Florence and Kyoto. Two sister cities that host some of the finest craftsmen in the world. What would happen if you blend both of them together? The answer is Shibumi Firenze. Existing readers of mine may recall me featuring Shibumi for a couple of times. First with my actual discovery of the brand at Permanent Style's pop-up last year, then with my article on the relevance of pocket square soon after. Needless to say, as a big fan of Edo Japan aesthetic myself, you could ima

First of all, apologies for taking a while to publish this article. This is the 50th post on the site so I wanted to make this one more special -- by looking back to my sartorial journey. Over time I've come to a realization that despite I have a sizable collection of ties, I actually don't have that many to choose from. This is a rather common problem for people around my age I suppose, since we are used to acquiring accessories that are rather flashy or fashion-forward to p