We are well and truly embedded in our new shop. Patterns, shears, straight edges and all the caboodle are strewn about our boards, draws and shelves. All the confusing technology of broadband, card machines and the tangled wires that seem to multiply overnight, are kept...
The clock is ticking, and we are packing up all the glorious cloth bunches, carefully folding and packing away the fittings to be sent back to Blighty. The trip has been a hit, there have been a lot of creative ideas with style and colours. So...
Mirage, is the new sumptuous bunch from Harrisons of Edinburgh. http://www.harrisonsofedinburgh.com/ This collection of silk gloss cloth is made up of a mixture of wool, silk and linen. It is a jacketing bunch, which has a variety of weaves and glamorous checks. The colours are eye...
Here is a closer look at Stevens velvet slippers. His initials ( SH ) have been carefully embroidered on the front and they have a beautiful quilted lining inside, of the same yellow colour. Steven strictly wears them indoors. However, I have seen a more keen...
Who said Sunday was the day of rest? Today has been back to back fittings. The pins are blunt and the chalk is spent. Tweed, flannel and worsted's were on the list today. Moleskin trousers in creamy brown and linen waist coats all tried on, and...
We have arrived in Manhattan, and our journey was as smooth as silk. We caught the earlier flight, and so avoiding the manic rush into Manhattan. Our usual mayhem of unpacking and organising our precious cargo was controlled and leisurely. This trip we have rather...
......to the most magnificent shop, just around the corner, at 11 St George Street, and now is my opportunity to share it with you. I have not yet mastered the art of a video tour, but just to give you a flavour, I took a few...
……And in so many ways. After 4 years of working from a lower ground premises I am now moving up and into the daylight, and I am so excited. I have just signed a lease on the most wonderful shop; just a stones throw from...
....Are not to be found in a little red book, but can be found in the following blog written by Ville Raivio. It is Finland's sole forum dedicated to tailored menswear, and as I was in a hurry, I gave a very frank interview. Now...