Showing posts from category: Exploring Bespoke
Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Exploring Bespoke 8: Forward Fitting and Finale by Brita Hirsch Tailor

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This is the finale of the 8 part series by Brita Hirsch exploring bespoke tailoring. We hope that this has clarified what is true bespoke t...
Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Exploring Bespoke 7: Ripping Down and Building Up Again

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We continue our exploration of bespoke tailoring with Brita Hirsch. The garment is now taking shape and we reach the stage at which the det...
Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Exploring Bespoke 6: The Baste Fitting

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In the last chapter we explored the individual cutting pattern as foundation of the perfect fit and the floating canvas as the structural s...
Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Exploring Bespoke 5: The Canvas - Not Blank At All

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Brita Hirsch continues our series on true bespoke tailoring by looking at the crucial role of the canvas, the structural heart of a tailor...
Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Exploring Bespoke 4: It's All in the Pattern

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In this the fourth of our series exploring the details of genuine bespoke tailoring, Brita Hirsch looks at one of the essential requiremen...
Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Exploring Bespoke 3: Style and How to Capture it

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In this the third in our series, tailor Brita Hirsch talks about the important topic of style and its consideration in the bespoke process...
Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Exploring Bespoke 2: The Choice of Materials with Brita Hirsch Tailor

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In the first instalment of this fortnightly series exploring the elements of true bespoke tailoring, I introduced my collaboration with be...
Monday, 15 January 2018

Exploring True Bespoke Tailoring 1: Introducing a Collaboration with Brita Hirsch Tailor

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I've recently had the huge pleasure and privilege of collaborating with Brita Hirsch , tailor, to make a Norfolk jacket designed to sh...