Made by Hand, Machine, or 3D?
UPDATE: Men of the Cloth is available to stream on Amazon Prime! Men of the Cloth has announced screening dates for the New York area. Thursday January 8, 2015 at 7 pmCity Cinemas Village East189 Second Avenue at 12th, NY NY Wednesday January 14, 2015 at 7:30 pm423 Park Avenue Huntington, Long Island Sunday January 25, 2015 at 7 pm175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham NY
My shears are in production. And they look hot! There is now a possibility of a second run, and also the development of a 16″ model. Go to this thread on StyleForum to get in on that.
The group buy of shears has been initiated and I received the production sample photo showing dimensions. These are just over 13″. I hope to get some photos from the production process to share.
Roberto Cabrera’s book, Classic Tailoring Techniques is getting a revision! Cabrera’s textbook has long been one of the only references on tailoring, and certainly the best one available to novices. Stanley Hostek wrote a few exhaustive books but they weren’t as accessible to learners and Cabrera’s book. My one quibble about the Cabrera book was that some of the techniques were somewhat dated, and hopefully this revision will address those issues. Copies can be pre-ordered,Read More
The Wall Street Journal posted an article this week on the loosening up of the slim suit. http://online.wsj.com/articles/slim-suits-loosen-up-1416438021 One of the suit lines they mention is Todd Snyder White Label, something new to Nordstrom. I developed that fit for Todd (it’s being made in Chicago by Hart Schaffner Marx, the company of which I was VP Design until recently) and long-time readers of this blog (and StyleForum) may find this interesting since it involves aRead More
There is a discussion going on in another part of the internet and a question was asked which someone felt I may be able to answer. I would rather not wade in to that mess of a discussion, but the question still deserves a bit of an answer. For serious clothing nerds only. The question revolves around job titles in men’s tailored clothing, a business which is, in some respects, stuck in a bit ofRead More
Good shears are very difficult to come by- they just don’t make them anymore. One of the members of Styleforum has located a factory in Italy that still has the molds for 13″ shears and is willing to make a batch if they get enough orders. If you’re interested, check out the thread here and sign up.
I am often asked where people can go who wish to learn tailoring and I don’t often have much to tell them. There is so little by way of educational material available to the aspiring tailor, and my feelings on this are mixed. I really do think it’s a craft that is best learnt at the hands of an experienced teacher so the few books available should be used as guides for someone undergoing anRead More
I’m back, sort of. The last few months have been crazy with moving and starting a new job in the southern United States but I hope I can start picking up where I left off. First up, an interesting read that voxsartoria was kind enough to bring to my attention. I am happy and envious in equal parts that someone was able to express so well something that I have been struggling to convey forRead More
Another film screening coming up, this time in Chicago! Here’s the press release- The documentary Men of the Cloth will make its debut in Chicago on April 28, 2014, in Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E. Washington. The film by Vicki Vasilopoulos is an inspiring portrait of three Italian master tailors. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the screening of Men of the Cloth will begin at 5:30 p.m. Following the filmRead More