A leather jacket is always an investment. You want skins that will wear beautifully for years, aging, weathering, and gaining in character. This means using full grain whole skins as a starting point. Many cheaper jackets are made from split and bonded leathers or leather with the grain stamped onto it.

We make all sorts of suits. Wedding suits, business suits, sportswear. A windowpane is a simple plaid pattern that is less sporty than many plaids. Some plaids only work as a sports jacket or stand alone piece.  Make a whole suit from the plaid and it quickly becomes too much. But many windowpanes look incredible […]

The groom wears black. The bride wears white. But what if the wedding is in Mexico…? The pictures show two suits that we recently made for tropical weddings. One is a 70s inspired suit cut from an off-white cotton seersucker. The other, a completely modern suit cut from a linen/rayon blend that is lighter, softer, […]

"Tropical Wool." The whole idea boggles the mind of those new to the world of fine menswear. An oxymoron, surely? Customers come to us with only one thing that they are certain of: They do not want wool suits. No one would recommend a wool suit for a wedding in July in the deep South, would they?

There are lots of great winter coats in the stores.  But what we offer is something a bit different. You dream up the perfect coat, and we will work with you to craft the perfect style and pattern. One customer for whom we made a coat recently wanted a early-to-mid century style RAF greatcoat like […]

Seersucker is a wonderful material. Stripes are woven into the fabric and then the fabric is washed. Some of the stripes shrink and some do not, creating a puckered pattern. Seersucker is generally made from cotton and is the ideal summer fabric that breathes well and is a bit more relaxed. Wear a seersucker suit […]