I came across a blog that mentioned an interesting Evening Standard article on the real estate and business model issues of today’s Savile Row. There’s no direct link to the ES website but the blog has links to the scanned article. Incidentally, the blogger in question is apparently one of Thomas Mahon’s friends/colleagues who convinced …
Prior to my visit to his shop today, I only had a handful of references to Jack Taylor’s. Flusser’s entry in Style and the Man describes Taylor’s cut as “British-inspired, with narrow shoulders, shaped torso, slant pockets, and deep vents”. A recent article on Mr. Taylor in the Los Angeles Times Magazine. It was a …
Bespoke in Beverly Hills: A visit to Jack Taylor’s Read More »
Using Flusser’s Style and the Man and the Robb Report’s list of top tailors as my guide, I discovered that there are at least three bespoke tailors of note in the Los Angeles area. They are (or were): Anthony Gasbarri Jack Taylor Giacomo Trabalza Unfortunately Mr. Gasbarri passed away in 2003. According to a Variety …
As a reference for those doing research on American bespoke tailors, I reproduce here the “best” US tailors from the August 2002 issue of the Robb Report: Joe Centofanti, Philadelphia Chris Despos, Chicago William Fioravanti, New York Christian Garcia, Coral Gables, Fla. Anthony Gasbarri, Los Angeles [passed away August 2003] Leonard Logsdail, New York Manuel …
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