When I was in Montreal recently, I visited a couple of tailors in the Plateau area: G. Tonino and Gerard Mayeu. My first visit was with Tonino and they have been in the same location for 40 years. Signore Tonino has three working tailors in the backroom (plus himself) where the suits are made. He […]
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The juggernaut of interest in Neapolitan suits and jackets finally has been answered. Sensing unmet demand, visiting shirtmakers and tailors from Naples have now made it to New York City. Hopefully we have now reached market equilibrium, supply has met demand and satisfaction has been attained by the masses. According to this Styleforum thread, you
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Mary, a Sleevehead reader, recently posted a comment, inquiring about Earl Benham, a New York tailor who has long since closed shop. Evening Independent (February 6, 1937) Curious, I did a quick search online and read a bit more about him. As Mary points out in her comment, he operated in New York City for
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Here’s a YouTube clip of an interview with John Lobb, the great-grandson of the founder of bespoke London shoemaker John Lobb. In addition to giving a quick history of his great-grandfather, he mentions that his two sons are also still involved in the craftmanship of the family business (and extols the virtues of elephant leather
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I was in Amsterdam this month and was thinking of visiting a couple of tailors in my free time. In particular, I wanted to visit New Tailor and De Oost Bespoke and learn a little about Dutch bespoke tailors. But that didn’t work out as planned and instead, interestingly enough, I ended up looking at
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My fellow blogger Hugo of Parisian Gentleman has informed me that Cifonelli will be in New York City next week. Lorenzo Cifonelli will be taking visitors at the Plaza Athenée Hotel (Madison and 64th) on Monday and Tuesday. Anyone who is interested to meet him is welcome to stop by. For more info on this
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Michael Alden, moderator of the London Lounge, has launched a new blog Dress with Style, and recently posted a video interview with John Hitchcock of Anderson & Sheppard. The noteworthy quote for me during the interview occurred at the beginning, when Hitchcock says “We’re up 25 percent up on orders this year, which is fantastic.
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In case some of you were wondering whether Cifonelli does classic well, I present exhibit A to the prosecution: SaveSave
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