I learned a new technique just now. Well, not exactly. It’s just a different way of doing something I do already but I never thought of doing it that way. Chris Despos, a Chicago tailor, posted some photos of his work on Styleforum, showing how he balances patterns down the center back seam. But I’m not excited about learning a new way to balance checks. I am excited because it was another reminder to meRead More
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What I LOVE about this blogging thing is I get to rant about whatever I want without bugging anybody (unless, of course, they are foolish enough to read my ranting). While I do not dislike the jacket pictured below, I am not happy about the buttonholes. The thread should be grey of some shade and I have two shades- one light and one dark. The lighter shade looked too purplish and the darker shade lookedRead More
I’m getting ahead of myself, but here’s one the finished jackets (I ended up making two).
I originally intended to go work at one of the “atelier tailleur” at the haute couture in Paris; I had studied many of the techniques of the couture and have always found it fascinating, and sometimes I let it bring some whimsy to my work. This is a recent suit, and when I got it done, I had some material left over. I like detail and accessories but not necessarily over the top, so IRead More
There has been a lot of discussion about sartorial excellence, hand-made versus machine-made, and how to spot the difference. Very often the opinions I hear expressed are misguided at best, or meant to convince that one garment or technique is better than another to justify a sale or a high price. True, hand-tailored garments are generally of higher quality than their machine-made counterparts, but it is not a hard-and-fast rule. I have seen sloppily madeRead More