East, West, and a Well-Fitted Chest

Three Things
1 ● September: Robert Bailey across East Asia and Perticone Bespoke in NYC
2 ● The Fabricateurialist’s Guide To Buying Shirts
3 ● Nota Bene: News from around the web

1 ● September: Robert Bailey across East Asia and Perticone Bespoke in NYC

A Savile Row tailor since 1985, Robert Bailey has cut for Huntsman, Davies & Son, Dege & Skinner, and Gieves & Hawkes before striking out with his own house style—sharp military armholes, a clean Savile Row silhouette, and everything fully handmade in London. This September, Bailey takes that tradition on the road with a series of trunk shows across Hangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing, and Taipei. (Read more)

From Rome, bespoke shoemaker Seiichi Yoshimoto brings Perticone to New York City this September. Trained in Italy and London, Yoshimoto blends the fluid elegance of Italian design with the sturdy precision of British craft—a balance that earned him the Gold Medal at the Internationaler Leistungswettbewerb des Schuhmacherhandwerks. Each pair is a study in proportion, patience, and permanence. (Read more)

October is packed with some of bespoke’s finest on the move—Gaziano & Girling cross the U.S. from Seattle to New York, Paolo Martorano brings Savile Row rigor to Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, and Vestificio lands stateside with stops in New York and Washington. Seoul’s HAMEEN follows with a New York residency, while Emiko Matsuda closes the month with her refined London shoemaking at The Benjamin.

Learn more about both of these shows and the makers behind them on Trunkville.

2 ● The Fabricateurialist’s Guide To Buying Shirts

The Fabricateurialist’s guide to shirts is part anatomy lesson, part manifesto, covering everything from shoulder seams to collar rolls, French plackets to coco buttons. But more than the right fabric or perfect fit on paper, the best shirt is the one that frames your face, moves with you, and feels like it belongs to you—not the stylist who dressed you.

Read the guide on Trunkville.

3 ● Nota Bene: News from around the web

Edward Sexton announces their Archive Sale.

A look into the process of making a classic garment entirely in the U. S.—from sheep farmers to local factories—revealed the challenges and opportunities of American manufacturing.

A classic midcentury home in San Francisco provides an unexpectedly hospitable backdrop for avant-garde interiors by designer Charles de Lisle.

How to pull off a blazer and jeans without looking out of touch.

Stay sharp.

—Editor