Moreschi

Aah it's too bad. One of the last small shoe businesses is driven out of the United States. Moreschi had a beautiful line of shoes www.moreschi.com.
But they are no longer sold in the United States. You may be able to still find a few sizes at 50 percent off at Garmany in Red Bank www.garmany.com. I hope you see what they have left. Styles are incredibly beautiful. I also hear that their NYC store is closed.

China Bespoke

So I decided to try a new tailor in Beijing where I am now living. I contacted the concierge at my hotel who put me in touch with Brown Tailors. They have been suiting Chinese ambassadors for years and came highly recommended by the hotel. I was fairly skeptical because I've had stuff made in Shanghai before and it was not a sybaritic experience. Not like Hong Kong or Raja Tailors in Bangkok. But the hotel asked me to give it a try and try I did.

Within an hour, the tailor arrived at my hotel room with a bundle of swatches. Brown tailors has two stores in Beijing - Yashou and Pearl markets to be precise. I looked at the swatches and althought they were super 130S, tt was a local Chinese mill - Not Holland & Sherry or Loro Piana or Dormeiul. I reluctantly agreed to make a pair of trousers. The tailor quoted me $150 and I bargained down to 80 bucks. He told me the trousers would be delivered to my hotel room the next evening by 10 p.m.

The next day, at around 9 p.m., I received a text message from the tailor apologizing that the trousers were not ready. I told him I needed them urgently as I had a flight to catch the next morning. Around midnight, there was a knock at my door. The trousers had arrived.

I paid for them and put them on. I was highly impressed by the tailoring and quality. I will definitely be going back to Brown Tailor.