According to Mullane you can judge a man by his shoes. As we’re not able to with this shot, we’ll just have to go with the finely made sweater he’s sporting, and the razor focus of those eyes – in which we’re imagining the glimmer of his next amazing collection lies.
What are you wearing?
“Grey checked super-fine tailored trousers, a signature super-fine crew-neck jumper with a white T-shirt, and my handmade dark bordeaux double-monk shoes.”
What’s your greatest fashion luxury/extravagance?
“My fast-growing obsession for hand-crafted shoes and my equally large collection of bags.”
Are you a carry-on or excess-baggage kind of man?
“I’m an excess-baggage man who also feels the need to carry on, just in case the luggage gets lost.”
What’s your biggest sartorial turn-on?
“An excellently tailored su misura double-breasted suit.”
How do you dress to impress?
“By always finishing off your look with a beautiful, well-polished pair of shoes. People always judge you by what’s on your feet.”
Are you, or have you ever been, part of a scene?
“Not now. In my younger days I was an avid follower of the amazing house-music scene and would travel around the globe to see brilliant DJs like Masters at Work and Frankie Knuckles play crazy nights. The good old days.”
What do you love about menswear today?
“I love the fact that menswear today allows men to be much more expressive and that it has finally helped men to understand the powerful concept of the look-good, feel-good factor.”
What’s missing from menswear today?
“Perhaps some rule bending and being able to push the envelope more to bring some fun into the stricter menswear scenario.”
Are you part of the zeitgeist?
“Yes, if zeitgeist means a return to craft, proximity and quality.”
What’s your earliest memory/concept of style?
“I grew up in London in the 1970s and early 1980s, when there was a revival of the mod movement, which I found captivating, as it was a contrast to my childhood pictures of my father wearing his subtle teddy-boy sartorial style.”
Who’s your ultimate style icon?
“Alain Delon.”
The true measure of a man is?
“His elegance measured by his giving and not his taking.”
Photographer: Ben Grieme
By Vincent Levy
