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A Lasting Custom Footwear Tradition
Family-owned New York shoemaker E. Vogel has shod the world’s elite for generations.
Custom clothing has gotten a fashion update and broadened its base in recent years, and footwear has begun to follow suit. In New York, no company better represents old-world shoe craftsmanship than E. Vogel, a family-owned company started by one... READ MORE
Freemans Goes Bespoke
The masters of refined downtown men’s lifestyle have outdone themselves again.
Freemans Sporting Club was a kind of modern-day menswear pioneer when it unveiled its ready-to-wear line and a made-to-measure suiting program by Brooklyn-based master tailor Martin Greenfield. Now the crew behind it is taking suiting to a whole new... READ MORE
Endless Summer in NYC
From Montauk to the Rockaways to the fashion world, surfing has taken over this summer—and plenty of credit goes to the crew at Saturdays Surf.
Manhattan doesn’t feel like your typical surf-store town, and that’s exactly what the owners of Saturdays Surf were trying to capitalize on when they opened their store three years ago in Soho at 31 Crosby Street. “We didn’t want it to feel like... READ MORE
The Legend of NYC Tailoring
Martin Greenfield is finally putting his name on the label.
Most days you will find Martin Greenfield, 85, on the floor of his Bushwick, Brooklyn, factory examining garments or even pressing a suit. He’s been here since 1947—he started as a floor boy delivering garments to sewers—and his dedication to... READ MORE
The Innovative Tailor
White Chalk puts an alternative spin on highbrow bespoke tailoring.
At White Chalk, a new bespoke menswear store in Nolita, many of the trappings found in the city's recent crop of oh-so-hip bespoke tailoring shops are curiously absent. There are no leather sofas, no cocktails from a mahogany bar. But don’t be... READ MORE
Midtown’s New Crystal Palace
Baccarat opens its first U.S. showroom, in the the D&D building.
Since its founding in 1764, the iconic French crystal manufacturer Baccarat has enjoyed a rich and royal history that began with King Louis XV of France and extends through modern-day celebrities. Baccarat stemware has also decorated the homes and... READ MORE
Bicycles Go Bespoke
Tailor-made cycles are cranking up in NYC, thanks to these trailblazing shops.
Yes, riding a bike in New York is more convenient and less dangerous than ever, but let’s be honest: No matter how many bike lanes the city adds, your butt is still going to hurt after a few miles, or your lower back, or your knees... Bicycling just... READ MORE
