I recently acquired a length of medium brown glenplaid with pink overcheck woven by an English mill. The ground is actually a bit darker than the swatch photo. Weight is 320g (11oz) and it’s a robust 3-ply weave with a very firm yet feathery hand and dry finish. Harold at Novex just recently finished completing […]
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I came across this recent report on Viennese tailors and shoemakers by LL member smoothjazzone. He provides a nice update to my purely web-based reportage nearly 2 years ago on Knize and Netousek.
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Fellow blogger Will recently visited Cifonelli, the iconic tailor of the Continental shoulder, described in this entry. His visit confirms the presence of significant handwork and handpadding in their jackets.
Marcel Szabo, a Hungarian shoemaker, has posted four videos showing the early phases of shoemaking. Part 1 [Video no longer available] Part 2 [Video no longer available] Part 3 [Video no longer available] Part 4 [Video no longer available] Thanks to Janne Melkersson, a Swedish cordwainer, for posting this in a StyleForum thread.
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Thanks to LL member Jackson in this thread, here’s a short TF1 video clip of the French tailoring house of Camps de Luca featuring head cutter (chef coupeur) Mario Valente and tailors Marc de Luca and Charles de Luca. You will see an example of the cran Necker notch style in the middle of the
Fallan & Harvey / Meyer & Mortimer Norton & Sons / Henry Poole Davies & Sons – Morning coat SaveSave
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From Hats to Suits On a recent visit to New York City, I went up to 57th St to visit the hatshop of Worth & Worth.My intent was to find a nice straw hat – a natural, unbleached Panama – which I did, thanks to the solicitous help of proprietor Orlando Palacios.Orlando did a fine
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I picked up the completed two piece suit today and took a shot of the storefront before I left. Harold clearly takes pride in his work. The lapel has a nice belly and fullness to its shape (My sense is that he’d make a superb looking shawl collared dinner jacket). On the trousers, he adds
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