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July 12, 2018
Summer Favorites: Olive Sack Suits
For the mild brow-mopping misery that is wearing a suit in the middle of the summer, I have a lot…
November 28, 2017
Paul Feig Talks Tailoring On Blamo!
Director Paul Feig recently talked suits and dress codes with Blamo host Jeremy Kirkland in an episode that’s certain to…
March 1, 2016
Marketing Savile Row In The 1940s: From The British Pathe Archives
Maybe suit marketing has always been sorta bad. Un-narrated footage from newsreel service British Pathe shows tailors working on Savile…
February 1, 2016
The Mechanics Behind Bespoke Tailoring: Straightening & Crookening A Jacket With Steed
When we spoke to Edwin DeBoise last week about how he creates double-breasted jackets, he touched on a technique called “straightening a…
January 27, 2016
Let It Out: What To Do When You’ve Gone Too Slim
Men’s fashion coming out of the ‘90s was all about slimming the silhouette from the broader and baggier looks that…
January 25, 2016
How To Cut A Double-Breasted Jacket
I don’t really have a need for a double-breasted suit. In California’s casual culture, wearing a single-breasted is already hard…
September 28, 2015
Fabric Weight: Does A Pound Of Tweed Weigh The Same As A Pound Of Flannel?
Have you ever read the description of a sportcoat or pair of jeans and nodded, impressed, at the fabric weight?…
September 15, 2015
Even Well-to-Do Americans Aren’t Spending Much On Tailoring These Days
The latest stats on how Americans spend their money are out, in the form of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s…
June 9, 2015
Suit As A Canvas: Kehinde Wiley’s Awesome Tailoring
You know artist Kehinde Wiley’s work when you see it: vividly toned portraits of people of color in classical settings…
May 27, 2015
How To Hand Darn
If you were as inspired as I was by Luke Deverell’s work over at Darn & Dusted, Reddit member AnalogDimitri…
February 11, 2015
Q & Answer: Can A Collar Gap Be Fixed?
John writes us to ask: Does a sport coat need to sit close to your neck at all times? I’ve…
February 4, 2015
Learning To Make Your Own Clothes, Part Two
Sometimes the hardest part about learning something new is figuring out how to take those first steps. When I spoke…
February 2, 2015
Learning To Make Your Own Clothes, Part One
Every custom tailor I speak to says the same thing: the trade is dying and young people are no longer…
October 7, 2014
Leonard Logsdail Conducts A Fitting Over Skype
A view of the 21st century? Bespoke tailor Leonard Logsdail conducts a fitting over Skype. (via Twitter)
September 4, 2014
For Aspiring Tailors
For anyone who wants to become a tailor, Jeffery Diduch recently wrote about a new online training program set up by…