Choosing a bespoke tailor to suit yourself is not as easy as it might seem, (pardon the pun). If you have not been recommended a tailor it can be tricky to find the right one for you, the best tailors have different house styles. My coat...
When's a suit fitting really a consultation? Some people may get the first fitting confused with the consultation. The consultation is the first time we will meet when, I can show you examples of my work in my shop. We will discuss your style, cloth weight and colour of the suit or garment that...
Ok, as promised I now have some photos of Steven's new linen suit. So, what do you think? Toodle pip! Celia....
I am very happy to see that HRH the Prince of Wales is still wearing the Vicuna polo coat that I made him back in 2001. Above is a picture of the pattern I cut for him, for the overcoat and also another pattern that...
March and April have been very busy months for Steven Hitchcock. We were asked by Jason Atherton, www.jasonatherton.co.uk/jason-atherton/ to make suits for his managers and waist coats for his bar staff at his new restaurant, City Social in Tower 42. www.citysociallondon.com How could we say no!...
....and increasing by the day. This is the number of hits on YOUTUBE for the Fit Museum production of 'Fashions in the 1930s'. It is such an informative piece, and what I really loved about it, was the way that the 2 Italian Tailors talked...
Last night we went to the FIT museum on 7th Avenue and 27th street. We saw the, Elegance in an age of crisis: fashions of the 1930's. The exhibition was a mix of ladies haute couture and men's bespoke tailoring. The clothes were immaculately dressed...
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...
This week we were invited to the London College of Fashion's Industrial Advisory Panel meeting. We were representatives of the bespoke industry! LCF invited us to the meeting to discuss theirs and our view points of the Foundation Degree in Tailoring. They wanted to know...
December is coming around the corner...