I have a soft spot for independent, mature and very experienced tailors. I have this idea that they are the most capable of making the quintessential bespoke suit, if such a garment exists. So, I’ve been thinking for some time to place an order with Malcolm Plews, one of the old masters of the tailoring ...
Tommy Nutter is an intriguing story on Savile Row. It began in the 1960s, when Tommy Nutter started working as frontman at Donaldson, Williamson & Ward, a traditional Savile Row business located in Burlington Arcade. In 1969 Tommy Nutter left the firm with Edward Sexton to start Nutters on Savile Row. Inspired by Swinging London ...
The bespoke blazer is not made for Jimmy. He has bought it second-hand for 100 GBP. Nonetheless I find the blazer interesting, since the venerable Malcolm Plews in Savile Row has made it, and you don’t find many photos of garments from his hands. Moreover, it fits Jimmy quite well. He brought it to a ...
Butler is the model Drafing a pattern by “Rock of Eye” Cutting the canvas on the bias Full chest coat with drape At The King’s New Square in Copenhagen Savile Row tailors travel to the States, and once in a while to Paris, Munich or another big city on the Continent. Copenhagen up north is a very rare ...
“You can take the boy out of the Row, but you cannot take the Row out of the boy.” Although Edward Sexton has moved his shop away from Savile Row long ago, he stresses the connection at his website, for good reason. Savile Row is a very strong brand, and he, Edward Sexton, is regarded ...
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