Bespoke suits

  Here is a wonderful example of soft tailoring. This customer choose a subtle, yet beautiful green tweed to commission a sports coat. The gentleman chose to have crescent pockets and short side vents, very much in the style of the Duke of Windsor. To complement...

15 November, 2013 /

[caption id="attachment_3069" align="aligncenter" width="181"] Photo by Matt Eagles.[/caption]   By surprise, photographer Matt Eagles dropped in to the shop. Then, an impromptu photo shoot ensued! Matt took full advantage of Steven's passion for tailoring, and asked him to explain his work. As you can see in the...

31 October, 2013 /

We are here in New York, the weather we were told was like a late summer. However, we awoke to a cool misty morning. This has created a dull light and sent us into a mild panic about not having enough light to fit by...

06 October, 2013 /

I have always been fascinated with colour, the vast varieties, the relationships between each one, the use of colour and how each of us see it differently or the same. Artificial colours created by man from chemicals and natural colours created by the land are all...

02 October, 2013 /

Here is a lovely example of how to wear a sports coat. The cloth is from Harrisons of Edinburgh, from their Saltire bunch. The cloth is made from 100% pure cashmere and woven in Scotland.  http://www.harrisonsofedinburgh.com/     Here my customer has chosen a single breasted, two button sports...

22 July, 2013 /

There are a lot of details in a bespoke suit that you do not see or notice. The ones you do not see are the structural details, such as the hand padding in the canvas, the hand stretched collar canvas and the gentle shrinking and easing...

24 June, 2013 /

We have been having lots of photos taken for our new website! Crafty shots of the new shop, close ups of details on bespoke and snaps of yours truly!   Our lovely friends at All About Today Photography, patiently took photos of us and the new shop. We have...

31 May, 2013 /