Notes from the cutting table.

An irregular journal — we write when we have something useful to share, not because the calendar says so. Subjects tend to be cloth, fit, and the slow part of tailoring.

Cloth · 9 min read

Cloth for the tropics: what we actually recommend.

Linen is the easy answer and it is also the wrong one for ninety per cent of suiting commissions in this climate. Here is the longer version.

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Measuring tape brass scissors and notebook

Fit · 7 min read

How a bespoke measure differs from a tailor's chart.

The twenty-two measurements we take, what each is for, and the four that ready-to-wear shopping never accounts for.

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Aftercare · 6 min read

Caring for a hand-finished suit.

Why dry-cleaning is the last resort, not the first. A short guide to brushing, airing, hanging and resting your tailoring.

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The journal arrives by email roughly every two months — not on a schedule, but when we have something worth posting. Mention it on your next visit and we’ll add you.

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