Posts Tagged ‘bespoke’
Clothing, Designer Spotlight, News
By Will Reid on May 8th, 2009
Since turning up at the Met’s Costume Institute Gala with a trinity of her Hollywood girlfriends, Stella McCartney has had a whirlwind week involving everyone from Simon Doonan (creative director of Barneys) to Michelle Obama.
While chatting to the gloriously over-the-top Doonan, Stella was asked about lending her ethical hand to a menswear collection. “Yes, I would love to!”- so what can we expect? I’m hoping for vegan-leather brogues and penny loafers, baggy suit jackets, chunky patterned knits for men, modern shapes and shirts in innovative fabrics.
McCartney, herself, spoke recently about her love of menswear: “I’ve always been a bit obsessed with men’s tailoring. When I was in St. Martins, I’d take time out at night and go work on Savile Row. I was always influenced by my mum and dad’s wardrobe and they always had really cool bespoke suits.”
I can’t wait! (Just no lace jumpsuits, please!)
(Image: WENN)
Tags: barack obama, barneys., bespoke, brandish, doonan, Kate Hudson, liv tyler, mccartney, michelle, News, obama, paul mccartney, reid, Savile Row, simon, simon doonan, st martins, stella, stella mccartney, suit, suits, tailoring, the beatles, will, will ballantyne reid, willl reid
Posted in Clothing, Designer Spotlight, News | No Comments »
Clothing, Entertainment, Heroes and Celebrities, News
By Will Reid on November 13th, 2008
Gianni Agnelli is a man constantly sourced as style inspiration to fashionistos across the world. From his flair for fine tailoring to his edgy take on accessories, this man had a look that was extremely well-executed and so timeless that it is still being copied on the catwalks of today. Agnelli’s grandson, Lapo Elkann, continues to wear all of Agnelli’s bespoke suits and it is no coincidence that Elkann has, in recent years, been hailed as a modern style icon by the likes of US Vogue and Esquire.
The article is full of great style advice such as, “if you want to dress like an iconoclast, your first step is to dismiss all of the old rules of fashion — just like Gianni Agnelli did when he wore his wristwatch over his sleeve cuff.”
Click here to read the full story.
(Source: AskMen.com, Image: comune.torino.it)
Tags: american vogue, article, ask men, askmen.com, bespoke, brandish, Entertainment, esquire, fashion, gianni agnelli, Heroes and Celebrities, lapo elkann, men, News, shiny media, style, style guide, Style Icons, suit, tailoring, US Vogue, web 2.0, website, will reid
Posted in Clothing, Entertainment, Heroes and Celebrities, News | No Comments »
Clothing, Jeans & Trousers
By admin on April 22nd, 2008
If you have tree trunk thighs or long legs then you’ll find it hard to find jeans that fit exactly the way you want them to. Things would all be so much easier if someone would customise your jeans for you before you bought them. But who would do such a thing? If this were a TV show, at this point ‘one man denim workshop’ Ande Whall would burst through a wall and say an unfunny line. But it isn’t so I’ll just have to link to his site.
Working off 6 templates, Ande Whall makes made-to-measure jeans from scratch. They have lengths of up to 38″ – and as a possessor of long legs, hearing that is enough to make me drool onto my keyboard – and customise the jeans according to your wishes. In a world of mass production, as shown by Richard’s post earlier today, it’s heartening to know that your jeans are made lovingly made by one person from start to finish. For custom made denim the prices are great value, starting at just £75. Sure you could get some people’s market jeans for £40 but why not spend a little bit more and get jeans designed just for you?
Tags: Ande Whall, bespoke, custom denim, customisation, denim, jeans, People's Market
Posted in Clothing, Jeans & Trousers | No Comments »
Competitions And Promotions, Suits & Tailoring
By admin on April 10th, 2008
Mansized have just alerted us to a great competition on their site where you can win a suit.
To celebrate the launch of Procession of the Dead, a novel by Darren Shan, which describes the journey of a crooked young city worker, Mansized are offering up to £800 to spend on a bespoke suit of your choice. Simply log on or register before the 30th May, answer a simple question, and you could be in with a chance at sartorial greatness.
Tags: bespoke, book, competition, darren shan, mansized, novel, procession of the dead, release, Savile Row, suit
Posted in Competitions And Promotions, Suits & Tailoring | No Comments »
Clothing
By Isabelle on March 28th, 2007
It’s the future! So if you need a bespoke suit now you can buy it on the internet. A Suit That Fits offer a bespoke service online and will deliver the finished product within 6-8 weeks. I would advise spending the extra £20 it costs to go and have a fitting, as that’s what really makes it a bespoke suit and will make all the difference to the finished product. You can buy a suit from around £250 upwards, and even if you don’t have to wear suits at work it is a good idea to try to get a well cut suit for important occasions. After about two years of searching my tall rake of a boyfriend found a gem of a suit for £13 in a charity shop. So if you’ve got bags of time go for the charity shop option, but if you’ve three months give A Suit That Fits a go.
Tags: a suit that fits, bespoke, brandish, charity shop, shinymedia
Posted in Clothing | 3 Comments »
From:Review of the Premiership part 3: Spurs, Everton and more - what might have been...