How great things age: Gieves & Hawkes bespok...
This post could come under the ‘How great things age’ or the ‘Reflections on bespoke’ heading. Whatever the category, readers have asked frequently about this pea coat , how it has held up and – more speci...
How great things age: Gieves & Hawkes bespok...
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It wasn't, except to the extent that I've always liked this kind of graphic decoration. And yes, I think we do refine things in that way. Always making little mistakes, but getting better over time. The journey is the jo...
BTBA dinner: The best-dressed men in black tie
One of the nicest aspects of the Bespoke Tailors Benevolent Association dinner every year is the evening wear. Although most cutters and tailors aren’t actually into clothes and style, they are all wearing something bespoke – s...
BTBA dinner: The best-dressed men in black tie
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Only somebody who doesn’t understand would think of wearing a smoking jacket at a black tie evening....
The bespoke pea coat – Part 5
A few more details on the bespoke pea coat from Gieves & Hawkes, as promised. (By the way, isn’t the pitch of the sleeve above gorgeous? Easier with a heavy cloth of course, but it is a uniquely pleasurable sight.) So, the last po...
The bespoke pea coat – Part 5
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There are no sizes, Islam - it is bespoke. However, we did make a ready-to-wear pea coat with a similar aesthetic - see the PS shop here....
The bespoke pea coat – Part 3
The bespoke pea coat had many inspirations. Among its foremost influences were the personal creations of Davide (Taub, Gieves & Hawkes head cutter); the Gieves military and naval archive; and the embroidery designs of lovely Claire (Barrett...
The bespoke pea coat – Part 3
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I'm afraid I don't have any Sam, sorry...
Embroidered velvet jacket: Hawthorne & Heaney
Following my first project with Claire Barrett, who founded embroidery company Hawthorne & Heaney last year, this was a follow-up to decorate the lapel of my Timothy Everest smoking jacket. I wasn’t entirely sure whether I liked the lo...
Embroidered velvet jacket: Hawthorne & Heaney
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That is very nice. Not many have buttonholes with our dress suits (a shame perhaps given how elegant it looks in vintage illustrations) but this is a subtle and interesting nod towards it and combines well with the infor...
Hawthorne and Heaney: embroidery project
Last week I wrote about Claire Barrett of Hawthorne & Heaney, who does fine embroidery on livery, shirts and slippers for the bespoke menswear trade, as well as working with fashion designers in London. I came to her to learn about the proce...
Hawthorne and Heaney: embroidery project
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No no no no no! This upsets me almost as much as the double bottom hole trend I witnessed during the coverage of the Olympics. I get the same reaction when I see a beautiful women with a tatttoo on her lower back....
Claire Barrett, Hawthorne & Heaney
I do love learning about other crafts. There’s nothing like the series of ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions that takes you deeper, step by step, into understanding the way quality things are made, as well as the commercial reaso...
Claire Barrett, Hawthorne & Heaney
I do love learning about other crafts. There’s nothing like the series of ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions that takes you deeper, step by step, into understanding the way quality things are made, as well as the commer...
