I wrote last year about my experience chatting with Nedo Bellucci who is based in New York City. As far as I know, Nedo is the only purveyor of custom Neapolitan-style suits and shirts who is actually based in the United States. There are of course visiting tailors as I described in my earlier blog […]
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Both Novex and Jack Taylor are featured in a LA Times article this week on Los Angeles tailors. The article looks at both bespoke and alteration tailors for men and women. The lead photo features Harold of Novex, wearing what it looks like is one of his own jackets. The link to the photo gallery
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For those living in Paris, a French blogger has conveniently listed the top Parisian tailors – both bespoke (grande mesure) and made to measure or semi-bespoke (demi-mesure). His list of tailleurs offering grande mesure includes: Cifonelli, Camps de Luca, Smalto, Gabriel Gonzalez, Rovito and Max Evzeline. Demi-mesure tailleurs include: Marc Guyot and Elie di Fiore
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A well-timed piece by NPR on the new apprentice working with Philadelphia tailor Joe Centofanti. Well-timed because it comes on the heels of my entry “The next generation of tailors: Mutually assured succession”. Be sure to listen to the audio portion as well. Additional links – AskAndy discussion thread
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Pop quiz: How many tailors or cutters do you know under the age of 40? Not very many I imagine. In New York City, the Big Four – Raphael, Corvato, Nicolosi and Fioravanti – are in their 60s or 70s. The situation is similar in Los Angeles. I was prompted to ponder this question by
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Huntsman Quote from Peter Smith, Huntsman’s general manager: “We have our own silhouette at Huntsman, which is a very fitted garment. Our silhouette is a one button front. We cut a slightly longer coat with a natural shoulder.” [Original video no longer available] Charvet An informative walk-through of this iconic Parisian shirtmaker with store manager
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I spoke with a close colleague of Trabalza today and it appears the lease on his current shop is set to expire sometime next year. Nothing is certain yet but lease renewals can be a dicey proposition for the lessee. I see four possible outcomes: Renewal of lease with minimal increase in rent (suit prices
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In the Los Angeles area, we have a couple of bespoke options with some folks reporting favorable results with both. 1. Ariel Tello (no website, AskAndy thread, StyleForum thread) 2. Johnathan Behr (StyleForum thread, AskAndy thread) 3. Novex (no website, Sleevehead blog entries) – Novex deserves an honorable mention. Suits start at $1,600 for customer
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