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Steed Bespoke Tailors Coming to San Francisco, April 13th

January 31, 2013

Steed Bespoke Tailors Coming To San Francisco, April 13th

As some readers may know, I’ve been trying to persuade Steed Bespoke Tailors to come out to San Francisco for…

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Put This On Season Two: So Far

August 31, 2012

Put This On Season Two: So Far

Above: Episode 4 Below: Episodes 3, 2 and 1 Put This On, Season 2, Episode 3: (New) Traditions, London from…

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Old School Technical Sportswear I

August 16, 2012

Old School Technical Sportswear I

http://v5.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=biw2ef&s=5 This is one of my favorite clips from the BBC’s documentary on Savile Row (which, if you haven’t already seen,…

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Savile Row Jargon

July 31, 2012

Savile Row Jargon

Savile Row Jargon Mungo – cloth cuttings, which by custom the tailor used to retain to sell to a rag…

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Savile Row’s New Tradition

July 15, 2012

Savile Row’s New Tradition

Excerpted from S2E3 of Put This On: “(New) Traditions” We learn the history of London’s Savile Row, and talk about…

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Put This On Season Two, Episode 3: (New) Traditions

June 19, 2012

Put This On Season Two, Episode 3: (New) Traditions

Put This On, a web series about dressing like a grownup, visits London, where we examine how traditions are being…

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Are These The Costumed Heroes Of Savile Row?

April 25, 2012

Are These The Costumed Heroes Of Savile Row?

I was going to let it pass without comment, but since I’ve received a thousand million bajillion emails and tweets…

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We Got It For Free: Anderson & Sheppard’s <em>A Style is Born</em>

October 27, 2011

We Got It For Free: Anderson & Sheppard’s A Style Is Born

Anderson & Sheppard’s new book, A Style is Born, is being released today. The 296-page volume is special in that…

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The RJ Man reviews "Anderson & Sheppard: A Style Is Born"

October 24, 2011

The RJ Man Reviews “Anderson & Sheppard: A Style Is Born”

The RJ Man reviews “Anderson & Sheppard: A Style Is Born”

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The five bespoke items that every man should have in their closet

June 14, 2011

The Five Bespoke Items That Every Man Should Have In Their Closet

Here’s an old article I’ve been meaning to post. John Hitchcock, the managing director of one of Savile Row’s best tailoring houses,…

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Leonard Logsdail, one of the finest tailors in the United States

June 14, 2011

Leonard Logsdail, One Of The Finest Tailors In The United States

Stephen at The Simply Refined sent me this video he shot with Leonard Logsdail, one of the finest tailors in…

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What Is Traditional American Style?

May 12, 2011

What Is Traditional American Style?

Our most recent video, Tradition, features a conversation with Jay Walter, a true-blue American style traditionalist. The American aesthetic is…

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Henry Poole dinner suit

April 26, 2011

Henry Poole Dinner Suit

A month or two ago, I happened upon a beautiful Henry Poole dinner suit. Henry Poole are called “the founders…

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It’s On eBay - Henry Poole & Co. Tuxedo

March 5, 2011

It’s On EBay – Henry Poole & Co. Tuxedo

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this coat on the rack. Henry Poole? Really? But there were no…

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It’s On eBay: Gieves & Hawkes Greatcoat

February 12, 2011

It’s On EBay: Gieves & Hawkes Greatcoat

Speaking of RJMan, here’s a Gieves & Hawkes coat he found on the Bay, dated 1953. The seller only ships…

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