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<\/a>Edwardian Cut Brown Flannel Sport Suit<\/p><\/div>\n
But if there is one area of tailoring that is truly American, it is sportswear.<\/p>\n
To a certain extent, we inherited our love and notions of “sports” from the British. But sport always meant something a bit different to Americans than it did to the Brits.<\/p>\n
To the Brits “sport” centered around the country estate and the hunt—activities that one would do as a gentleman of leisure when outside of the city.<\/p>\n
For Americans, this idea of sport was quickly eclipsed by the idea of strenuous activities that one did often for the sake of health and entertainment.<\/p>\n
The tennis court, the golf course, the beach. Sailing, skiing, riding, fishing and even flying.<\/p>\n
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries men wore sport jackets for all of these activities.<\/p>\n
Jackets with “action backs” to allow for a freedom of movement.<\/p>\n
Jackets with throat latches to keep out the cold.<\/p>\n
Jackets from linen for the heat and sweat or from waxed cotton to keep out the rain.<\/p>\n
The ideal man was not a man of leisure but a man of activity who needed to be ready for anything!<\/p>\n
Suits made from matched cloth were replaced by separates.<\/p>\n
A jacket in one fabric, and a pant in another. Plaids, houndstooths, herringbones.<\/p>\n
Eventually sportswear evolved into our basic everyday casual clothing. And in the late 20th Century came to mean nothing more than \u00a0jeans and a t-shirt.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Linen Back on Tweed Vest<\/p><\/div>\n
But now, when more and more men are trying to dress up and look good, an older, more authentic vision of sportswear has become relevant again.<\/p>\n
We want to dress better. \u00a0But we don’t want to be limited by the way that we dress.<\/p>\n
We want durable fabrics that we can wear anywhere.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Shawl Collar Donegal Tweed Vest<\/p><\/div>\n
We want a full range of movement so that we can drive, throw a ball, or put away a bottle on the top shelf.<\/p>\n
Most of all, an American aesthetic is about not being constrained.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Copper Stitching and Buttons with Herringbone Shirt<\/p><\/div>\n
We buy big trucks instead of little cars, so that we can (at least in our imaginations) drive a rocky road to a forlorn mountain cabin or pack up all of our belongings to move to a new town.\u00a0Part of what Denver Bespoke and AJ Machete and Sons are about is a striving after an authentically American vision of tailoring.<\/p>\n
We aren’t interested in recycling English and European fashions, either as a vision of James Bond or a British gent, or that perfectly spontaneous and romantic looking fellow at the Italian cafe.<\/p>\n
We want something a bit more rugged. \u00a0Maybe a bit more<\/p>\n
rustic.<\/p>\n
Something that fits in with the Rocky Mountains and the American West instead of the postcard version of a European capital.<\/p>\n
So we call our suits “American Suits”. \u00a0But basically they are just suits for men who do things and who want to look good doing them.<\/p>\n
All of our pieces our completely custom made. \u00a0And we are one of the few tailors anywhere who work in a sportswear aesthetic and can make any detail that you have seen anywhere.<\/p>\n