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Item of the week: the skirt suit

What it is: If there was one suit style that really stood its ground for SS24, it was none other than the skirt suit, widely favoured by designers who either referenced eras past or modernised for the present when it came to their own creations. While once worn as a statement of power among women in the workplace, the skirt suit of today has...

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Item of the week: the relaxed suit trouser

What it is: In what appears to be another evolution of the casualisation of the workplace, relaxed fitted suiting was a popular choice of tailoring on the SS24 runways, prevalent in both the collections of mens- and womenswear. Whether low-waisted or wide-legged, the suit trousers took on new forms for the season, also hinting at the increased...

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Item of the week: the suit shorts

What it is: If there was one item of clothing that really defined men’s tailoring for SS24, it was that of the suit short, a sleek addition to the bottoms category that provided a modern update to formalwear. While some men may see a shift to short suits as somewhat audacious, the piece has been widely accepted by designers, some of whom...

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Item of the week: the tailored suit

What it is: Suits for spring/summer 2023 came in structured shapes and fitted silhouettes, bringing high quality tailoring to the forefront of design. While some cuts and fits were fine tuned to models, others were heavily structured into oversized designs, albeit still with sleek tailored elements. Heavy embellishments were also prominent for...

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Video: How to make a Savile Row Suit (Part 2)

At the helm of one of the best British tailors, Anderson & Sheppard, follow the making of a bespoke three-piece suit in the style of Savile Row – Three tailors receive their bundles of fabric and set about deciphering the cutter’s notes. Three weeks after a client’s measurements have been taken, his suit will be reading for a first fitting. The...

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Video: How to make a Savile Row Suit (Part 1)

Follow the making of a bespoke three-piece suit in the style of Savile Row at the helm of one of the best British tailors, Anderson & Sheppard. – Behind a drawn curtain, a master cutter takes an initial series of 27 measurements: 20 for the jacket, 7 for the trousers. From these measurements, the cutter fashions a pattern in heavy brown paper....

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Pharrell Williams launches G-Star Raw's Suit collection

London - Artist, producer and Head of Imagination at G-Star Raw, Pharrell Williams, has launched the brand's newest capsule collection: the Suit collection. A creative twist on formal business dress-codes, the new collection sees Williams and his team take famed Savile Row suit prints, such as the pin-strip and check, and apply them to the...

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Huntsman for Alexander McQueen suit returns home

A bespoke suit that was created for the late Lee Alexander McQueen by tailor Huntsman has returned to its original home at 11 Savile Row. The famed British designer created his first menswear collection in collaboration with Huntsman in 2002, a 12 pieced luxury collection. During the development of the collection, Huntsman created a bespoke suit...

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Suits Plus To Expand

Value menswear retailers Suits Plus has refreshed its store concept to coincide with a second period of growth. The 13-store company opened three shops last year and after a period of 18 months consolidation, there are plans to open another three this year. Suits Plus chief executive Alan Blumenthal said the company had earmarked several...

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Business As Usual: Power Dressing The International Male

Believe it or not, the suit has returned to its rightful place as the work uniform of choice. Following the sentiment that in trying economic times people return to traditional dress, and when business gets tougher, so does the look. What worked for Pierre Cardin in the 70s, and Armani in the late eighties, the endurance of the formal work...

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Tailoring Market Measures Up

The UK tailoring market has never fully recovered from the end of the 1990s. The rise of sportswear and transatlantic dress-down phenomenon delivered a significant blow to suit sales. According to Mintel figures, the retail sales of suits in the UK fell from GBP 691m in 1997 to GBP 600m in 2002. But don't be discouraged, the menswear tailoring...