Deciphering Bespoke Tailoring: How to Ensure Authenticity
The term "bespoke" has been thrown around in fashion for years. Today, some marketers treat it as a mere buzzword to a symbol of exquisite craftsmanship, particularly in the realm of custom tailoring, but the term "bespoken" was first used in 1607 to mean "ordered, commissioned, arranged for.”
Year Six: Summer Suits
I keep the old office turning it into an alterations room saving me endless trips to my alteration tailor near the flat iron building and I move into a larger office a five floors down.
Year Five: Tweed times
I start experimenting with Tweed, I make 3 piece tweeds up for myself expecting people to buy just the sport coats but they love the suits!
Year 4: My first studio
I moved into my first shop/studio in Union square which was about as big as my changing room is now, you may remember it. Some good times and long hours in that office.
Year Two: Matching Savile Row
I had won the American tailors over (somewhat) and started making suits indistinguishable from Savile Row in style and quality but produced locally in Queens and New York.
Year One: The Three Piece Tonik Mohair Dreamsuit
This was the first suit I made for REEVES under my own name in New York.
Of course it was a sample of sorts and I had to have it made for myself to iron out the kinks.