Hopsack and linen trousers – in humid Hong ...
It was really lovely being back in Hong Kong last week, after a few years away. The talk we Lorenzo Cifonelli and I did at Attire House worked well - more a conversation than an interview, with Lorenzo asking me questions about other tailors, and th...
Hopsack and linen trousers – in humid Hong ...
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I think that can be fine - the danger comes more when the linens are pretty similar in texture and weight...
Travel jacket, knitwear and serge trousers
Last Friday was annoyingly cold, and damp. Combinations of subdued, rich colours always give me the most pleasure - but it felt particularly appropriate on a day like this. The textures of the three pieces also went well together: the fuzzy surfac...
Travel jacket, knitwear and serge trousers
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I see Rhys. Well I'd certainly go off whatever they tell you, as they'll know (in the Haberdashery)....
Suit Style 8: Trouser measurements, style and pro...
One of the reasons jacket fits and styles are so hard to describe is they cannot easily be put into numbers. Trousers, by comparison, are pretty straightforward. From the shoe up, there is: circumference at the trouser opening or bottom, at the kne...
Suit Style 8: Trouser measurements, style and pro...
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If you wear slim trousers, largely yes....
Filling the gaps: Six pairs of odd trousers
If shirts are the items in a man’s wardrobe where he wants most predictability and consistency, then trousers are undoubtedly second. In that spirit, over the past year I have regularly commissioned odd trousers (‘odd’ as in separa...
Filling the gaps: Six pairs of odd trousers
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Many thanks Lindsay McKee...
B&Tailor jacket via Robin Pettersson: Review
I had this tweed jacket made by South Korean house B&Tailor over the past 18 months, using Robin Petterson - a Swede who does their fittings in London and at home in Stockholm. Unfortunately, although the end result isn’t too bad (just...
B&Tailor jacket via Robin Pettersson: Review
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The neck is a little different, but yes that closing at the front is all about the balance. It might be that SS struggled with your forward rotating shoulders, but chances are it was your overall stance (eg a little lean...
The perfect wedding suit
It is the time of year for wedding preparations, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to share images of my friend Oliver’s wedding last year. He is wearing probably my favourite groomsman’s outfit. First, the colour. P...
The perfect wedding suit
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I'd do the micro myself, the other is a little sporty...
Huntsman dinner: The reader outfits
As mentioned in my original post about this reader competition, our aim was to explore the different forms formalwear can take today. Men will always have a need to dress up, in order to appear appropriately for a smarter, more important and more f...
Huntsman dinner: The reader outfits
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I wore my Cleverley imitation brogues. I don't think there's anything wrong with Oliver's trousers - they are just breaking a bit more at the front as a result of how he is standing. I also wouldn't go with turn-ups, bot...
Suit style 2: The single breasted
This is the fourth article in our Guide to Suit Style. You can see the full contents so far, and browse between them, on the right-hand side of this post. Fitting on a Hardy Amies single-breasted jacket How many buttons should I have on a single-bre...
Suit style 2: The single breasted
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Hi Nick, nice to hear from you. If you wanted a Neapolitan jacket 'through and through' then yes, I would recommend a 3-roll-2. It would be a good thing to try and it does suit the style very well. However, if you're uns...
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury visit the US
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury, the fabulously good value tailor I have written about recently, visit the US 5-6 times a year. They will be there next in a couple of weeks – in New York for three days and then Los Angeles for one. The ...
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury visit the US
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Oh good...
Air force (RAF) blue flannel suit: Whitcomb &...
Air force blue is a beautiful colour. Better than the bright, tonic blues that are so popular these days – so much deeper, so much more subtle. Also known as RAF blue, the colour refers to the uniforms issued to the Royal Air Force when...
Air force (RAF) blue flannel suit: Whitcomb &...
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W&S is soft tailoring, yes. Not exactly the same as A&S or SH, but similar. I suggest visiting and seeing if you like the cut...
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury final suit – gr...
Back in October there was a lot of interest around my post on the bespoke service at Whitcomb & Shaftesbury. Their ‘classic bespoke’ service, which involves cutting the suit in London (by a very experienced Row cutter), and the...
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury final suit – gr...
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From what I've seen of the Huntsman service it's good, but it is expensive for what it is. I think you'll be absolutely fine if that's what you want. If you want to be safe, try on something they already have and give yo...
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury – first fitting
I recently had the basted fitting for my two suits from Whitcomb & Shaftesbury – the tailor that runs a workshop in India but has all the suits cut by the same person London. They had offered to make me two suits – on...
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury – first fitting
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Maintained their quality...
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury – foreign bespoke
If you’re looking for a good bespoke suit in London, there aren’t many English options between £1000 and £3000 or so. Most are closer to the £1000 make and finish, but simply charge twice as much. An interesting ...
Whitcomb & Shaftesbury – foreign bespoke
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Yes, though Sian who now does it mostly I'd also rate very highly...
