Most of the posts on this blog contain recommendations on where to get the pieces I am displaying – no matter if it’s a double breasted suit, balmoral boots or boutonnières. This page here is meant as an overview.
This list is not in any way complete. You are welcome to suggest more shops and brands to me via e-mail. However, all sources need to fit my audience and me in terms of content and quality. Furthermore, I am living in Germany, so this list is dominated by sources in Germany and the rest of Europe.
I’ve also split the list into general classic menswear sources as well as explicitly vintage menswear. I do prefer sources that state where and under which circumstances the garments are produced.
Each link is marked, depending on my personal experience with the brand/shop. Positive experience are marked with an ▲ and bad ones with an ▼. If I had no experience at all, you’ll see a ○. Finally, affiliate links are marked with an *. You can read my explanation of affiliate links here.
If you find this list helpful, please feel free to
Vintage menswear
Labour Union | ▲ | Historicizing fashion 1940-1980 | Fertigung in China |
Simon James Cathcart | ▲ | Historical fashion around 1930 | High quality, unknown manufacturer location |
Darcy Clothing | ▲ | Historical fashion 1700-1920 | Mainly produced in England |
Pike Brothers | ▲ | Workwear 1920-1940 | Made in Portugal |
Bracksiek & Hemmelskamp | ▲ | Detachable collars | Made in Germany |
Thomas Farthing | ○ | Historicizing fashion around 1930 | Made in Europa |
Oldfield Clothing | ○ | Vintage fashion 1920s to 1940s | Made in UK |
Cousin Jack Menswear | ○ | Vintage fashion 1920s to 1940s | Made in EU |
Retronia | ○ | Historical fashion 1920-1930 | Made in Germany |
Rosentreter | ○ | Historicizing fashion around 1930 | Made in Germany |
Vecona Vintage | ▼ | Historicizing fashion around 1930 | Value for money is unsatisfying, Made in Germany |
General classic menswear
Sebastian Hoofs | ▲ | Suits, shirts, coats | The best bespoke tailor imho, does vintage as well, Made in Germany |
John Crocket* | ▲ | Tweed, british Style | Shop in Cologne, great value for money, UK fabrics |
SuitSupply* | ▲ | Suits, coats, shirts (RTW and MTM) | Good value for money, Made in China |
Charles Tyrwhitt* | ▲ | Shirts, suits, coats (RTW), Shoes | Made in China |
Apposta* | ▲ | Shirts (MTM) | Made in Italy |
Tailorstore* | ▲ | Shirts, suits, coats (MTM) | Made in Sri Lanka |
Falke* | ▲ | Knee socks | Great quality, Burlington (Argyle) socks, Made in Europe and South Africa |
Shoepassion* | ▲ | Goodyear welted shoes | Reasonable leather quality, good value for money, Made in Spain |
Oxfords and more* | ▲ | Goodyear welted shoes | Second-hand shoes from well-known brands |
Langer & Messmer / Loake 1880 | ▲ | Goodyear welted shoes | Good value for money, made in Europe |
Analogue Approach | ▲ | Ties, gloves, pocket squares | Very high quality, Made in Italy, formerly known as Vecchio Anseatico |
Stenströms | ▲ | Shirts, Accessories | Made in Estonia and China |
Amidé Hadelin | ▲ | Ties, pocket squares, braces | Very high quality, Made in Europe |
Neckwear | ▲ | Ties, pocket squares | Good value for money, Made in China |
Nogommes | ▲ | Shirts | Ugly online shop, but great value for money, Made in Thailand, directly from the manufacturer |
Luxire | ○ | Jackets, trousers, shirts | Good value for money, Made in India |
Shibumi Firenze | ○ | Ties, pocket squares, braces | Very high quality, Made in Europe |
Rampley & Co. | ○ | Pocket squares, silk linings | Very high quality, Made in England |
Walker Slater | ○ | Tweed | Bad online shopping experience, but great quality. Made in Europe |
Sons of Savile Row | ▼ | Shirts, suits, coats (MTM) | Made in Poland |
Hockerty* | ▼ | Suits, shirts, coats (MTM) | Made in China Do not buy from Hockerty! |