Leica M9-P Hermès

Leica M9-P Hermès

The Leica M9-P Hermès Edition. Now this is clearly a thing of beauty! Engineering and handcrafting hand in hand. Well… enough said just watch the little movie. Details, details and more details.
Barcelona 2012

Barcelona 2012

Last week I was in Barcelona doing a little business and a little r&r. It worked beautifully on both accounts. I met some wonderful people on business and had the time to walk around and relax. I’m loving this city more and more, and I’m hoping to get back as...
Ramalhoni Shoes -The Pro photos

Ramalhoni Shoes -The Pro photos

Here are some of the Pro Photos pics of the Ramalhoni Shoes Men’s ready to wear collection for next Fall/winter. Nice aren’t they! eheheheh…. Tomorrow I’ll post the Ladies collection. Sussman Single Monk Havelocks Sussman Double Monk Larabee Woltz Woltz Double Monk Saunders Havelocks Hightop Tanakas
Saturday Night

Saturday Night

Here’s a look from some Saturdays ago. We did a bit of dining, a bit of drinking, a bit of dancing and this was the end result. Some pics came out quite nice! I was wearing, Bespoke jacket, Gitman shirt, H&M jeans and socks, Buttero loafers, and a Everlane bowtie...
The Mr. Porter Post

The Mr. Porter Post

It’s so nice to get something in the mail you’re not expecting. Yesterday I got The Mr. Porter Post, a small journal from the uber famous men’s online retail giant that only turned one this year. Apart from having impeccable taste (the only thing missing are the Ramalhoni Shoes, lol…...
Sunny Sunday Afternoon

Sunny Sunday Afternoon

What do you do on a sunny sunday afternoon, well if you live in Oporto, like I do, you take a little walk, sit by the sea, and catch up on some reading you had left behind. As many of you already know I’m a MONOCLE freak. I read everything...
Ramalhoni Shoes at MICAM MILAN

Ramalhoni Shoes at MICAM MILAN

Here they are. The pics from the MICAM fair in Milan. It was tiring but worth it. A great new experience, and the perfect way to start to get the word out there. I’m real happy to have been part of it, and thankful to MYST for all the support...
Ramalhoni Shoes Office

Ramalhoni Shoes Office

Have you ever wondered how does the office of a small Shoe producer, like Ramalhoni Shoes looks like? Well… a little bit like this! But with people hustling around, photographer taking pics, all the shoes being referenced, technical sheet being made for each and every shoe, boxes and more boxes, suitcases,...
Double Denim and Polo Shirt

Double Denim and Polo Shirt

  I really thought I couldn’t pull this one off. But it looks kinda nice and most of all it’s very comfortable. For those early spring days that are very very near, this is a very good layering option. Sorry about the lack of posts, if you read the last...
Ramalhoni @The Factory

Ramalhoni @The Factory

Today was one of the most fulfilling days I’ve had in Years. I spent all day at one of the amazing Factories that I’ll be using to produce my new Fall/Winter ’12’13 Read to Wear Shoe Collection. We are finishing the samples, taking care of all the last details, doing...
El Ganso Lisbon

El Ganso Lisbon

Last monday I was in Lisbon and got the chance to visit the new El Ganso store. It sits in the uber famous Chiado, at Rua Nova do Almada, and let me tell you something, it looks amazing. I had the pleasure of visiting the store with the owners and...
Project Wooster

Project Wooster

Nick Wooster created, for the second time, for the “Project Las Vegas” trade show, an experience delving deep into his aesthetic reality, aptly calling it -Project Wooster . This time based in the Japanese interpretation of the “Americana” style. I love Nick and his style, but really don’t get all...
Ramalhoni Shoes - New Shoe Box

Ramalhoni Shoes – New Shoe Box

Hi Guys, I’m on the final stages of the design of the Ramalhoni Shoes collection for next Fall Winter. This is the new Box. And I’m having some doubts about the interior. What do you think? The outside looks pretty awesome. Very clean, and with a clear reference to the...
Casely Hayford SS'12

Casely Hayford SS’12

Casely Hayford is a brand after my own heart! I love the fashion world, everyday you can find a new style, a new Brand, something beautiful that interests and inspires you. It’s probably one of good thing of being such a huge industry! Well, going back to Casely Hayford, the visuals...
Church's SS 2012 Collection

Church’s SS 2012 Collection

Everybody that has even a minor interest in shoes knows Church’s for their classic, uber quality, not very innovative footwear. Well someone there is new, or they have woken up for the competition. They are doing new models, new colors, new shapes, and doing a pretty damn good job about it....
Gropes - Bicycle Leather Grips

Gropes – Bicycle Leather Grips

Following last friday’s post on fixed gear bikes, I thought that showing you guys this brand of leather bike grips would be more than pertinent. Gropes is a product that comes from a very cool design company called Nonusual. It was one of my friends from Yoobi that brought it...
Dry Drill Bikes

Dry Drill Bikes

You Guys know that I’m a sucker for all things beautiful and that recently my attention has been on some real nice bicycles. I like the glamour, the practicality and the help that we give to the environment by leaving the car at home. You must remember the recent post...
P. Johnson Tailors

P. Johnson Tailors

Once more I come to you with a very smart Brand. I love it when a typically classic Brand or Business does something unexpected. Simple, creative, generation a hell of a lot of buzz, and showcasing in a happy relaxed and kinda funny way their amazing products. The best fabrics,...
Pitti Uomo 2012 part 2

Pitti Uomo 2012 part 2

Here they are the pics from the final days of Pitti, once more from the great Justin Chung from Street FSN. How cool are these Guys.. seriously! Have a great weekend…. Se you back on Monday…
Pitti Uomo 2012

Pitti Uomo 2012

Last night I got a phone call. It was a friend of mine that is in Florence. He said: You must be Mad not being here at Pitti, this is the place to be, you wouldn’t imagine what’s going on here. He was right, I should be there! And not...
Photo shoot Sneak Preview

Photo shoot Sneak Preview

These slices are from the outfits of last week photo shoot! If the pics come out looking good (I think they will!) I’ll tell you where and when to see them… Isn’t my ramalhoni cashmere shawl collar blazer looking awesome? Am I also going into the Apparel business, well …...
Feit Shoes

Feit Shoes

Feit is a Brand after my own heart. They’re doing all the right moves. Small productions, premium materials, super high end construction and great design. I’m more of a classic shoe kind of guy, but I would definitely buy one or two of there models. I love when a brand...
Ramalhoni Xmas Gift Guide #3

Ramalhoni Xmas Gift Guide #3

Peeps, Xmas e getting pretty close, and today might be the last day to make an online buy and be safe about the delivery date. So here it goes… Today, watches, glasses, pocket squares, and bags. Easy effortless gifts, that all guys love! ps: you might notice that all the...
Tom Ford F/W 2012

Tom Ford F/W 2012

I don’t know if it is the cold weather or the holidays season that makes me wanna dress a little bit more classic, but when I look at these Tom Ford pics from this season’s collection I can only think one thing. Damn this guy is good! There’s all the...
Bikes and Bikes

Bikes and Bikes

I’ve always love bikes, I cherish my Specialized with all the trim, bells and whistles, well… maybe not the last 2, lol. But I don’t know what it’s going on with me, probably age, but I am in love with old school 30′s, 40′s and 50′s bikes. To bad that...
Hard Graft

Hard Graft

People, pay attention this is an important announcement! Do you know the brand, HARD GRAFT? Well we all should! I didn’t until last saturday night…. But now I do. I was having dinner with my good friends from Yoobi (have you seen the recent developments? find more about them here!),...
Ramalhoni Street Style - Galerias M. Bombarba

Ramalhoni Street Style – Galerias M. Bombarba

As you can see I’m wearing the hell out of The Tanakas. They are just so comfortable I can’t stop. Of course that I never wear them two days in a row, these or any other shoes, and that I always put the shoe trees in after I take them...
Taking The Tanakas for a walk

Taking The Tanakas for a walk

This was the first time that my pair of Tanakas could go out! I’ve been meaning to wear them for some time now, but I couldn’t! Between shooting the shoes, showing them to people, doing some meet and greets with people interested in the ramalhoni brand, I was unable to...
Club Monaco & ACL

Club Monaco & ACL

Club Monaco is a Canadian brand that does cool, understated, great quality apparel, I love it. They cater to Men and Women, and have recently made a collaboration with blogging super star Michael Williams for A Continuous Lean. The premise was: It had to be made in USA, and what...
Ramalhoni Factory visit - Teviz

Ramalhoni Factory visit – Teviz

Last week I did my first Factory visit for ramalhoni.com. It couldn’t have been a better start. I visited TEVIZ a fabric maker, based right here in the North of Portugal, known worldwide for there exquisite fabrics among witch there superstar  Portuguese Flannel. When Max Wastler from the Blog All Plaid...
Ramalhoni Shoes - The Tanakas

Ramalhoni Shoes – The Tanakas

Here they are, the 4th addition to the ramalhoni | SHOES family – THE TANAKAS – I guess that this model is what makes it officially a collection! I’m so so proud of them… The Tanakas, are my very own interpretation of the classic Brogue with a rubber sole. To...
Waking around Lisbon & Pedro Cabrita Reis at CCBelém

Waking around Lisbon & Pedro Cabrita Reis at CCBelém

This was like a month ago, we went to Lisbon for the weekend and took pics, just waking around the city. If you don’t know it, it’s the second city in Portugal that you should visit. The first one is obviously my home town Oporto!… We had an amazing lunch...
Tart Optical Enterprises

Tart Optical Enterprises

As you Guys may have picked up I’m a sucker for spectacles, for reading or sun, I can’t ever get enough. I’m a huge Moscot fan and I own a pair of Nebb, that I got in NY a few years ago and can’t stop wearing. Having said that, my...
Red Wing Shoes

Red Wing Shoes

Red Wing has been doing a great job in Twitter and on Facebook that I couldn’t let pass unnoticed. Every day I love this brand more and more. Being aimed at the workman segment of the shoe market, Red Wing has long surpassed it and came into being a fashion...
Nike Marty McFly's MAG Sneakers

Nike Marty McFly’s MAG Sneakers

If you were a kid in the mid 80′s, like I was, you’ll freak the f*+^k out with this!…… I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it! Nike made a real life version of Marty McFly’s Mag Sneakers, from Back to The Future II…. uau!…. To commemorate the 25th...
Barbour Steve McQueen Collection

Barbour Steve McQueen Collection

There really isn’t much to say about this collection, except, if you can, go and get it fast!!!!!! Steve McQueen was, and still is a style icon, from his Tag heure Monaco watch, to the folding Persol sunglasses, even to the Ford Mustang he drove on Bullet, this guy emanated...
Project Trade Show

Project Trade Show

Project is a “boutique” trade show set on two locations in the US, NY (17-19 July) and Las Vegas (22-24 August), so… I’m sorry to say that we missed it! But it’s worth reporting on it ether way. I think this is the future of trade shows and also retail. A boutique show for...
Malwitz SurfBoards

Malwitz SurfBoards

A surfboard is a thing of beauty. Sleek, lender, with sharp and round edges, even if you don’t surf it’s just a nice piece of design to look at. Even more so if the Boards are from Malwitz! Originaly from Philadelphia, they eventually settled in South Jersey NY, and know...
Raf Simons F/W 2011

Raf Simons F/W 2011

The Blogging world has been obsessing about these new Raf Simons  fall winter ’11 campaign pics. And I can clearly see why! Being a huge Francis Bacon fan, in my opinion one of the 10 best artist of all time, I can see where the photographer got his inspiration. Although...
The Larabees Around Town

The Larabees Around Town

These are some pics I took of The Larabees around town in Oporto, Portugal. What do you think? Great locations?!… If you’ve never visited Portugal, Oporto is the perfect city to start. And if you come, drop me a line, and I’ll hook you up with all the places to...
My Oliver Peoples Spectacles

My Oliver Peoples Spectacles

Last week I was felling that something was missing from my style repertoire, something kind of unique, and since I needed to change my prescription glasses I thought that it was the perfect opportunity to get something that I had my eyes on for quite some time. I finally got...
Ramalhoni Inspiration - Visual Diary

Ramalhoni Inspiration – Visual Diary

Have you Guys been to my Ramalhoni Inspiration – Visual Diary lately? If you haven’t, or if it’s your first time, go there… It’s a collection of inspiring pics that fulfill my aesthetic vision of beauty and style. From Fashion, to Food, Girls and Cars… Everything that I find inspiring!...
Something Wonderful Happened Last Week - Pitti Uomo

Something Wonderful Happened Last Week – Pitti Uomo

Last week something wonderful happened! It wasn’t Pitti Uomo, although it is quite wonderful too! The wonderful thing was the Concentration of well dressed Men by square meter. I think it was the best concentration I’ve ever seen. I wish I could be there. Good looking Guys of the World...
Back in town from BCN

Back in town from BCN

Well… I’m back in Oporto from a great little trip to Barcelona. Here are some pics, they’re not really fashion or style related but I enjoyed very much taking them and I think that they came out beautiful.. The days I spent there where very very nice, with sight seeing,...
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Caderno Azul Firmo

Caderno Azul (Portuguese for Blue notebook) was a classic presence in every business and home. It’s a hardcover book finished in blue linen paper and hand sown! It was due for a comeback for some time now. Thanks to the vision and entrepreneurship of the good people over at Firmo, the company that invented them...
Tennis Pros from the 70's and 80's

Tennis Pros from the 70′s and 80′s

I was born in 77, so I didn’t get much of the 70′s, but I got a lot of the 80′s. I’m a tennis fan and I loved to watch matches with my grandfather. At that time I didn’t pay much attention to what the players were wearing, but right now, and in the midst...
Vanda Fine Clothing

Vanda Fine Clothing

Vanda Fine Clothing is a Singaporean brand of Neck ties and accessories like pocket squares and lapel pins. They do 100% handmade pieces with amazing details of construction and an attention to details that is truly important. For example the edge of the fabrics is hand rolled and stitched. The ties are unlined six fold...
Shop Magazine - Ramalhoni

Shop Magazine – Ramalhoni

Ramalhoni Shoes is featured in the new Edition of SHOP MAGAZINE, you can read the mag here. Shop is a huge publication aimed at the traveler and luxury shopper. This has a huge meaning for me and my Brand, this mag is available in tens and tens of countries! The new edition that I preview here,...
Club Monaco Beach Shop

Club Monaco Beach Shop

Today is the perfect day for a visit to the Club Monaco Beach Shop, it's a balmy spring day here in Portugal (finally), and people are starting to think about lighter clothes, a stroll down to the beach, having a couple of cocktails ... I'm thinking you're thinking pretty much as I am? No?
Andrea Pompilio

Andrea Pompilio

Another great find! Andrea Pompilio, is a two year old brand that is sure to make it big. If it depends on me, it sure will! Launched in 2010 by Andrea Pompilio, that had previously worked for Prada, Yves Saint Laurent and Calvin Klein, this brand mixes all the right things prints with solids, prints...
Met Gala Red Carpet

Met Gala Red Carpet

Well this is the obligatory Met Gala Red Carpet Report. Last night in NYC was the Gala, and the everyone that matters was there, present company excluded, of course! LOL … Jokes aside, this year there were some very stylish ladies and cool cats. Here are the pics, and today with a little different approach,...
Mad Men

Mad Men

Here some backstage of pics of Mad Men season 5. I’m so hooked on it! This season is the best yet. The looks, the architecture (Don’s new house is something else), the new Mrs. Draper… everything interests me. I would have thought that after 5 seasons the theme would be a little bit to dried...
Hackett Mayfair

Hackett Mayfair

Hacket Mayfair is a new collection from, you guessed right, Hacket, that is creating a lot of buzz in the blogging world. This buzz was mainly because of the great photo shoot by Yvan Rodic aka Face Hunter that I reproduce only in part here. Bowler hat boys in rainy Milan, walking around just having fun, very much in coherence...
Lookmatic Glasses

Lookmatic Glasses

Lookmatic is a relatively new glasses and sunglasses brand that is sure to be a hit. Mainly because they’re gorgeous and cheap as hell! Some years ago a pair of 200€/260$ glasses was a kind of difficult thing to find, nowadays all of them are priced at this range and the nice ones can run...
FuckYeahMadeinUSA

FuckYeahMadeinUSA

FuckyeahmadeinUSA is a collection of little movies that brands do to help market their products that showcase the passion and inspiration that they put into all of their products. The curation of these fuckyeahmadeinusa movies is made by the great Michael Williams of A Continuous Lean, and maybe here lies the answer of this site...
Blow Up

Blow Up

  Yesterday I went to the movies to see an old re run of the great Antonioni movie – BLOW UP – to my amazement it wasn’t a digitally restored copy with all those kinds of technical gimmicks, it’s was a 1966 original copy with all the flaws and analog sound. Let me tell you...