Will New Store Opening Spell the End for Savile Row?

Will New Store Opening Spell the End for Savile Row?

Suit lovers everywhere are up in (well-tailored) arms about a new proposal which could irreversibly change the face of the world’s most famous tailoring street. On St George’s day a group of immaculately dressed demonstrators gathered outside the proposed site of a...
Why A Gentleman Should Never Wear a Belt

Why A Gentleman Should Never Wear a Belt

The Advantages of Side Adjusters There is an old expression on Savile Row that advises that “A gentleman should never wear a belt.” Whilst this is an old one from the vaults the thinking behind it is still very much up to date. It implies that if one is having a suit...
The History of Bespoke Tailoring

The History of Bespoke Tailoring

Bespoke Tailoring, as we know it today, is the accumulation of many centuries of dedication to the craft of sewing, stitching, cutting and imitating the human form in fabrics. Bespoke tailoring developed slowly but steadily throughout Europe between the 12th and 14th...