dress Shoes Are Death

On the most recent episode of Ted Lasso entitled ‘No Weddings and a Funeral’, the team of twenty-something players on the Richmond team struggle with the idea that they cannot...