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Interview: A Cloth Merchant - Robert Charnock

Interview: A Cloth Merchant - Robert Charnock

I was born into textiles. I was exposed to cloth from a very young age because my mother had a mending company. My father would go and pick up pieces...

Interview: A Cloth Merchant - Robert Charnock

I was born into textiles. I was exposed to cloth from a very young age because my mother had a mending company. My father would go and pick up pieces...

Tailor's Note: March 2023 - Black Tie Tips

Tailor's Note: March 2023 - Black Tie Tips

These notes are based off conversations with customers and are designed to help make the process of working with a tailor a little more familiar.   Disclaimer: These ideas are...

Tailor's Note: March 2023 - Black Tie Tips

These notes are based off conversations with customers and are designed to help make the process of working with a tailor a little more familiar.   Disclaimer: These ideas are...

Linen Season Cometh

Linen Season Cometh

A London linen draper's card, c.1810 British Summer Time is here! In reality, this technicality merely heralds the coming of slightly less cold temperatures, but it nevertheless signifies a momentous shift...

Linen Season Cometh

A London linen draper's card, c.1810 British Summer Time is here! In reality, this technicality merely heralds the coming of slightly less cold temperatures, but it nevertheless signifies a momentous shift...

Interview: A Shoemaker - William Efe Laborde

Interview: A Shoemaker - William Efe Laborde

The first time I recall having the idea of bespoke tailoring was actually when I was around 15 or 16. I was at a French-American lycee in Bordeaux so they...

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Interview: A Shoemaker - William Efe Laborde

The first time I recall having the idea of bespoke tailoring was actually when I was around 15 or 16. I was at a French-American lycee in Bordeaux so they...

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Tailor's Note: February 2023 - Casual Tailoring

Tailor's Note: February 2023 - Casual Tailoring

These notes are based off conversations with customers and are designed to help make the process of working with a tailor a little more familiar.   Disclaimer: These ideas are...

Tailor's Note: February 2023 - Casual Tailoring

These notes are based off conversations with customers and are designed to help make the process of working with a tailor a little more familiar.   Disclaimer: These ideas are...

Interview: An Aesthete - Fabio Trombini

Interview: An Aesthete - Fabio Trombini

My career started out in bespoke tailoring and couture, I would say that my strengths lie in making garments from scratch. Although now I run a work room focussing on...

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Interview: An Aesthete - Fabio Trombini

My career started out in bespoke tailoring and couture, I would say that my strengths lie in making garments from scratch. Although now I run a work room focussing on...

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