Well it seems the book was one of fun about brits as the man loves brits as does dear Claudia.

His website seems rather friendly in tone. Its sincerity makes it a refreshing change from the imperious attitudes of the message boards as well as Flusser's somewhat inflated Custom website.

Also, it seems you can contact him directly which is relatively rare for most authors.

However, some of his casual attire is not to my taste.

Last edited by Incroyable (2007-02-14 20:09:28)

Also notice how he is wearing rings on his fingers--surely a sign of a pimp and gangster as according to the Rules Police!

Hi everyone, thanks to Marc I noticed the interesting discussion about my suits. I was amazed how much some of you folks seem to be interested by rules.

I think bespoke suits are more about individuality than rules. I find my suits pretty classic. Who has said by the way that ticket pockets are not to be worn on town suits (although my tweed suit is not a town suit by English standards although I do wear it in town)?

I travel a lot and I literally move between the worlds of fashion. Italy, London (not England), USA, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland etc. are all very different. I try to wear a style that works everywhere although most people describe my style as very English. My tailor (John Coggin from Savile Row) has always encouraged my to create an indivual suit. German tailors are usually much less liberal, that is why I don't use them (except for one occasion which as disappointing).

P. S. My reaincoat is not a Burberry. It's from Eduard Meier in Munich (www.edmeier.de), my supplier of shoes in recent years. It is made in England though.

Best regards

bernhardgermangentleman

Hi Mr. Roetzel and thank you for responding to my email to introduce yourself to our forum.  The Rules Police to which we allude is an inside joke referring to a gaggle of sartorial simpletons on the Internet with rigid limitations on self-expression, and so here, in contrast, your individualism is celebrated.  Hope you'll check in again.

I have indeed poured myself a drink, a beer to be precise. You may not be interested in beer but nevertheless I would like to point out that "Tannenzaepfle" from the blackforest is currently my favourite. And everytime my tailor John Coggin visits Germany he enjoys the beer part of the trip very much. John has become a very good friend and fittings have become a very familiar affair. The fittings for my last suit (the light grey glencheck sb suit with one button) took place in my dressing room (first fitting) and his guest room (second fitting). We always take care that the fittings take place before the beer tasting! John usually brings port or malt whiskey in return. Now who can say this about his tailor?

Tommorrow I will drive to Munich because I will interview a gentleman about his shoe collection. This will be part of a story for CAPITAL. The subject is men with huge shoe collections. If anyone knows of someone (in Europe) with a really HUGE shoecollection that lives in beautiful dressing room please let me know. He would have to agree to be photographed for the magazine.

Indeed, Mr.Roetzel, it is very lovely to have you along.