Category Archive: bespoke

Oct 22

Death of a Few Fashions

When reading about suits, one can find quite a bit of fussy, fashionable nonsense. Edicts about the amount of buttons, the ones that should be done up and the correct width of ties. While some of these make a great deal of sense (meaning I subscribe to them) others are just passed from person to person without much intervening thought. Indeed, some of these, at one time, did make sense but in today’s world veer into obsolescence. The basic rules of fit, texture and color remain fundamental. Some of the other stuff can be dispensed with.

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Oct 03

British Style Genius: Timothy Everest

Timothy Everest is a British tailor with a a modern touch.  He apprenticed under the famous Tommy Nutter (tailor to the Beatles and Rolling Stones) and is a leader in ‘The New Bespoke Movement.’  The above video is an edit of British Style Genius.

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Oct 02

MEN OF THE CLOTH 2010 TRAILER

Three Italian master tailors share their pride and devotion to their Old World craft while confronting their challenging roles in the twilight of their career. (The film is currently in post-production) www.MenoftheClothFilm.com/ http://www.facebook.com/MenOfTheClothFilm

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Sep 27

Williams British Handmade

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Few things are as functional as luggage.  Unless you have someone to carry it for you, you want it to be as practical as possible.  If you have someone to carry it for you, why would you be concerned with how it looks?  It’s about as unlikely a target for a Dali-esque makeover as one …

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Sep 15

The Naked Closet

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Of all the things I had to toss out in the past week, the very easiest to deal with was my clothes.  It might be because I didn’t have to toss any of them out. I had already rationalized my closet.  It’s been purged of everything except bespoke and work uniforms.  Though it will doubtless continue to …

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Aug 21

Rosy Fingered Dawn

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I’ve been feeling strangely restless of late and last night, at about 2 am, I asked the wife if she intended to be awake until dawn.  Like me, she’s a night owl and usually goes to bed shortly before the sun comes out.  ”What time is dawn?” she asked.   I checked the weather network …

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Jul 02

Queen’s Park Anti-Cop Picnic

Made by Don Fabien Lee Bespoke Black Suit from http://www.trendtailors.com/ // “Queen’s Park Anti-Cop Picnic” by Ryan Oakley // LOOKBOOK.nu.

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May 10

Bespoke Shoemaker John Lobb

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Mar 02

Buy Design: More Pics

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I thought about blogging about the Buy Design campaign and the photoshoot but I can’t remember much about the shoot and I don’t really understand the charity. It supplies poor people with new clothes? Some sort of sweaters for hobos initiative? Frankly, I’m not sure I approve of that. If paupers have new clothes, how …

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Jan 28

Bespoke Cashmere Overcoat

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Winter is here, as always; Hesitant and stupid, as usual.  A cold day here, a not so cold day there and rain in January.  At least, I solved a long standing problem:  My overcoat. I picked it up from my tailor today.  Then my camera decided to go insane.  In real life, the coat is …

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