“This is not Uniqlo or H&M! This is a billionaire’s extravagant extravaganza splurge ie a how to spend your billions away in hedonist luxuries in the fawning glories of Venus”

This is for people who have no hang-ups on materialism and the joys of materialism

FINEST CLOTHES – the cat’s pyjamas and cat’s whiskers or bee’s knees

1. Askandyaboutclothes.com * self confessed clothes lover and clothing expert2. Bownbespoke.com Francis Bown * An Anglophile waxing lyrical about all things

English and English attire3. Atailoredsuit.com*4. Cigaraficionado.com for bespoke & G Bruce Boyer * Boyer is the doyen, maven and

first fob publisher before even the advent of Alen Flusser5. Styleforum.net6. Stylesalvage.blogspot.com7. The Londonlounge.net *8. Robbreport.com * for selection of finest products9. Departures.com10. Monocle.com has good articles in every magazine11. Theluxurytravelshow.com12. Askmen.com13. Luxist.com14. Denimology.com *15. Selvage.wordpress.com16. Japanesedenimjeans.com17. Blueingreen.com * the best jeans store in USA sited in San Francisco18. Selfedge.com19. Denimgeek.com20. Jeanculture.com21. Repeattofade.blogspot.com22. Denimnews.blogspot.com23. Thelibrary1994.com24. eBay.com on Kiton, Brioni, Oxxford etc25. valetmag.com on clothes care suggestions

Suit & Jacket

Good suits have surgeon’s cuff or working buttonholes, buffalo horn buttons or corozo horn, mother of pearl buttons, 2 ply super 120’s wool at minimum, genuine horsehair canvas handmade construction, non-padded shoulders, floating canvas, boat-shaped chest pocket, flower holder constructed in the lapel as boutonniere, supple rolled lapel, knitted back as Neapolitan construction

1. Kiton K50 Ciro Paone – this is the king of menswear2. Brioni Escorial & Vanquish II founded by Nazareno Fonticoli – the Queen of

menswear and the best haberdasher who also fitted the protagonist in James Bond movies notably Pierce Brosnan

3. Oxxford Clothes – USA’s finest menswear suiting the Presidents4. Cesare Attolini Napoli – the original Neapolitan suit5. Gianluca Isaia Napoli – cutting edge re-styled Neapolitan suit6. Belvest Napoli shirt jacket – the lightest suit7. Fray Napoli – excellent for both suit and shirts8. D’Avenza (Carrara)9. Orazio Luciano (ex-Kiton tailor)10. Schiatti11. Davide Cenci – also good for their sportswear12. Ermenegildo Zegna Napoli Couture – the finest of Zegna and the only product worth

buying from Zegna13. Luciano Barbera14. Canali Exclusive – more affordable excellent close fitting shoulder style15. Arny’s Paris Corbusier coat – the finest blouson16. Corneliani17. Chester Barrie – defunct and was the English Brioni

The best bang for the bucks is the Neapolitan tailors Attolini, Belvest, Fray, Isaia etc. who incorporate the finest workmanship of Napoli tailors who are known as the finest in the world

Tailor

UK

1. Huntsman Savile Row – the most expensive tailor and the most constructed suit on Savile Row

2. Anderson & Sheppard Savile Row – tailor to Prince Charles and the softest hand on Savile Row

3. Henry Poole Savile Row – the oldest and most versatile suitmaker on Savile Row4. Maurice Sedwell Savile Row5. Dege & Skinner (Savile Row) – honey on your buttonholes!6. Maurice Sedwell (Savile Row)7. Norton & Sons Edward Tautz (Savile Row)8. Gieves & Hawkes No 1 Savile Row – has many ranges of suit to suit various budgets9. Kilgour French Stanbury (Savile Row) – the most cutting edge stylish suitmaker on

Savile Row10. Edward Sexton (Savile Row)

11. Douglas Hayward tailor to many suit connoisseurs12. James & James13. Tobias Taylor14. Johns & Pegg15. Benson & Clegg16. Stovel & Mason (32 Burlington Arcade)17. Davies & Sons

USA

1. William Fioravanti New York – the most constructed suit and most expensive suitmaker in USA

2. Vincent Nicolosi New York featured in GQ magazine – the finest traditionalist3. Giacomo Trabalza New York4. Leonard Logsdail New York5. Harrison James New York – Alan Katzman6. Jack Simpson7. Jack Taylor8. Joe Centofanti9. Christian Garzia10. Anthony Gasbarri11. Tony Maurizio12. Frank Shattuck13. Domenico Spano14. Errico Formicolo15. Angelo Vitucci at Brioni16. Chris Despos17. Cheo Park18. Edgar Pomeroy19. Gian de Caro (Chicago) at Gian Caro Sartoria20. Ventresca21. Berardi Brothers22. Paul Becker23. Vincent Sanitate24. Michele Savoia25. La Vera Sartoria Napoletana26. Martin Greenfield27. Jon Green28. Pucci (Chicago)29. Duende Bespoke Couture30. Michael Renzi

31. Gilberto Designs

Italy1. Gianni Campagna (Milan) the man who beat Kiton & Brioni to fit billionaires2. Signor Bombino (Milan)3. Alberto Caruso & Umberto Angeloni4. Caraceni Milan5. Nervesa Napoli6. Adriano Christiani Italy7. Novecento8. Mariano Rubinacci (Napoli) marianorubinacci.com.it9. Schiatti10. Saint Andrews11. Pal Zileri Sartoriale Abito Privato12. Castangia13. Cantarelli14. Sartoria Riflesso15. Vitaliano Pancaldi

France

1. Arturo Cifonelli – the famous square cut shoulders2. Charvet 22 Place Vendome Paris; the most beautiful storied haberdasher store3. Guy Rover4. Lina (Seville)

Hong Kong

1. A Man Hing Cheong Mandarin Hotel – makers of copycat Savile Row suits, can copy any design

2. H Baromon3. WW Chan Nathan Road – the most reasonably priced top tailor in HK4. Gordon Yao

China

1. Trands from listed Dalian Dayang Trands Company founded by Miss Li Gui Lian in 1979 – worn by Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Charlie Munger and many billionaires who favoured wrinkle resistant travel suits and President Hu Jintao available in Beijing’s Jingxi hotel!

Germany

1. Regent (Weissenburg, Germany) – an old institution re-awakened & re-modeled for modern times (read Monocle magazine article)

2. Ladage & Oelke3. Peter Herschelmann4. Konen5. Werner Baldessarini for Hugo Boss

Elsewhere tailoring institutions

1. Knize (Vienna)2. Staben (Hamburg)3. Lesser Samuelsohn’s (Canada)4. Chester Barrie (England) defunct5. Arnold Brant (Canada)

Young exciting tailors – the prima donnas and nouveau parvenus

1. Richard Anderson UK ex-Anderson & Sheppard tailor2. Richard James UK3. Timothy Everest UK4. Mark Powell UK5. John Pearse UK6. Ozwald Boateng UK colourful pop star designs7. Stephen Seo USA8. Garrick Anderson USA9. Adrian Jules USA

Shirt – the best

Good shirts have patterns which line up, high quality cottons like Sea Island, Swiss and Egyptian cotton of two ply two fold cottons of high thread count of at least super 160 to 220 from top shirtings makers notably Swiss Italian or English like Alumo Riva Oltolina or David & John Anderson, rolled collars which resist wrinkles, plackets which stand flat and do not pucker, mother of pearl buttons, single needle stitching which withstands puckering, hand rolled two piece collars, cut by shearlings or large scissors, stiff thick butterfly gussets, lock stitching, wok shaped buttons, rounded shirt cuffs, long tails extra buttonholes, removable stiff collar stiffeners, quality interlinings, fastenings and fusings

1. Luigi Borrelli Napoli ready-made shirt2. Alexander Kabbaz NY bespoke shirtmaker – finest shirtmaker3. Charvet Paris 22 Place Vendome haberdasher – the finest apparel house in the

world, an old standing menswear institution

Italy – ready-made shirts

1. Luigi Borrelli2. Kiton3. Lorenzini4. Ermenegildo Zegna Napoli Couture5. Truzzi Florence6. Fray7. Marol8. Barba9. Nervesa10. Siniscalchi11. Lipioni12. Radiconcini13. Luciano Moresco14. Finamore Napoli15. Battistoni Rome16. Pagliuco 1848 (Napoli)17. Antonio Fusco18. Albertelli (Rome)19. Santolmo (Milan)

UK Jermyn Street – ready-made shirts

1. Turnbull & Asser2. New & Lingwood3. Emma Willis4. Hilditch & Key5. Harvie & Hudson6. TM Lewin & Sons7. Hawes & Curtis8. Coles Shirtmakers9. Charles Tyrwhitt10. Emmett11. Washington Tremlett at Kilgour French Stanbury

12. Budd Shirtmaker Piccadilly Arcade London13. Rayner & Sturges14. Bowring & Arundel Savile Row15. Interno 8 by Angelo Galasso – Italian flair and creativity16. Thomas Pink

Paris France – ready-made shirts

1. Charvet 22 Place Vendome Paris2. Hermes Paris3. Lanvin4. Rhodes & Brousse5. Alain Figaret

USA – ready-made shirts

1. Robert Talbott2. Ralph Lauren Purple Label3. H Herzfeld4. Ike Behar Confianza5. Brooks Brothers6. Mark Christopher (NY)7. Hamilton Shirt Co (Houston)

Shirtmaker

1. Alexander Kabbaz2. Emma Willis (Jermyn Street)3. Carol Konop at Custom Shop4. Jay Kos (NY) USA5. Anna Matuozzo (Naples)6. James Jurney at Seize sur Vingt USA7. Paris Custom Shirtmaker8. Mike Athanasatos at Geneva Custom Shirtmaker USA9. Radiconcini (Rome)10. Anto Sepetjan (NY) USA11. David’s Shirts (HK)12. Ascot Chang (HK)13. Takly Custom Shirtmakers (HK)14. Paolo Gennari (Italy)15. Emmanuele Maffeis (Bergamo)

16. Eton of Sweden (diamond button shirt – world’s most expensive shirt)17. Fleischer (Budapest)

Shirting – ask for the Zendaline and Soyella shirtings

1. Riva Italy super 200 two-fold Swiss, sea island, Egyptian, pima, Zimbabwean cotton, Su Vin cotton (Sea Island & Sujata cotton)

2. Alumo Switzerland Soyella Duecento & Haussman & Moos Supraluxe3. David & John Anderson Scotland – my favourite reasonably priced top cottons4. WISICA Sea Island Cotton sold by Emma Willis and New & Lingwood – the

original Sea Island Cotton5. Oltolina Italy6. TESTA Italy7. Thomas Mason Gold-line England bought over by Albini SPA Italy8. Acorn England9. Hubeross Italy10. Hammerle Switzerland11. Albini SPA12. Gianfranco Fila – the fashionable shirtings of Albini SPA13. Ashton UK14. Thomas Oliver & Sons (UK)15. Tessitura Moda, Fabrini, Canclini

Woolen

1. Moxon Super 2102. Scabal diamond encrusted woolen and initialed pinstripes and chalkstripes3. Holland & Sherry4. Ermenegildo Zegna Gold Trophy5. Dormeuil Vanquish II6. Loro Piana Vicuna & Record Bale7. H Lesser & Sons8. Carlo Barbera9. Wain Shiell, Hield, Keith & Henderson, Mofatt Bros, John G Hardy, Taylor & Lodge,

John Cooper10. Sidi, Botto, Guabello, Vitale Barberis Canonico, Delfino Tallia, Reggiani, Reda, Minova11. Textile – shatoosh vicuna qiviuk Altai cashmere pashmina alpaca Escorial mohair

Trousers

1. Zanella2. Michael Tapia for Dunhill

3. Incotex4. Oxxford5. Anderson & Sheppard side buttoned pants6. Murray’s Toggery Shop Nantucket Reds7. Kiton

Shoes – think of Bally & Salvatore Ferragamo

England

1. George Cleverley2. Crockett & Jones3. Edward Green4. Foster & Sons5. Henry Maxwell at Huntsman tailor6. Tricker’s7. Poulsen Skone8. New & Lingwood9. Tim Little at Gieves & Hawkes10. Jason Amesbury11. New & Lingwood antique Russian reindeer leather shoes12. Jones Bootmaker13. Gaziano & Girling14. Shipton & Heneage

Italy Salvatore Ferragamo, Aldo Brue, Fratelli Rossetti, Bruno Magli

1. Alessandro Berluti2. Silvano Lattanzi3. Sutor Mantellasi square toed4. Artioli crocodile shoes5. Amedeo Testoni6. Lorenzo Banfi7. Ballini (Milan)8. Angelo Gatto (Rome)9. Raymond Massaro10. Tanino Crisco11. Andrea Santoni12. Fausto Santini13. Moreschi14. Bruno Allodi15. Salvatore Ferragamo16. JP Tod’s car shoes (Diego Della Valle)17. Barrett car shoes18. Stefano Bemer (Florence)19. Sergio Rossi

20. Stefano Bi21. Beltrami22. Nipmar23. Peron & Peron (Bologna)24. Messina (Milan)25. Casadei, Cresti, Dominici (Florence)

France

1. John Lobb at Hermes2. JM Weston riding boots3. Pierre Corthay4. Aubercy shoes www.aubercy.com/uk5. Bexley www.bexley.com

Hungary

1. Lajos Balint2. Laszlo Vaz Budapest3. Georg Materna4. Rudolf Sheer5. Ludwig Reiter6. Benjamin Klemann7. Axel Himer8. Stefano Bemer

USA1. Alden cordovans2. Roman Vaingauz for Vincent & Edgar3. Perry Ercolino NY4. Oliver Moore5. Enzo Bonafe6. Egidius Vogel NY7. Harai8. Henri Bendel Belgium shoes9. Alen & Edmonds10. Florsheim11. Bass Weejuns penny loafers12. Paul Sperry topsider13. Sebago deck shoes14. Scott Emmerich boots for Arnold Schwarzenegger15. Cole Haan Nike Air shoes

Japan

1. Hiro Yanagimachi2. Sanyo Yamacho3. Il Migyo4. Ethos Club5. Yoshinoya Ginza6. Yamachoujirushi Honpo7. Hallmarks8. Guild of Crafts9. Ginza Yoshinoya10. Otsuka M-511. Regal Tokyo

Spain

1. Carmino Albadalejo (Madrid)2. Yanko3. Lotusse

Belt

1. Roland Iten2. Hermes3. JW Cooper silversmith4. Vogt5. Clint Orms western belt

T-shirt – think of Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, Fred Perry

1. Avon Celli knitted shirts2. Robert Talbott Orylag shirts3. Martin Carstaphen sea island cotton polos4. John Smedley sea island cotton5. Etro polo shirts 6. Loft T-shirts7. Napoleonerba organic cotton polos

Crazy T-shirts

1. Attus Apparel2. Last Exit to Nowhere

3. Hendrix Shirts4. Beard & Bangs5. Yellow submarine6. Lola7. Hardrider NYC8. Zachary Prell9. Alternative Apparel10. Kid Dangerous11. Tankfarm12. The Great Wall of China13. Zen by Robert Graham

Leather bags & accessories

1. Hermes Paris2. Goyard Paris (printed leather)3. Connolly London (soft leather)4. Tom Ford NY5. Martin Dingman USA6. Tanner Krolle UK (Gladstone bag)7. Bill Amberg UK8. Karl Seeger Offenbach Frankfurt Germany (cashmere leather)9. Loewe Madrid (nappa lambskin leather)10. Asprey London11. Louis Vuitton Paris (monogram leather)12. Bottega Veneta Vicenza (latticed leather bag)13. Valextra Milan14. Globetrotter luggage15. Sandstorm Kenya luggage

Leather Jacket

1. Zilli2. Schedoni for Ferrari3. Ross Langlitz4. Jeff Hamilton varsity jacket5. Belstaff biker jacket6. Avirex bomber jacket7. Loewe lambskin jackets8. Tom Ford leather jackets

Gloves

1. Hermes2. Connolly, Schedoni, Loewe3. Andean4. Dents5. Serafini, Romanoguanti, La Crascia, Madova

Socks & Handkerchief

1. Ovadafut2. Gold toe sea island cotton socks3. Moxon Altai cashmere socks4. Pantherella (England)5. Dore Dore6. Mountain High Hosiery7. Falke Rohen (Koln Germany)8. Red & Blue (Milan)9. Boileau (Paris)

Tie

1. Stefano Ricci una sola 7 fold ties2. Tino Cosma 8 fold tie3. Eugenio Marinella worn by Presidents, a small atelier with great substance, custom made

ties4. Robert Talbott, USA’s premier tie maker5. Bvlgari, 7 fold ties6. Arny’s Paris7. Cravates d’Atelier8. Charvet, haberdasher extraordinaire located at the landmark 22 Place Vendome9. Hermes10. Mariano Rubinacci11. Charles Hill12. John Comfort13. Richel14. Countess Mara15. Prochownik16. Ralph Lauren Purple Label17. Seaward & Stearn

Outerwear

1. Loro Piana Storm System2. Allegri overcoat

3. Valstar Milano blouson valstar.it4. Arny’s Paris Corbusier Coat blouson5. Barbour Macintosh6. Burberry trenchcoat7. Crombie chesterfield coat8. Normandy & Monroe windbreaker9. Tibett duffel coat10. Cording’s fisherman coat11. Mettez Tyrolean coat12. Aquascutum raincoat13. John Partridge husky coat14. Bardelli shearling jacket15. Henri Lloyd sailing jacket16. Du Petit Matelot suede blouson17. Paul Stuart alpaca bear coat

Blouson

1. Valstar, the original prototype2. Du Petit Matelot suede blouson3. Arny’s Paris Corbusier Coat4. Allegri5. Loro Piana6. Belstaff motorbike attire accessories7. Normandy & Monroe8. Bardelli9. Alfred Dunhill10. Brioni11. Kiton12. Bel Barcelona

Tuxedo & accessories

1. Favourbrook waistcoat2. Budd Marcella shirt3. Alfred Thurston white catgut braces, Trafalgar suspenders4. Hermes hand-rolled pochettes5. Irish linen hankies6. Poulsen Skone tuxedo pumps7. Max Girombelli Duca Sartoria smoking jacket

Spectacles www.eye-wear-glasses.com

Top countries are Japan, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Italy. Specialized materials like buffalo horn, real tortoiseshell, leather, bamboo, sheet metal, acetate, bird feather, corozo shell, wood, titanium, solid gold etc.

1. Masunaga Toki2. Kio Yamato (Japan www.kioyamato.com) Kio means pure and clean & Yamato means

great peace! (also O & X)3. Frederic Beausoleil (France)4. Bevel5. Booth & Bruce6. La Font7. T2 Swiss Flex lightweight eyewear8. Waza from Japan9. Lunor (Germany www.lunor.com)10. Fred (Paris 1936 www.fred.com)11. Silhouette (Austria www.silhouette.com)12. Luxottica (Italy www.luxotticagroup.com)13. Marchon (USA 1983 www.marchon.com) makers of Airlock, Flexon, Emilio Pucci etc14. Morgenthal Fredericks15. Kata16. DITA Frames17. Derek Lam acetates18. Theo Amsterdam19. Reykjavik Eyes20. Lindberg by Paul-Jorn Lindberg collaborated with architect Hans Dissing using titanum21. OGI Eyewear22. Leigh Hendrick Cosentin23. Prism Glasses London24. Robert Marc New York25. Martin Margiela26. Kirk Originals Covent Garden27. Cazal 607 Vintage28. Rye & Lye Italy futuristic retro29. Freudenhaus by Stefan Flatscher (Munich)30. Chrome Hearts31. Kazuo Kawasaki32. Face a Face from France33. Oscar & Fitch New York34. Gotti35. Serengeti glasses36. Pucci

37. Icon38. Bjorn eyewear39. Dilem eyewear France40. Traction Productions (Paris) creation of Thierry and Victor Gros41. Gold & Wood (Paris) by Maurice Leonard42. Triton Sunglasses43. Flair from Germany44. ETE eyewear with bird feather ostentation45. Ermenegildo Zegna46. Cartier47. Bvlgari48. Tag Heuer49.

CUTTING EDGE INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR

1. ic Berlin! By Raplh Anderl sheet metal screwless eyewear the pioneer2. Infinity by Stefan Preutz of Sweden from Polaris Eyewear3. Mykita from Berlin Germany by Philipp Haffmans and Harald Gottschling4. Linkskin eco friendly screwless eyewear from France5. Clic magnetic hingeless innovative eyewear from Norway6. You’s from Netherlands – affordable light plastic fancy eyewear7. Orgreen of Denmark8. Morpheus sunglasses from www.MatrixEyewear.com9. Swissflex eyewear at www.people-s.co.kr flexible & exchangeable temples10. REM eyewear thin lightweight eyewear11. Alain Mikli futuristic design eyewear STARCK12. Japonism – coloured titanium eyewear

Jeans – fantastic fit, real indigo, selvage one piece, copper rivet, raw denim, weight, seams, Su Vin cotton, Zimbabwean cotton, ring yarn, rope dyeing, painted not printed, knitted, hand loomed, black seed cotton,

USA

1. Levi’s vintage & bespoke 1947 model2. Wrangler, Lee Rider, 3. PRPS by Donwan Harrell4. R by 45RPM Su Vin Ai Denim – one of the most expensive connoisseur jeans5. Henry Duarte Bespoke Jeans6. SBU Jeans Rome7. Kicking Mule Workshop

8. Laguna Beach Jeans California9. Rising Sun & Co by Mike Hodis original manufacturing vintage jeans10. Seven for all Mankind (Jerome Dahan)11. Citizens of Humanity (Jerome Dahan)12. Earnest Sewn13. Earl Jeans14. G-Star raw denim15. J Brand Boutique by Jeff Rudes & Susie Crippen16. William Rast for Justin Timberlake17. 575 Jeans by Frank Mechaly18. Akademiks19. Antik Denim20. Nudie Jeans21. Rogan22. Rag & Bone23. Paper Cloth & Denim24. Dylan George by Danny Guez25. Stitch26. Monarchy 27. HA-6728. Gridlock29. Rockstar by Frank Mechaly30. Siwy Denim by Michelle Siwy31. Mavi – Turkish brand32. Cohesive33. Chip & Pepper34. Revel Seven35. Adriano Goldschmied Premium36. Marlow37. Red Engine38. Level 99 Jeans39. APO – bells and whistles choice40. Secret Circus – most expensive jeans made41. APC42. Paige Premium Denim or PPD43. Kohzo jeans44. Denim Design Lab45. Denim for Immortality46. Simon Miller47. Acne48. Rivet de Cru jeans (Paracuso)

Japan (see Blue in Green shop)

1. Edwin2. Big John original3. Sugar Cane dungarees4. Momotaro the most expensive selvage jeans5. Takumi6. Original Fake7. Triple Works Denim Goods8. Samurai9. Evisu Hidehiko Yamane Private Collection10. Evisu Scott Morrison11. Red Ear Paul Smith Japan12. Mizra Vintage Jeans13. Unused14. Red Monkey Jeans by Martin Ksohoh & Yoropiko15. SelfEdge16. WJK Eyefunny17. Iron Heart 21oz heavyweight twill jeans IH-634S model18. Studio d’Artisan19. Buzz Rickson20. Naked & Famous21. Denime22. Dry Bones23. Flat Head24. Kato jeans original manufacturing process of rope dyeing indigo25. Skull Jeans by an Alchemist26. Real Japan Blues27. Real McCoy’s28. Kapital Japan Jeans low priced selvage jeans29. Atelier LaDurance30. WESC – We are the Superlative Conspiracy gold threads31. Enishi Yoshi raw denim32. Somet33. Oni34. Left Field35. Warehouse36. Pherrow’s, Spellbound, FOB Factory, Fullcount, Tasuki, GoWest + Go Hemp, Dope &

Drakkar, RJB, Vintage Blue, MWS, Efu Shokai, The Steam Locomotive, Free Rage, UES, Baku, Kyoden, 405AS1, Two Moon, Blue Corn, Kriff Mayer, G-Pan Center Sakai, Del Bombers, Hinoya, Klax-On, Jelado, Bye Mr T, Jakson Matisse, Ueno Shokai, First

Arrow’s, Wesco Japan, Paddle, Tenjin Works, Phigvel, Fake, Berberjin, Gold Gate, Losthills, Stich Japan, Marvin’s, Goemon Neighbourhood Porterhead etc

Selvage Denim – my favourites

1. Sugar Cane dungarees 1947 SC406002. Momotaro X Dania3. Original Fake4. Kato by Hiroshi Kato5. Skull Jeans by An Alchemist6. R by 45RPM Jomons7. Heddie Lovu8. Kapital Natural Indigo Zipang9. McCoy/McHill10. Tsuguriya11. Rising Sun & Co12. PRPS13. Red Ear jeans made in Japan

Bespoke Jeans

1. Rogue Territory Custom Jeans (Los Angeles USA)2. Imogene3. Willie out of Nashville4. Henry Duarte

Chinos

1. Carrhatt chinos2. Bills Khakis chinos3. CP Company4. Stone Island5. Dockers Galey & Lord’s WWII American Cramerton cloth K1 chinos

Fashion-meisters

1. Comme des Garcons by Rei Kawakubo2. Yohji Yamamoto Y3 for Adidas3. Issey Miyake4. Jill Sander

5. Martin Margiela – the avant-garde master of retrospective modern6. Paul Smith of Floral Street London7. Helmut Lang from Germany residing in USA8. Miuccia Prada Milan9. Gimmo Etro Milan10. John Bartlett11. Neil Barrett12. Hussein Chalayan13. Dolce & Gabbana14. Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton15. Dries Van Noten from Belgium16. Raf Simon from Belgium17. Joseph Thimister from Belgium18. Ann Demeleumeester from Belgium19. Walter Beirendonck from Belgium20. Carol Christian Poell from Belgium21. Kansai Yamamoto22. Alexander McQueen23. John Galliano24. Cesare Paciotti shoe designer (Italy)25. Oliver Sweeney shoe designer26. Patrick Cox shoe designer27. Giuliano Fujiwara28. Werner Baldessarini for Hugo Boss29. D’Squared2 by Dean & Dan Caten30. Franco Moschino

Boutique Brands1. Porter2. MH13. Monarchy Clothing4. Haversack by Koji Norihide5. Mr Hare Capote shoes6. Onvis cheap selvage jeans7. Original Fake jeans

Super expensive menswear brands

1. Bijan Pakzad Rodeo Drive Beverley Hills2. Avi Rossini New Bond Street London

Watches – think of Rolex as the iconic watch

1. Patek Phillipe Calatrava2. Abraham Louis Breguet double tourbillon3. De Bethune by David Zanetta & Denis Flageollet www.debethune.ch4. Vacheron Constantin Tour de’Ille & Quai de’Ille5. George Daniels the greatest 20th century watchmaker6. Phillipe Dufour Simplicity7. Audemars Piguet8. Francois Paul-Journe Souveraine9. Roger Dubuis10. Adolph Lange & Sohne11. Hublot Black Caviar Bang12. Louis Moinet Magistralis Lunar

Famous contemporary watchmakers – AHCI (Academy Horology Creators Independent)

1. George Daniels2. Philippe Dufour3. Vincent Calabrese4. Gerald Genta5. Francois Paul Journe6. Daniel Roth7. Vianney Halter8. Svend Andersen9. Bernard Lederer10. Marco Lang11. Andreas Strehler12. Aaron Becsei13. Kari Voutilainen14. Dornbluth15. Stephen Forsey16. Robert Greubel17. Antoine Preziuso18. Alain Silberstein19. Armin Mantei20. Peter Voeten21. Kees Engelbarts

22. David Walter23. Romain Gauthier24. Stepan Sarpaneva25. Volker Vyskocil26. Clas-Henrik Pihl27. Roger Smith28. Peter-Speake Marin29. John McGonigle30. Felix Baumgartner31. Paul Gerber32. Beat Haldimann

Knitwear

1. Brunello Cucinelli2. Malo3. Catherine Oxenberg qiviuk knits4. Missoni multi-colours5. Agnona6. Lucien Pellat-Finet7. Loro Piana vicuna & cashmere8. Piacenza cashmere9. Pringle of Scotland10. John Smedley sea island cotton knits11. Ballantyne of Scotland, S Fisher, N Peal, Johnston’s of Elgin12. TSE (USA)13. Limoland

Underwear

1. Zimmerli of Switzerland fine gauge long twisted yarn cotton2. Hanro

Sportswear

1. Walter Genuin golf shoes2. Paul & Shark yachting wear3. Vilebrequin swim wear4. Kamehameha Hawaiian shirt5. Tommy Bahama Hawaiian shirt6. Willy Bogner skiwear7. Fair & Greene golfwear8. Bernard Weatherill equestrian

9. Holland & Holland equestrian

Pyjamas

1. Kiton, Brioni, Oxxford, Charvet, Turnbull & Asser haberdashers2. Derek Rose3. Ascot Chang

Perfume

1. Clive Christian no 1 Perfume Imperial Majesty2. Creed3. Caron4. Diptyque5. Frederick Malle6. Vetiver7. Acqua di Parma8. Czech & Speake9. Penhaligon’s10. Molinard11. Kiehl’s

Hat

1. Herbert Johnson (London)2. James Lock & Co (London)3. Alfonso Eudoro optimo Montecristo panama hat4. George Samuel Bates (London)5. Worth & Worth (NY)6. Christy’s, Kelly (NY)7. Capellificio Cervo (Milan)8. Jay Lord Hatter’s (NY)9. Gelot10. Borsalino (Alessandria)11. Motsch (Paris – Hermes)12. Makins Hat (NY)

Umbrella

1. Swaine Adeney Brigg2. James Smith & Sons

Pen – check Joon New York at www.joonpens.com/

1. Michel Audiard2. David Oscarson3. Michel Perchin4. Montblanc5. Namiki6. Montegrappa7. Monteverde8. Omas Marte9. Cartier10. ST Dupont lacquer11. Aurora12. Delta13. Krone14. Marlen15. Namiki16. Visconti17. Carene18. Ray Conklin 1898 (USA)19. Conway Stewart 1905 (London) by Frannk Jarvis & Thomas Garner20. Tibaldi21. Venlo pen cases - leather products for storage of pens22. Taccia by Lin Shu Jen (California USA)

Cufflinks

1. Paul Longmire custom made enameled cloisonné 2. Atelier Yozu3. Asprey & Garrard

Menswear Icons

1. Domenico Caraceni2. Frederick Scholte3. Arturo Cifonelli4. Duke of Windsor5. Allan Flusser6. Umberto Angeloni of Brioni7. Ciro Paone of Kiton8. Cary Grant9. Gary Bruce Boyer

Camera

1. Leica2. Hasselblad

Craftsmanship Localities

1. Como silk Italy2. Alessandria Hat making Italy3. Naples tailoring Italy (Kiton, Attolini, Isaia, Nervesa)4. Savile Row tailoring London (Huntsman, Poole, Anderson & Sheppard, Kilgour)5. Agordo eyewear Italy (Luxottica)6. Kyoto ceramic Japan (Kyocera)7. Maine Massachusetts shoemaking (USA)8. Northampton shoemaking (UK) – Crockett & Jones, Edward Green9. Bologna, Florence leather (Italy) – Testoni, 10. Borders knitwear (Scotland)11. Grasse perfume (France)12. Budapest shoemaking (Hungary) Ludwig Reiter, Lajos Balint, Stefano Bemer, Laszlo

Vaz, George Materna, Rudolf Sheer, Benjamin Kleman, Axel Himer13. Osawa Bekko tortoiseshell spectacle frame – the only original tortoiseshell frame and not

faux tortoise (Japan)14. Provence carpentry (France)15. Okayama jeans making (Japan) - Kuroki16. Hinoya mart hand-made jeans (Japan)17. Limoges Porcelain (France)18. Murano glass (Italy)19. Calais French Lace (France)20. La Chaux da Fonds, Basel watch (Switzerland)

Reasonably priced Quality clothes & Iconic Brands

1. Attus Apparel polo tee-shirts or Fred Perry polos2. Jockey underwear3. Thomas Pink boxer shorts4. Charles Tyrwhitt super 180 shirts on offer5. Dockers Khakis K-16. Moreschi – best Italian shoes at reasonable pricing during sales and long lasting7. Geox office Shoes8. Camper bowling shoes9. Adidas Ransom outing shoes10. Frederique Constant watch, Oris watch11. Turnbull & Asser button cufflinks12. Budd made to measure English shirts13. Mountain High Hosiery socks14. Kapitan Kipang Japanese selvage jeans15. Onvis/Staple selvage jeans16. Porter Japan jeans

17. ST Dupont lacquer pen18. WW Chan tailored suits19. David’s Shirts bespoke shirts20. Ralph Lauren chinos 21. Rodenstock spectacles22. Levi’s 501 Vintage23. Levi’s Capital E Made in USA

Foods

1. Daniel Boulud burger NY2. La Cabana steak Argentina3. Hacienda La Esmeralda Special Coffee from West Panama4. Trappist Westvleteren Beer5. Pliny Beer6. Romanee Conti Wine7. Krug rose brut champagne8. Courvoisier cognac9. Petrus Lafite LaTour Margaux wines – the 4 institutions of wine10. Robert Linxe chocolates Paris11. Noka Chocolates USA12. Debauve & Gallais chocolates France13. Royce Japanese chocolates www.e-royce.com14. Pierre Herme confectioner Paris15. Petrossian caviar beluga USA16. Joel Robuchon restaurant Paris17. Alain Ducasse chef Monte Carlo, Gordon Ramsay, Emeril Lagasse18. Pierre Gagnaire chef19. Andre Tchelistcheff vintner20. El Bulli Barcelona restaurant by Ferran Adria Spain21. The Fat Duck restaurant London22. The French Laundry NY by Thomas Keller23. Tetsuya’s Japanese restaurant NY24. Saison Dupont beer Belgium25. San Crespino ice cream Rome Italy & Japan franchises

Top Restaurants in the World

1. Noma Denmark2. El Bulli by Ferran Adria3. New York tops = Daniel, Per Se, La Bernardin, Eleven Madison Park

4. Spain = El Celler, Mugaritz, Arzak, Martin Berasategui5. Japan = Narisawa, Tetsuya’s6. UK = Fat Duck, Aqua, Hibiscus7. Paris = La Chateaubriand, Pierre Gagnaire, L’Astrance, Joel Robuchon, Alain Ducasse

The traditional culinary capital of the world is Paris while the current culinary capital of the world is Tokyo.

Ice Cream

1. San Crespino Roma ice cream & Japan franchise outlets – finest sherbets2. Toscanini ice cream

Miscellaneous

1. Stradivarius Guanari violin2. Steinway & Sons piano & Boesendorfer piano3. Steinway Lyngdorf audio visual equipment Model D by Peter Lyngdorf4. Beckenstein Menswear woolens & shirtings store (New York)5. Brioni & Charvet haberdasher stores6. Dunhill briar pipe7. Ghurka, VSG Ashton, Montecristo cigars8. Dunhill Cabinetta cigars9. Bugatti Veyron car Hermes Edition Leather Upholstery10. Bugatti vintage car11. Maybach 62, Bentley Mulsanne Bentley Arnage, Rolls Royce Phantom coupe, Ferrari

Enzo, Pagani Zonda, Koenigsegg, Mercedes SLK McLaren cars12. Aston Martin DBS, Lamborghini Gallardo & Murcielago, Ferrari, Porsche Carrera &

Panamera13. Vertu handphone, Mobiando, Celsius Le Dix Tourbillon Handphone14. Jerusum, Pratesi, Porthault bed linen – favourites of Elizabeth Taylor15. Martin Gibson guitar16. James Purdey gun17. John Rigby gun18. Asanti wheels19. The Vividus by Hastens bed; Belleto www.belleto.de20. mcRoskey airflex mattress21. Lalique crystal22. Lino Tagliapetra glass23. James Robinson silverware24. Meissen, Bernadaud, Villeroy & Boch, Lladro porcelain

25. Holt Renfras Alixandre Pologeorgis Revillon fur26. Cristiana Castaner Barcelona espadrilles27. Patricia Rosales (Spain) women’s custom made shoes28. Casa Exerez shoe shine29. Palace Shiseido perfume30. G Lorenzi utensil shop31. Hammacher Schlemmer gadgets shop32. Moran chesterfield settee33. Orbita watchwinder34. Eurocave wine cellar35. Cucina kitchen cabinet36. Jewellery - Cartier, Bvlgari, Harry Winston, Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels, DeLaneau,

James de Givenchy, Laurence Graff, Alisa Moussaieff, Leviev, DeBeers37. Perini Navi Yacht, Benetti, Feadship, Riva38. Victoria Arduino coffee maker espresso machine victoriaarduino.com39. Vincent Facquet billiard table luxury-billiards.com40. Theo Kalomirakis home theatre tktheaters.com41. Louis Moinet Magistralis Watch – Moon mineral louismoinet.com42. Hublot Black Caviar black diamond watch43. Mobiando handphone from Canada44. Olosurfer surfing equipment olosurfer.com45. Aurumania bicycle – most expensive bicycle in the world46. Bombardier jet aero.bombardier.com47. Cessna Citation CJ4 cessna.com48. Icon Aircraft A5 iconaircraft.com49. Boesendorfer piano boesendoefer.com50. Doettling watch storage doettling.com51. Aesthesis speakers aesthesis.se52. Nesmuk knives nesmuk.com53. Virgin Galactic spacetravel virgingalactic.com54. Automobiles: Aston Martin One-77, Audi R8 GT, Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, Jaguar XKR

Limited Edition, Mercedes SLS AMG, Maserati Quattroporte55. Ecossemoto motorbike ecossemoto.com56. Riva yacht, Lurssen, Agntiyachts, Hanseatimarine = Riva is known as the Rolls-Royce

of yachts riva-yacht.com, lurssen.com, hanseatiemarine.com, agntiyachts.de57. eaheliskiing.com58. virgingalactic.com59. sharkbookings.com60. neckerisland.virgin.com

Automobiles

1. Bugatti Veyron 16.4 fitted with Hermes Leather2. Maybach 623. Bentley Mulsanne & Arnage4. Rolls Royce Silver Ghost & Phantom Coupe5. Venture Fetish6. Spyker D127. Mercedes Benz SLS AMG8. Jaguar XKR Limited Edition9. Porsche Panamera10. Maserati Quattroporte GTS11. Aston Martin DBS & One-7712. Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren13. Audi R8-GT14. Pagani Zonda15. Ferrari Enzo16. Koenigsegg

SOME OF THESE LUXURY ITEMS HAVE TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED!