Clik here to view.
Camps de Luca suit: fitting
I’m getting pretty excited about this Camps de Luca suit now. Not only will it be one of the most beautifully made suits I own – coming from a Parisian tailor – but also one of the most versatile. In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Caraceni: bespoke tailor, Milan
Although I decided to have my first Milanese suit made at Ferdinando Caraceni (see previous post), I’ve visited and got to know Carlo and Massimiliano Andreacchio at A Caraceni as well. Between them,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spanish tailors
Over the past couple of years I have got to know several of Spain’s leading tailors fairly well, particularly Langa, Reillo and Calvo de Mora.Spanish tailors can be characterised as flexible and value...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ferdinando Caraceni: jacket fitting
When I was in Milan two weeks ago I had a first and second fitting with Ferdinando Caraceni in a day. This isn’t something that all tailors are happy doing, but for some such as Caraceni – which has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Musella Dembech – bespoke at home
While in Milan earlier in the year I had a chance to catch up with Gianfrancesco Musella-Dembech, whose family run a small bespoke operation in Milan.Mother, father and son all work in the same room,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Linen suit from Langa, Madrid
Tobacco brown’s a nice colour, isn’t it? Definitely informal – due to its lightness and saturation – yet with a quiet sophistication. Colonial, particularly in linen, but without the baggage of cream...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Linen suit from Langa: details
Some close-up details here on the linen suit from Sastreria Langa that we featured earlier in the week. You can see a few of the tailoring idiosyncrasies, as well as the cloth and work itself in more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcard from Paris
In Paris this week, seeing a few lovely people at Cifonelli, Camps de Luca, Caron and Mes Chaussettes. Again with the Cs.The Camps de Luca suit needs one more fitting, while the Cifonelli overcoat is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kiton’s Lasa – bespoke or made-to-measure?
The Lasa service from Kiton is being offered as part of the Made-to-Measure service at Harrod’s (the last event was this past weekend), but may actually be closer to bespoke. Indeed, the question...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Final Kiton Lasa jacket
Decent made to measure. That’s how I would describe this final jacket from Kiton – made for me as part of the Harrod’s MTM events and described in previous posts on the commissioning and fitting. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Langa coming to London
I’m pleased to say that Spanish tailors Langa will be coming to London for the first time later this month, setting up shop in Holland & Sherry on Savile Row on November 24th and 25th. The cutter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dunhill bespoke
Martin Nicholls, the cutter at Dunhill in London, has had a fascinating career. Trained at Huntsman under Hammick and Hall, he worked at Gieves and Norton’s, headed up the bespoke department at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reillo, Madrid: Bespoke cotton suit
This suit is from Jose Maria Reilo, the second of the three Spanish tailors I commissioned from in 2014. The make is good, although there are one or two issues with the fit that I’ll come to in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cifonelli double-breasted overcoat
For the reader who commented that my pieces on Cifonelli tend towards the emotional, I apologise in advance. This is a beautiful, beautiful coat, and one of the finest things I have ever worn.Right,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Calvo de Mora donegal jacket
This is the third of the commissions I made with Spanish tailors earlier last year. It is a lightweight donegal jacket, from Calvo de Mora. It is probably the best of the three, and the most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reflections on bespoke 2: J Panther, Tom Davies and Steven Hitchcock
My last ‘reflections on bespoke’ post back in January was very popular. Readers seemed to respond to the assessment of bespoke commissions with the wisdom of hindsight, and I have to say I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How many tailors do you need?
A few weeks ago, a reader made the point that all my adventures with bespoke tailors could give the impression that this is the optimum way to build a wardrobe. That’s certainly not the case.The...
View ArticleA farewell to Camps de Luca on Place de la Madeleine
Parisian tailors Camps de Luca are moving premises, after 50 years overlooking Place de la Madeleine. Their new home is at 16 Rue de la Paix, near to Place Vendome. To say goodbye, they put together...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Huntsman hires Campbell Carey and Robert Bailey
It was announced today that Huntsman has hired Campbell Carey as the new head cutter, to try and fill the hole left by Pat Murphy, who officially leaves this month for Davies & Son. Pat worked for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Herringbone jacket fitting – Ferdinando Caraceni
At the Milan event last month I had my final fitting on the cashmere herringbone jacket being made by Ferdinando Caraceni.The more I get to know Nicoletta – Ferdinando’s daughter, although not a...
View Article