The traditional heritage tailored suit is almost entirely made from animal products----from the wool of the main fabric to the silk thread and detailing. The buttons are made from buffalo horn or shell and the interior canvas is made from goat hair.
The traditional heritage tailored suit is almost entirely made from animal products----from the wool of the main fabric to the silk thread and detailing. The buttons are made from buffalo horn or shell and the interior canvas is made from goat hair.
Unlike your average made-to-measure tailor, we specialize in pieces that are utterly unique. Clients often come to us wanting pieces that no one else will cut and tailor---from sportswear to vintage-style formalwear.
There is something about waxed cotton that feels so different than other weather-resistant fabrics. More authentic. Less modern or plastic-y or tacky. Like pull-up leather, waxed cloth changes a bit each time you wear it. It scratches and cracks and then the cracks begin to fade. It is sort of like having your history written in the fabric---the patina of your every motion.
In the United States, we tend to call the best business and formal looks and fits “European” or “Italian” or “British,”–sometimes for good reason, and sometimes merely as a shorthand for saying that a look is “good” or “exciting” or somehow intangibly different from the basic relaxed New England look that we are used to […]
When clients contact us online to order a suit––or make an appointment to meet with us about a suit here in our workshop in Denver, Colorado––one of the first questions we ask is, “Do you want a vest?” Around 75% of our clients answer “Yes.” Part of this is just the fact that most shops […]
Choosing the right pant fit and leg shape is one of the most important parts of getting the right look in a suit. Do you want to look more youthful, slim, and eager? Or is your style more one that connotes power and solidity? Is your style more traditional or is it more daring? In […]
For daytime outdoor wear, plaid is supreme. Whether you are at a wedding, the museum, or just headed out for brunch with your friends, a plaid sport coat or vest is ideal. The look is much less uptight than an evening look in black, and much less of a purely “business” look than navy. Because […]
Every suit that we make is unique and made for an individual client. We don’t have 5 or 10 or even 500 designs. For every suit that we make, we start with the client and his own sense of style. We ask him where he will wear the piece. How often he will wear […]
Every year we make some of the most amazing custom coats that can be found anywhere. The coats are cut from gorgeous wools, cashmeres, camel hairs and alpaca fibers. An overcoat or greatcoat is a wonderfully formal piece for an informal society
Waistcoats (or "vests" in good American English) haven't been this in style for decades. Perhaps the recession made us all a bit more serious, and many of the guys out there who hoped to be boys forever decided to grow up. Or perhaps we all just decided to think a bit more about history and a bit less about what was new, when future prospects seemed to dim.