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The Sartorial Travel Guide Simon Crompton

The Sartorial Travel Guide By Simon Crompton

The Sartorial Travel Guide by Simon Crompton


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Summary

A suitcase-friendly insider's companion to the most fashionforward cities for well-dressed and worldly gentlemen.

The Sartorial Travel Guide Summary

The Sartorial Travel Guide by Simon Crompton

This essential travel guide distils a decade of style expert Simon Crompton's experiences travelling the world to meet and advise the finest menswear producers and artisans, providing everything the modern man needs to know to travel in style, explaining what to buy and where to buy it.

Offering the lowdown on ten of the world's most stylish cities, including Florence, New York, Stockholm and Hong Kong - with a further ten cities full of emerging talents presented more briefly in a reference section at the end of the book - each chapter includes listings of the finest local shops and producers. In-depth profiles of standout tailors, clothiers and shoemakers offer insights into the craftsmanship behind the trademark style of each city, from a traditional kimono maker in Japan to a bespoke opticians in Paris. A central section offers travel advice from leading style aficionados, including Mark Cho of The Armoury and Mats Klingberg of Trunk Clothiers, providing travel tips from those in the know.

With locator maps to assist the planning of your trip and practical advice on how and what to pack, you will be prepared for any occasion. Whether you are on a luxurious city break or looking to fill a few spare hours on a business trip, this is the ideal vade mecum for any sartorial adventure.

The Sartorial Travel Guide Reviews

'Sleek ... a fascinating view into the craftsmanship of top tailors, clothiers and shoemakers' - Italia

About Simon Crompton

Simon Crompton's 'Permanent Style' website has become a global authority on luxury menswear. Crompton also writes for the Financial Times, among other magazines, and is the author of The Finest Menswear in the World, published by Thames & Hudson.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Florence * Hong Kong * London * Melbourne * Milan * Paris * Naples * New York * Stockholm * Tokyo * In Brief: Amsterdam; Atlanta; Auckland; Beijing; Brussels; Chicago; Gothenburg; Hanover; Los Angeles; Madrid; Manila; Munich; Newcastle; Singapore; Vienna * Sartorial Travel Tips from the Experts * What to Pack

Additional information

GOR010237127
9780500021569
0500021562
The Sartorial Travel Guide by Simon Crompton
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Thames & Hudson Ltd
20190613
240
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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