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 »
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
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This is the final, belated installment of the Italy trip I took back in February. My sartorial itinerary in Naples took me along: Via Morelli, Via della Cavallerizza, Via dei Mille, Via Filangieri, Via Chiaia, Via Toledo, Galleria Umberto. Rubinacci Rubinacci seems the most commercially savvy of the sartoria I saw in Naples. It certainly
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In the past couple of years, I’ve received more than a few messages, comments or emails from folks interested in becoming a bench tailor, i.e. someone who can cut and sew garments. More specifically, they’re interested in becoming an apprentice to a working tailor. I don’t have much original advice except to approach the best
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I came across a fellow blogger AstoriaUnderground, who put in a nice mention about visiting Sleevehead. In one of her recent entries, she also mentioned Burdastyle, which is a site dedicated toward “open source sewing” and patterns for women’s clothing. This is an intriguing and brilliant idea I think. It’s a mashup of the open
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Earlier this year based on a couple of references in an AskAndy thread, I decided to drop by Enzo Caruso on Ocean Park Blvd in Santa Monica. For some reason, I had thought he was an alterations tailor but it turns out Caruso is a bespoke/custom tailor. He has a nice selection of Italian and
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View Larger Map After a couple of years scouting this city for its tailoring gems, I’m ready to provide a more complete list of LA custom or bespoke tailors. There seem to be three categories of bench tailors in the city of angels: Armenians (Novex, Gary Gagossian and Anto Shirtmakers). Harold is the tailor behind
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The clothier is an interesting animal, commonly encountered in mid-sized and large American cities. He serves a useful purpose I think. The clothier occupies that middle position between a trained tailor and a pure salesman on the retail floor. Given enough experience and a good eye, he is well positioned to dispense advice and serve
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