The Row meets the Ready-to-Wear

I’ve posted a number of videos made by Andrew Yamato showing the work of Rory Duffy, which I enjoyed. Last weekend I was working a show in Brooklyn, where both Rory and Andrew are located, so I had the great opportunity to meet them both. Rory is Savile-Row trained and I have spent most of my career in the RTW industry so we were sharing notes, which proved to be very interesting. Rory provided someRead More

I Colori Di Antonio

April is a month full of film screenings, it seems. The first up is a documentary called I Colori di Antonio, about the Italian tailor Antonio Liverano. The screening is being hosted by our friends at The Armoury New York and will take place in Chelsea on April 3 at 7 pm; it will be followed by a Q&A with Antonio Liverano and Gianluca Migilarotti, moderated by Bruce Boyer. Details and tickets can be foundRead More

My sewing machines

Kim has asked several times about it, so here goes… The sewing machine I use at home is an industrial Brother high speed single needle straight lock stitch machine. What a mouthful. I used to have an industrial overlock as well, but those suckers take up a lot of room so I got rid of it in favor of a domestic Husqvarna overlock/coverstitch machine. Industrial machines are typically cheaper than the fancy domestic ones thatRead More

Inspired to start sewing again

I had an accident over a year ago which affected my ability to sew, among other things. But my visit to the company’s archives last week made me want to try to start again. We have a lot of old frock coats that are very fitted through the back, most with a type of princess seam and a waist seam, both details which I chose to incorporate. Also, the seams are being raised with aRead More