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...
Yes, I know it is a bit too early for spring! However, I am trying my best to ignore the rain and grey light. Instead I am keeping my eyes peeled for early blossom, green leaves and the warm yellow tones of the daffodil! So, the inspiration for...
The enthusiasm for winter is in full swing, as the hand made Steven Hitchcock scarves have been snapped up and only 4 remain!! Each scarf is made by hand in London and each are a one off. No two scarves are the same. They are the perfect unique scarf to go...
OH DEAR! The Savile Row suit made by Marks and Spencer issue...
We have arrived back at the shop, and it feels good to throw ourselves into the scrutinising of chalk marks, ripping and smoothing, re-cutting, finishing and pressing and making sure every thing that needs to be done is remembered and applied. Jet lag has a...
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...
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...
Finally! The book is here! Our talented photographer friend Rose Callahan has now got her beautiful photos in print for all of you to see! http://dandyportraits.blogspot.co.uk/ All I can suggest is that you order the book and be wowed, inspired, shocked and delighted! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dandy-The-Return-Elegant-Gentleman/dp/3899554841/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376915658&sr=8-1&keywords=i+am+dandy+the+return+of+the+elegant+gentleman So, once Rose's...
This is a shuttle which is used to weave cloth. Inside the wooden casing is a bobbin which holds the thread that is the weft. The shuttle is shot back and forth across the warp thread. This creates the cloth. The shuttle is made of hard...
Cloth is constructed using a warp and a weft thread which is woven in certain ways to create different types of weaves. The warp thread travels up the cloth and the weft travels across the cloth. ( I like to remember it by pronouncing warp like a Yorkshire...