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In conversation with The Sartorialist

In conversation with The Sartorialist

Scott Schuman’s acclaimed Sartorialist blog is very simple in concept, and all the better for it. Schuman (above right), AKA The Sartorialist, goes around the world taking photographs of eye-catching people (above left), most of whom work in the fashion trade. We met him when he was in London last week.

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E Tautz: the movie

Click to playE Tautz: the movie

E. Tautz is the new ready-to-wear label from Patrick Grant, proprietor of Savile Row house Norton & Sons. There’s a lot more to be said about it, and we’ll be saying it in our forthcoming interview with Grant which will be online next week – in the mean time here’s a charming, almost Pythonesque film made for the brand by the artist Quentin Jones.

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If the shirt fits

If the shirt fits

From the middle of October, Prada will be entering the made to measure shirt arena with its new personalisation service, available in their Bond and Sloane Street stores and on the ground floor at Harrods. You’ll be able to choose from a range of fabrics, three body shapes, six collar types and five cuff variations, as well as having a say in pocket and pleat detailing. Prada says shirts will take about 4 weeks. From £240 (www.prada.com; 020 7647 5000)

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The Bespokesman – Meet the tailor

The Bespokesman – Meet the tailor

In the summer of 2002 I walked into Chris Kerr’s shop and ordered my first bespoke suit. His brief was to make me an “invisible” navy blue suit, one that could be worn in almost any formal environment without attracting undue attention, either good or bad. [Read more...]

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The Bespokesman — Win when you’re swimming

The Bespokesman — Win when you’re swimming

Call it fashion fatigue, or call it the Tony Blair effect, but this summer I’m content to rest my Vilbrequin swim shorts. Which leaves only one other brand in serious contention for the not very hotly contested job of supplying me with beachwear. The label is Orlebar Brown. [Read more...]

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The Bespokesman – Frank Foster shirts

The Bespokesman – Frank Foster shirts

It’s not easy to get a bespoke shirt made well in London. There aren’t many people that make them and the experience of using the few that do is often spoiled by inexplicable mistakes, excessive delays and annoying adjustments and re-adjustments.   [Read more...]

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The Bespokesman on the Glorious Twelfth

The Bespokesman on the Glorious Twelfth

Every summer there comes a moment when I’m suddenly bored of wearing thin shirts, cotton trousers and going sockless in deck shoes. This summer that moment coincides with the first day of the grouse season. It might be August but I want to get back in amongst my winter wardrobe; despite the humidity in town, I’ve got corduroy and tweed on my mind. [Read more...]

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The Bespokesman – glen check fabric

The Bespokesman – glen check fabric

The glen check, better known as the Prince of Wales check, is a staple suit fabric. For many men, particularly those who shun pinstripes, it will be their first foray beyond the basics of solid navy blue and solid grey cloths.

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