March and April have been very busy months for Steven Hitchcock. We were asked by Jason Atherton, www.jasonatherton.co.uk/jason-atherton/ to make suits for his managers and waist coats for his bar staff at his new restaurant, City Social in Tower 42. www.citysociallondon.com How could we say no!...
This week has been rather exciting! We have installed two mannequins in the Sofitel St. James' hotel, in Waterloo Place, London. www.sofitelstjames.com/discoverus/discoverus.shtm We approached the new General Manager, Nicolas Pesty, about displaying some of our bespoke Savile Row suits in the elegant lobby. Fortunately for us,...
Here at the Hitchcock head quarters we have been set a rather lovely challenge of making some Art Deco inspired suits for a new restaurant opening in London. It just so happens, that I find that decades aesthetics the most beautiful for men's tailoring and styling. I...
Hello all! I have returned like the Wandering Albatross! I have been wandering around beautiful New Zealand. Beautiful is an understatement! While I was there, I kept my eyes open for any bespoke suits. It seems life is a little more casual there, but the Kiwi's...
....and increasing by the day. This is the number of hits on YOUTUBE for the Fit Museum production of 'Fashions in the 1930s'. It is such an informative piece, and what I really loved about it, was the way that the 2 Italian Tailors talked...
Last night we went to the FIT museum on 7th Avenue and 27th street. We saw the, Elegance in an age of crisis: fashions of the 1930's. The exhibition was a mix of ladies haute couture and men's bespoke tailoring. The clothes were immaculately dressed...
The three piece suit or also known as the Lounge suit, is still thriving today. It is not as popular as its brother, the two piece suit. However, there is a certain formal smartness that comes with wearing a lounge suit. A waistcoat can act...
We have arrived in New York, welcomed by the snow! As we looked out the window of the plane, we were delighted to see the ground covered in snow, and not rain water! Quite nice to have a chance to dry off!! Last night we managed...
This is Shaun Gordon. You maybe wondering why he has such a cheerful smile...
This week we were invited to the London College of Fashion's Industrial Advisory Panel meeting. We were representatives of the bespoke industry! LCF invited us to the meeting to discuss theirs and our view points of the Foundation Degree in Tailoring. They wanted to know...