Tag: craftsman
Craft April 2016
Call The Sweeney, Thom Sweeney
Thom Sweeney, it seems, is the name on every well dressed man’s lips at the moment. A thoroughly contemporary British bespoke house with a refreshingly open-minded approach to their work,…
Craft February 2016
Flannelling On: The Fox Brothers Mill
There is perhaps no more patriotic a British mill than Fox Brothers & Co. With almost five hundred years of history, a compelling approach to fabric design and a champion of fine English cloth at the helm, The Rake explains just what it is that sets Fox apart.
Craft December 2015
The Cutting Edge: Davide Taub, Gieves & Hawkes
Few tailors are more inspirational than Davide Taub, Head Cutter at Gieves & Hawkes. In his hands, the bespoke department at No.1 Savile Row has never been busier and the house’s bespoke creations have never been more progressive.
Craft November 2015
The Cutting Edge: Michael Browne, Chittleborough & Morgan
Change is afoot in the hallowed halls of Savile Row, as the British bespoke tailoring industry adapts to the changing nature of menswear. A new generation of talented craftsmen is…
Style October 2015
A Gathering of Immortals, Part I: The Six Tailors
The Rake revisits Pitti Uomo, when earlier this year, six of the world’s greatest living tailors gathered together for a roundtable discussion on the transformative power of their art form.