My first ever client, yonks ago, ordered a few shirts a while back. It just so happens he lives in the neighbourhood nowadays, and he orders things from time to time. This shirt is made from cloth by Acorn. They make some of the best shirting cloth in the world. This one is a 2-ply [...]
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Taking care of business: The Netherlands & London
From wednesday 26 of september through saturday the 6th of October, I will be in Holland.
I’ve got some appointments with clients and need to arrange some business matters that have to do with my recent move to Spain.
This means that I will available for appointments during those days. Now, I know that usually travelling tailors [...]
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What is a suit? What is art?
One of the best modes of living, must be that of the artist.
People commission you to do what you do best, and what you like to do most.
And they in turn receive a unique work of art.
As a cutter and tailor, I do treat whatever I make, as a work of art in it’s own [...]
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Apologies, spamming scheme got the better of me
Dear all, I’ve you received an invitation from me by email to join quetchup , please forgive me and delete the message immediately. I never intended for anyone to be invited. It appears this service is a scheme to spam people, which is a thing I would never willingly cooperate with. This website pretends to [...]
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New prices
A small change of sorts happened, having to with my prices. Please click here for more information. Thank you.
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Dinner Jacket
Here is a picture of a lovely dinner jacket I just finished. The cloth is a beautiful black 100% woolen worsted out of my personal collection, and the lapel facing is some of the best 100% natural silk available on the market. It’s such a pleasure to work with such materials! It’s also a challenge [...]
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Lapel Fold
How to shorten the foldline of a lapel&why.
I thought it would be nice to explain something about a dinner jacket I am making for a client in Belgium. I know, my business model changed and I’m not intending to travel so much anymore now that I live in Spain, but it is a very kind [...]
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Next visit to Holland and Belgium
From the 30th of July, until 2nd of august, I’ll be once more in Belgium and the Netherlands. I’ll be available for appointments at a location of your choosing, (i.e. work or home address) where I will visit you. This instead of receiving clients in a hotel, which I usually do, but in Holland (my [...]
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Visiting The Netherlands and Belgium next week
Next week I’ll be in Holland and Belgium for two days visiting some clients. I don’t have much time left, but if there is anyone interested, I can arrange a few more meetings. As it is a rather impromptu and busy trip, I’m afraid I won’t be taking a hotel as usual. Instead, I [...]
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New plans, houses, clients…
Some of you might wonder why I’ve been so slack with this blog recently. Normally I would hide behind feeble excuses, but this time there is actually a reason why, and I will tell you.
It’s again a story about Martin, not about suits, but it’s relevant to my work, so here goes.
For a long time, [...]
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