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 Here's something you don't see every day. A five button cuff with the top hole on the right matching the colour of the stripe. All these holes are real and sewn on diagonal. ...

This Dinner Jacket is made from black velvet and has a fine corded silk facing, and silk jetted cross pockets. I believe this to be one of the smartest jackets you can own. Myself and my client where very happy with the outcome, and I look forward...

      We have now moved on to the first fitting: the pocket baiste, and as this is an untested pattern, I must say I am very pleased with the results so far. The first fitting is for me to get the balance and girth of the jacket...

  And just driving through Savile Row does not count in my book.  There was a very interesting article in the Metro recently regarding Savile Row and its’ tradition and how a company has launched a scooter bespoke service, whereby you telephone them, they turn up...

And in this case it is a classic Henry Lesser black pure wool suit with a fancy lining to set it apart. It has been a fantastic year so far and I have really enjoyed some of the design challenges requested by a number of clients, but...

  Not quite like turning water into wine, but the pictures show how we are progressing towards the finished article.  The cloth selected by Simon is an 11oz Porter & Harding Glorious Twelfth and is pure wool.  He wanted an eye catching tweed suit that he...

  This is a Holland and Sherry Donegal cloth which made up great. The coat has a lighter colour horn button sewn on which was a request from the client. I think its a nice twist!...

Well it has now moved past that stage. This is the suit mentioned in a previous post, and as the client is also a friend, he has given the OK for its progress to be documented.  This morning I cut the paper pattern from his...

Silk or Cashmere that was the question for one of my clients and I think I came up with the perfect solution by sewing silk onto the cashmere, and thereby allowing him the option throughout the day, without having to carry 2 scarves.  This...