Products I buy and recommend
From knitwear to work bags, and shoes to denim
Carl Friedrik
The leather quality and workmanship on these briefcases is some of the best I’ve come across, at this price point anyway. Made in Italy and Spain, the quality control is on point. The hardware is sturdy, and the leather is exquisite.
If you need an organized schlepper, this is the bag for you. Two main compartments with chunky heavy duty zippers. For everyone who carries a laptop, notepad, iPad, charging cables, power banks and a spare button up - this is your bag.
If all you want is a top tier leather work bag that holds your essentials like a laptop, some pens and papers, a charging cables and miscellaneous corporate survival equipment, then this slim bag will be your new daily.
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Wolf vs Goat
Founded by industry veteran Mauro Farinelli, the brand is taking a no-compromise approach to product development. Sourcing its cloths and yarns from Cariaggi, Canclini, Solbiati, and Bottogiuseppe, which are paired with mother-of-pearl and horn buttons, as well as YKK and RiRi zippers.
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Shoe care
Saphir products don’t need an introduction, I have been using them for almost twenty years at this point and they have significantly prolonged the life of my shoes and leathergoods.
Meermin
Goodyear welted construction is often hailed as the gold standard of high quality shoes. Meermin takes it a step further by sourcing its leathers from renowned tanneries like CF Stead to deliver a transparently made premium product.
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Goral
The British sneaker maker offers a Blake-like construction which allows their sneakers to be resoled - ensuring nearly unrivaled durability and longevity. For those who are looking for #BIFL sneaker, this is as close as you will get.
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Hiroshi Kato
The brand has developed a 100% cotton 4-way stretch selvedge denim that offers unmatched comfort in the selvedge denim category.
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Michino Paris
Aside from it being the first video that garnered over 500k views, Michino offers incredibly high quality for its price point. The designer Yasu Michino is has worked for big luxury houses for many years and then started his own brand nearly a decade ago. All of the bags are made in Italy. The leather comes mostly from the French tannery Remy Carriat. Its success in Japan, a market notorious for its demanding consumers, is now allowing the brand to grow in the Middle East, Europe and North America.
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The selvedge purists going to come for you with that last rec
See idk if this is just a London problem bc I went to buy a Christmas gift at Carl Friedrik in Mayfair and all the floor items were super scratched up (fine whatever bc they're display), when I asked to see a new one the guy was like "they scratch super quickly anyway so there's not much difference" ?????? i think he just didn't want to bother getting stock out which is fine but hell of a sales pitch lmao and the new one he finally got me had the compartments all warped out of shape already which was disappointing