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The Name Stays
We’ve heard it time and time again with Archibald, from customers, friends, colleagues, and even echoing in our own heads: start fresh under a new name… leave the past behind.
The Complete Guide to Caring for Copper Cookware
Copper cookware is alive. It breathes. It develops character. It will outlive you, your children, and probably your grandchildren — but only if you take care of it. Here's how.
The Year We Lost Control of Time
If you were affected by the delays through the end of 2024, your frustration is justified. We don’t expect forgiveness. We expect scrutiny. What we’re asking for now — the only thing — is for a chance
Tanner Leatherstein breaks apart the Jules Briefcase
A note on Tanner’s cost breakdown: his back-of-napkin math isn't bad, but it's a way off the real-world wages we pay Cristina and her tiny Florence team, or the hours of hand labour.
The Archibald Buyer's Guide for Cashmere
Cashmere isn't something you buy because an ad said 'luxury.' Get it wrong and you're left with lint. Here's how to get it right.
Tariff Thoughts Part 1
The US is our largest market. Many items are made in Italy. The tariff conversation isn't academic for us — it's existential.
Goodbye, poor website
In January 2019, we chose between running Archibald the brand and the tech company that built its infrastructure. This is the full story.
9 years later... our changing brand perspective
We started with what we thought was a Goldilocks concept for retail. Nine years on, our purpose has changed — but the aim hasn't.
A conclusive statement on the Handwelted Shoes Incident
On May 13 2022, 14 months after the incident, we posted a conclusion on Styleforum. We're now sharing it here for the record.
Announcing The Archibald Buyers Club: Naked Forever
A retail strategy like this has been done before. But never in luxury artisanal goods. The Archibald Buyers Club changes that.
January 2022 - The Next Chapter
Some big news. We've taken decisions that change how Archibald operates — but the fundamental values haven't moved an inch.
Goodbye, Archibald Naked
Two weeks since the Naked Campaign ended. We struggled with what to say — what it started as is hugely different from what it became.
March 2021: Statement on our Hand-welted Dress Shoes
An email sent to our entire database about the hand-welted dress shoes. This post serves as a record — updated with each new development.
Getting Naked Part 3: Archibald Ethics
What really is a fair deal today, and is it possible to be an ethical shopper? Our approach goes beyond virtue signalling — it permeates everything we do.
Getting Naked Part. 2: Black Friday is Bullshit
This Friday, consumers face the garish big red sale sign again. Fast fashion proves its appeal, landfills struggle, and the cycle repeats. Merry Christmas.
Getting Naked: Part 1
It isn't every day someone admits they're taking a gamble after being inspired by two iconic movie scenes. Something was always missing — until now.
The Cashmere Scarf Ad
On a whim, we wrote an ad and posted it on Facebook- we didn’t expect the reactions and engagement it got.
Why does our t-shirt cost $110?
What goes in to the making of our $110 Savile Row Tee, and why is it the most important product we sell?
The Golden Slippers
Read the never-before-told story of the world’s greatest footballer and the very special hand-made football boots that are the latest addition to the Archibald collection.
The dangers of digital airspace
We risk losing any individuality or distinction if consumers continue to gravitate towards brands that tap into the appetite for digital airspace
A Roman Holiday: Why our artisans close up shop for the month of August
We think the best things in life are worth waiting for, and that Alessandro and Adriano deserve a chance to put their feet up, poolside.
Fake news in men’s dress shoes
Transparency is a fashionable concept that many brands throw around without any actual substance to what they say.
Archibald on the road: Italy
Craftsmen and artisans are rooted in their communities, well respected and (most enjoyably) are in the know about the best local places to eat and drink.
On Premium Mediocrity
If you've consumed anything self-described as 'artisan' in the past year, Venkatesh Rao has a term for you. By Maja Bayyoud.
Can't Please Everyone
Does making something more accessible, our very raison d’etre, remove it's inherent aspirational qualities?
On ethical shopping
At the end of the day, we all have the power to turn away from the brands that are doing it wrong- if a five pound top is too good to be true, that’s because it’s no good at all.
we HATE January
When everyone else goes on sale at 50–75% off, our permanent fair pricing offers no impulse incentive. January, we hate you.
Keep it genuine.
If this space ever becomes trite and just another brand flogging goods, send a message and tell us to wake up.
Letters of the Dragon
At nine, I developed an unhealthy obsession with martial arts. Almost twenty years later, Bruce Lee's philosophy still shapes how I think about Archibald.
Broken Retail
We feed on the one-liner, the hashtag, the "sound bite"; true analysis eludes us.
Feedback That Changed Archibald - Dan Preiser
Why Dan Preiser chose Archibald over Warby Parker — and the email about traceable supply chains that changed the brand's direction.
How a Ferrari made a Lamborghini
Rosso Ferrari no longer holds that monopoly it once did on our imaginations. The prancing horse now finds itself, more often than not, crossing a charging bull.