Posts Tagged ‘Savile Row’
Brand Spotlight, Celeb style, Collaborations, features, Lifestyle & Gadgets, Trends
By Laura on January 1st, 2012
A few weeks ago we were invited to one of our favourite Savile Row tailors, Spencer Hart, to learn about their recent collaboration with Samsung.
The collaboration involves integrating mobile technology into the traditional craft of Savile Row design and lifestyle tailoring. To be perfectly honest I was a bit skeptical at first, but as soon as I saw how the tailors were able to use the Samsung Galaxy Note, all doubts disappeared.
The Samsung Galaxy Note features the S Pen – and advanced pen-input technology combined with a full touch 5.3” HD Super AMOLED screen for sketching, editing documents or annotating images. Spencer Hart founder Nick Hart is using this technology to complement the traditional tools of tailoring for measuring up clients and showcasing different fabrics, fits and designs.
We had a chance to speak to Nick Hart about the collaboration. He explained how it is changing the way they work stating: “In our world we spend time with our clients to make sure everything is perfect and there’s a huge amount of detail we need to record to create clothing that’s tailor-made to them. When you work with high profile people things need to be done quickly and you’ve got to be flexible – using this new technology will make us more efficient as a business and allow more time for creativity.
“And of course it’s not just for work. I travel a lot and I’m always looking for new ideas. The Galaxy Note means I can capture inspiration while on the move, through images, memos and sketches, and share them instantly with colleagues, suppliers and even clients!”
The Samsung Galaxy Note devices is now being used in store at the Spencer Hart flagship at 62/64 Brook Street, London.
Tags: Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Note, Savile Row, Spencer Hart, tailoring
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Brand Spotlight, Clothing
By Laura on June 6th, 2011
There is nothing like having a custom tailored shirt, and now you can get one without having to break the bank down on Savile Row.
Solosso innovative website allows shoppers to design their own eco-friendly custom dress shirts online. Dedicated to traditional, quality craftsmanship,they aim to provide high quality, stylishly tailored custom dress shirts for men at an affordable price. Plus they just featured Brandish in the Top 20 Men’s Fashion Blogs… so definitely worth checking out!
Tags: custom mens shirts, Savile Row, Solosso, tailored shirts
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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
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Designer Spotlight, Heroes and Celebrities
By Will Reid on May 26th, 2008
Image: Eric Johnson for The New York Times
Thom Browne and Tom Ford are without a doubt two of Brandish’s favourite designers and so imagine my surprise when I got e-mailed this article from the New York Times. It compares the work of both men and includes such literary gems as “the Tom Ford man is an Anglicized gloss on Hollywood style, while Thom Browne’s designs evoke the hipness of eternal adolescence” and Tom Ford’s brilliant definition of masculininty; “to be masculine is to fuse the debonair cut of a Savile Row suit with the swagger of a star from 1970s pornography.”
I made the Brandish team answer this rather sadistic question and you can see their (unwilling) answers after the jump along with a Brandish Poll.
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Tags: brandish, designer, Designer clothing, fashion, Hollywood, new york times, poll, Savile Row, style, Thom Browne, Tom Ford
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Heroes and Celebrities, News
By admin on April 24th, 2008
Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards may have recently fronted a major ad campaign for luxury label Louis Vuitton (and worn drainpipe jeans waaay before Kate Moss ever did), but he’s still pretty puzzled as to how he became the band’s major fashion icon.
Keef says bandmate Charlie Watts has always been “the most stylish member” of the group while he himself took to wearing his mam’s clothes…
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Tags: charlie watts, keith richards, Louis Vuitton, rolling stones, Savile Row, style icon, times
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Clothing, News
By admin on April 23rd, 2008
The premise of ‘Blood, Sweat and T-shirts‘ is simple; get six fashion fanatics – who all seem to be doing their hardest to be unlikeable – send them off to a sweatshop and see how they cope. Do they crumble or do they start sewing 1000 garments a minute with one hand tied behind their back?
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Tags: BBC Three, Blood, India, Review, Savile Row, Sweat and T-shirts, Sweat shops, t-shirts
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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
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Entertainment
By Will Reid on February 8th, 2008
On Monday night, a new show began on BBC4. It involved bitterness, plotting, anger and plenty of drama but fear not, we are not witnessing the creation of yet another reality TV special but instead the tailor’s tales of Savile Row. This program is focused mainly on the reaction of the street’s traditional shop-owners to the recently launched Abercrombie & Fitch store and their anger at the putting of such an erotically-charged and teen-aimed brand on a street associated with the world’s most exquisite tailors and finest males. It’s strangely amusing to see the bitchiness of these “gentleman’s gentlemen” and it’ll be no time before you’ve been drawn into the high street high jinks and silent catfights. So sit down, pick a side and stick to it – unless you are willing to incur the wrath of the scary-looking shop assistant who seems to spend his entire working day peering out of the window.
BBC4 9:00pm Monday Nights. Watch Online at BBC.co.uk
Tags: BBC, menswear, Savile Row, tailoring, tv
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