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Tailor's Note: December 2020 - What is the difference between Bespoke & Made-to-Measure Tailoring?

Tailor's Note: December 2020 - What is the diff...

This is something which has been covered before in a reasonably generic way but is still one of the most common questions I am asked. And it is a fair question...

Tailor's Note: December 2020 - What is the diff...

This is something which has been covered before in a reasonably generic way but is still one of the most common questions I am asked. And it is a fair question...

Back to Work Wardrobe: A New Suit

Back to Work Wardrobe: A New Suit

Last week we looked at the updating an old favourite, this week we're talking about shiny new things! At a certain point, no matter how well made it was, a...

Back to Work Wardrobe: A New Suit

Last week we looked at the updating an old favourite, this week we're talking about shiny new things! At a certain point, no matter how well made it was, a...

Tom - Tartan Trews

Tom - Tartan Trews

Brief: Winter wedding with Scottish roots. Cloth: First Pair: Macfarlane Tartan  16oz Pure Wool  Second Pair: Johnstone Tartan 16oz Pure Wool Bespoke   Notes: I don't know where to begin...

Tom - Tartan Trews

Brief: Winter wedding with Scottish roots. Cloth: First Pair: Macfarlane Tartan  16oz Pure Wool  Second Pair: Johnstone Tartan 16oz Pure Wool Bespoke   Notes: I don't know where to begin...

James & Mirin

James & Mirin

Brief: An overcoat fit for Town & Country Cloth: Donegal Tweed - Dashing Tweeds 100% Wool Lining - Kipper & Chalk Photograph of Mirin by Bryce Knox.  Viscose.   Bespoke Notes:...

James & Mirin

Brief: An overcoat fit for Town & Country Cloth: Donegal Tweed - Dashing Tweeds 100% Wool Lining - Kipper & Chalk Photograph of Mirin by Bryce Knox.  Viscose.   Bespoke Notes:...

Kippers: The Female Tailors of Savile Row

Kippers: The Female Tailors of Savile Row

I often get asked about our name: Kipper & Chalk. The chalk bit is easy, it’s a tailor’s best friend. But what do fish have to do with tailoring? According...

Kippers: The Female Tailors of Savile Row

I often get asked about our name: Kipper & Chalk. The chalk bit is easy, it’s a tailor’s best friend. But what do fish have to do with tailoring? According...

Bea - Green with Envy

Bea - Green with Envy

This bottle green double-breasted suit, for artist Bea McCosh, uses a heavier cloth to achieve a structured waist and flared hip for a modern, flattering silhouette. The wide peak lapels balance...

Bea - Green with Envy

This bottle green double-breasted suit, for artist Bea McCosh, uses a heavier cloth to achieve a structured waist and flared hip for a modern, flattering silhouette. The wide peak lapels balance...