Classic Tailoring Techniques for Menswear

May 1, 2015 By R. Jeffery Diduch

The long-awaited revision of what is perhaps the definitive English-language textbook on traditional tailoring techniques (at least of those currently being published) has been released. Classic Tailoring Techniques for Menswear is a textbook published by Bloomsbury Publishing, and has been revised by Denis Antoine, a teacher of menswear at the Savannah College of Art and Design. While other publications may be more thorough treatments of the subject, books like those written by the late StanleyRead More

Men of the Cloth in Chicago

April 21, 2015 By R. Jeffery Diduch

Vicki Vasilopoulos is bringing her documentary, Men of the Cloth back to Chicago. Advance tickets to the May 7th screening are required, as they will not be available at the door, and can be reserved here

Shears are almost here

April 10, 2015 By R. Jeffery Diduch

The shears I ordered are on their way. And they’re gorgeous. Made in a very limited quantity, there may be a few still available. Email styleforummarket@gmail.com for info.

National Tailoring Academy

March 11, 2015 By R. Jeffery Diduch

After years of men’s tailoring school programs being shut down for lack of interest, it’s nice to see not only renewed interest, but also to know that there still are training programs around. Located in Dublin, Ireland, the National Tailoring Academy runs an accredited post-graduate course in Bespoke Fashion Tailoring. An email from one of the instructors advises us that “It’s designed for students with fashion qualifications or industry professionals who want to go furtherRead More

Balenciaga: The Master of us All

March 9, 2015 By R. Jeffery Diduch

At the suggestion of a friend (or rather, his daughter) I just finished reading Mary Blume’s The Master of us All: Balenciaga, His Workrooms, his World. I can’t say for sure whether it was the quality of the writing, the subject matter itself, or merely nostalgia for a time when I had it in my head that I would some day move to Paris to work in one of the great couture houses, such asRead More

Down with DXF!

March 3, 2015 By R. Jeffery Diduch

A post for industry nerds. I’m beta testing Accumark V10 which will be released to the public soon. We have been using V8 and a lot of the major interface changes were made in V9 so there are a lot of big changes for me. But I just came across the most exciting new feature. In the past, in order to share files between systems like Lectra and Gerber one had to convert files toRead More

The first of Fall

February 3, 2015 By R. Jeffery Diduch

The first of our new half-canvas samples for Fall 2015 start coming off the production line. There is still a lot of work to be done, but considering where we were six months ago I think it’s a decent start.

A View Into The Engine Of The Textile Industry

February 2, 2015 By R. Jeffery Diduch

We got some new machines in our factory last week- some state-of-the-art sleeve setting machines from Durkopp-Adler in Germany. Anyone who has ever attempted to hang a tailored sleeve knows it’s probably one of the most difficult jobs, if not the most difficult. These machines are created to help an operator sew in ten to twenty pairs of sleeves PER HOUR. Fancy things, these machines. In a timely coincidence, the German chapter of the InternationalRead More

Bringing Something New To The Cutting Table

January 21, 2015 By R. Jeffery Diduch

About ten years ago, one of my interlining suppliers showed me a new product they were developing. At the time there were concerns (principally in Europe, where this company was located) about the health effects of cellphone radiation. There are still such concerns, as reports continue to surface about exposure to wireless devices. This new product was meant to protect from such radiation. I, however, had another idea about it. My mother may have taughtRead More

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