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
Month: March 2014
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
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
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