My clothes are my work and I wear a jacket and trousers every day. In cities that usually means a suit and tie. In the country or in transit I may be in a more casual suit, an odd jacket or a shirt jacket worn with or without a necktie.

Everything I wear is made for me because that is the only way to get quality clothing that fits. And because I care about value as well as quality, I source things from around the world. So Salvatore Ambrosi of Naples, Italy makes my odd trousers. W. W. Chan of Hong Kong tailors summer jackets and suits and Hemrajani Brothers of that same city make my shirts. I get double breasted suits from Thomas Mahon of Cumbria in England, and other suits and overcoats from Davies and Son.

No matter where my clothes are sewn, they are made of Irish linen and English wool that is sourced from UK firms like H. Lesser and Smith Woolens as well as Scabal, the Brussels-based fabric merchant. For shirtings, I like the firm of D&J Anderson, which is now owned by Italian interests.

I really like shoes and rotate about 50 pair. In the city I am usually found in bespoke shoes from the firms of W. S. Foster & Son and G. J. Cleverley of London. The rest of the time I wear made to order shoes from Edward Green of Northampton and half a dozen other brands.

Other favorite sources include the necktie makers Michael Drake of London and E&G Cappelli of Naples, Italy along with the Belgian firm of Simonnot-Godard for beautiful handkerchiefs, Italy's Calzificio Bresciani for hosiery and a small Irish company, Inis Meáin Knitting Company, for knitwear.