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...
[caption id="attachment_3008" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Standing Dandy.[/caption] Last night was the Steven Hitchcock shop warming and 'I am Dandy' book launch...
These are the most prized tool of the tailoring trade. The heavy, cold, sharp and alluring shears ( not scissors! ) are treated with the highest of respect. There is an unspoken code amongst tailors, about their shears. Shears are precious, and so only the owner of...
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...
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...
Summer in England is wonderful, when we finally have it! All manner of crimes are committed in the sun, leaving the house with alabaster skin. Then returning after a blazing day in the beautiful sun, with tomato hued skin. Eating two ice creams in one...