Before springtime finally arrives, I’m putting up some parting winter photos of Savile Row from my most recent trip to London back in February: Gieves & Hawkes Maurice Sedwell Richard James The camouflage jacket on the right reminds me of a story a tailor shared with me recently about a customer who ordered a dinner […]
Winter looks: Between Savile Row and Burlington Arcade Read More »
Among tweed aficionados, Breanish Tweed is high on the list of favored weavers. Woven in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, Breanish woolens are unique in several ways. They are handwoven on a single width Hattersley loom from natural yarns that are also warped by hand. Until recently, much of Breanish production went primarily to designer
Breanish Tweed – A baker’s dozen of Shetlands Read More »
Pardon the pun on the movie title but I could not resist. If you are customer of Savile Row, the chances are very good that you are in effect a sartorial child of Lesser. In other words, you have already ordered (or will at one point) a suit made up in Lesser cloth. Even luckier
Children of a “Lesser” god: A chance encounter with Henry Lesser Read More »
In these challenging economic times, one might imagine a grim mood gripping Savile Row. Indeed, last week as I stood on a stoop looking down into the basement of Hardy Amies I spied a pile of discarded moving boxes sitting below a sample sale sign in the window. The couturier had been in the press
Chittleborough & Morgan: The Row liveth Read More »
Happy new year and best wishes for 2009. This is my fourth year of developing this blog and it has evolved from its modest origins thanks to other bloggers, a truly international audience of readers and the always entertaining and informative world of online men’s clothing forums. Given yesterday’s post, I thought it might be
Choosing a tailor: Singularity or plurality? Read More »
First, a very special thanks to everyone who responded to the bespoke survey I created earlier this year. If you haven’t filled it out yet, here’s the link to the survey and the related post. In the survey, I asked the following question: Which tailors are you most interested in commissioning a garment from but
Bespoke survey: Who will be your next tailor? Read More »
I thought I should add a brief entry on shopping in Vietnam for those interested in women’s clothing, accessories, home furnishings and handicrafts. Both Saigon and Hanoi pack in a large number of such retail stores in the central district. In Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon), the place to go is Dong Khoi Rd,
Sidenote: Shopping in Vietnam Read More »
Asian tailors can be a good option and value – assuming you are local to them (or they visit your city regularly) and you are comfortable with a high level of directed involvement and oversight in the bespoke process. Hong Kong In my recent trip to Asia, my first stop was Hong Kong. I visited
Southeast Asian tailors: A visit to Hong Kong, Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City Read More »
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