Bespoke Cashmere Overcoat – Part 2 – First Fitting
With a few weeks to go before leaving for the cold of Europe for a month in January, we had the first fitting for…
Bespoke
Leng Ngo Bespoke 3 Piece Suit – Part 4 – Third Fitting
A fortnight after the second fitting I was back in to see Leng and Gennaro for the third fitting of the three piece suit, made…
Leng Ngo – Bespoke Suit Part 3 – Second Fitting
Back in to see Leng for the second fitting of the bespoke 3 piece suit made from Dormeuil Ice Flannel cloth. (Part 1 here,…
Leonard Logsdail NY, Bespoke Sport Coat – On Hold
Regular readers will have seen recent articles (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) covering the commission of the bespoke sport coat from Leonard Logsdail…
Leonard Logsdail, NY, Bespoke Sport Coat, Part Three – Second Fitting
Back to East 53rd Street for the second time in the same week to see Len and have the second fitting of the bespoke…
Ambrosi Napoli – Bespoke Trousers – The Finished Trousers
Art masquerading as trousers. This sums up the finished product from Salva’ and it hints at the essence of true bespoke tailoring and perhaps…
Bijan – Cashmere Overcoat. Part 1 – Design and Cloth
Months behind schedule to organise this coat for this winter, the plan is to commission an overcoat that will be warm enough to handle the…
Leng Bespoke – Three Piece Suit – Part 2 – First Fitting
Walking in to see Leng and Gennaro for the first fitting of this commission (see first part in the series here) the image above…
Leonard Logsdail – Bespoke Sport Coat Part 2 – First Fitting
Having sat down with Len’ earlier in the week to design the bespoke sport coat made from Dugdale Bros cloth, I headed back in…
Leng Bespoke, Sydney – Three Piece Suit – Part 1
Leng Ngo’s new bespoke studio tucked away on Sydney’s York Street, has been recently established with former colleague Gennaro Scura, both of whom worked…
How a Drake’s Bespoke Cashmere Tie is Made
In London late last year, I visited Drake’s factory on Haberdasher Street in London. The article about that visit is here. It’s a beautiful…
Nino Corvato, New York – Bespoke Trousers Part 2, First Fitting
Express post is a beautiful thing. Critical documents can be sent around the world in record time, kidneys can be delivered to patients…
Nino Corvato – Bespoke Trousers Part 1 – Measurements and Cloth
For those who read my recent profile on Nino, you’ll already have a good understanding of the New York based, Sicilian tailor, who has…
Leonard Logsdail, New York – Bespoke Sport Coat – Part 1.
Not that I ever need an excuse to go to New York, but if I did, Leonard Logsdail was all the excuse I needed….
GJ Cleverley Bespoke Double Monks Part 3 – The Finished Shoes
Heading down to Melbourne a little while ago to try on and take home the bespoke Cleverley double monks, the shoes were more of…