Agresti is an acclaimed Florentine manufactory producing beautiful, hand-crafted secure storage units, such as safes, armories and watch-winder vaults. The house uses only the finest quality materials in their production, ensuring an elegant, luxurious finish befitting the valuables secured within.
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LUIGI BORRELLI: FROM MASTER SHIRTMAKER TO LUXURY OUTFITTERS
Luigi Borrelli is a highly reputable menswear store, founded in Naples in 1957. The store was established by renowned Neapolitan shirtmaker, Luigi Borrelli, who sought to continue his family’s trade, having been taught his craft by his mother. His eponymous sartorial outpost became known as a haven for luxurious, handmade and beautifully tailored pieces. Borrelli today has stores across Italy and has recently expanded overseas with its first international branch in Tokyo.
COPPLEY: THE FAMILY-OWNED CANADIAN TAILORING HOUSE
Coppley is a Canadian men’s tailors and clothing company that has been in business since 1883. They are known for their high-quality tailored suits, sport coats, and trousers. Coppley offers a variety of services, including made-to-measure, custom-made, and in-stock clothing. They also offer a wide selection of fabrics to choose from, including the finest Italian and English wools.
ACQUA DI PARMA: GROWN-UP FRAGRANCES FOR THOSE WITH DISCERNING TASTES
Acqua di Parma is an Italian luxury perfume house founded in 1916 by Carlo Magnani in the city from which the brand takes its name, Parma. The company is known for its classic, elegant and delicate fragrances that are inspired by the Italian countryside. Their most famous fragrance is Colonia, which is a citrusy fragrance that is perfect for everyday wear and has a loyal and dedicated fanbase. Today the brand is within LVMH’s stable and is a globally recognised marque.
AKRIS: WHY DO THOSE IN THE KNOW FLOCK TO THIS SWISS COUTURIER THAT IS MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD?
Akris is a Swiss premium luxury womenswear brand that has been catering to high fashion clientele since the 1940s. The company, founded in 1922, began life as a textiles and apron manufacturing concern under the helm of founder Alice Kriemler-Schoch (with the brand’s name being an abbreviation of her own name), before slowly evolving into the haute couture powerhouse that it is recognised as today.
AIREY & WHEELER: A TRAVELLING TAILOR TAILORING FOR TRAVELLERS
Legendary tropical weather tailor and a Savile Row institution, albeit located off-Row in Piccadilly, Airey & Wheeler was the first-choice tailor for distinguished gentlemen and military officers seeking lighter weight suits and tailored pieces for warmer climates, including the much-dismissed London summertime. Famous patrons of the House include a number of former Prime Ministers, Sir Winston Churchill and Sir John Major amongst them. The firm remained under the control of the founding Airey family until 1996 when it was acquired by and incorporated into the house of Anthony J Hewitt, itself now under the watchful eye and stewardship of renowned master tailor, Ravi Tailor.
A.W. BAUER & CO: THE LEADING NAME IN SWEDISH BESPOKE TAILORING
A.W. Bauer & Co, or Bauer as the firm is more famously known, is the pre-eminent Swedish tailoring house with a long and illustrious history serving royalty and Scandinavian gentleman for more than 150 years. The Stockholm firm has been given new life following the eventual takeover by young entrepreneurial Swedish tailors seeking to reinvigorate the appeal of bespoke craftsmanship but bringing a modern twist to the house’s traditional approach.
A. CARACENI: THE PURSUIT OF A TAILORING TRADITION
The Caraceni name is legendary in the world of Italian bespoke tailoring with various cadet branches of the family having established reputable tailoring houses bearing the family’s great name. The Milanese Sartoria Caraceni is considered one of Milan’s, if not the world’s, great bespoke tailors with a distinguished and loyal customer base including, indeed, many notable designers and leading fashion voices rendering Sartoria A. Caraceni a designer’s designer. Those seeking classic structured elegance in their suiting , crafted from the finest Italian or English cloths might well find a second home at this Milanese studio.
ABRAHAMS: AN ICONIC DUBLIN TAILORING HOUSE
A Dublin institution, Abrahams is one of Ireland’s pre-eminent menswear stores with a rich heritage in bespoke and made-to-measure tailoring. The firm has been the preferred tailor to many of Dublin’s best-dressed professionals. Abraham’s has been serving a distinguished clientele since founded by the popular Maurice Abrahams in the sixties. Indeed, to this day, the store is an essential resource on sartorial matters with an excellent and friendly staff who are just as happy to advise on bespoke choices as they are to walk customers through their ready to wear ranges. The firm has established a particular reputation as a go-to venue for Grooms-to-be and wedding parties.
PATEY HATS
One of London’s most illustrious hatters, Patey traces its history back to 1695. The brand’s first store, however, opened in the West End in 1799. The firm garnered a reputation as standard bearer in the industry, producing fine hats by hand to the most esteemed customers, including HM the Queen of England who bestowed a Royal Warrant upon them. Patey Hats was the preferred maker for the legendary hat designer, Herbert Johnson whose own hat studio ultimately absorbed parts of the Patey house before becoming part of Swaine Adeney Brigg in 1996. The Patey brand remains today as part of the Firmin House group.
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