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Summer Favorites: Olive Sack Suits

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…

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Paul Feig Talks Tailoring on Blamo!

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…

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Marketing Savile Row in the 1940s: from the British Pathe Archives

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…

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The Mechanics Behind Bespoke Tailoring: Straightening & Crookening a Jacket with Steed

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…

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Let It Out: What to Do When You’ve Gone <i>Too</i> Slim

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…

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How to Cut a Double-Breasted Jacket

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…

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Fabric Weight: Does a Pound of Tweed Weigh the Same as a Pound of Flannel?

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?…

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Even Well-to-Do Americans Aren’t Spending Much on Tailoring These Days

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…

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Suit as a Canvas: Kehinde Wiley’s Awesome Tailoring

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…

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How to Hand Darn

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…

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Q & Answer: Can a Collar Gap Be Fixed?

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…

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Learning to Make Your Own Clothes, Part Two

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…

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Learning to Make Your Own Clothes, Part One

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…

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Leonard Logsdail conducts a fitting over Skype

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)

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For Aspiring Tailors

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…

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