The London Lounge

According to Tony Gaziano the current tailoring house with their style most similar to that of Sinclair is Chittleborough & Morgan.

Savile-row.com wasn't an option?

Brioni have had their own manufacturing facility for RTW and MTM in Penne for many years. They also have their own tailoring school there.

Solitarias, that is definitely a machine buttonhole. There are buttotholers that can be set to cut the hole before embroidering. There are very clean-looking machine buttonholes such that sometimes it's actually difficult to tell which it is. The edges are absolutely devoid of the usual loose thread...

Uppercase, yes, it was a most beneficial and enjoyable experience. I did work with Leo. It could hardly have turned out any better. The jackets and overcoats made from the stiffer "vintage" fabrics Loris has really seemed to be best for a natural shoulder which, despite its usual lack of padding, ha...

A couple interesting tidbits about Loris: when it was pleasant weather-wise Loris always wore grey pants with a red Lacoste polo. From morning to night he is only rarely seen not smoking a Toscanello. I like the smell of the Toscanello...and I usually can't stand smoke. One of the buttons on Loris's...

I think the problem is that the pics are a bit large. I just uploaded them as they were straight from my camera. But if you right-click and select "view image" that should do the trick.

The pattern of that fabric is rather large. If he'd instead use the more common vertical dart it'd just "smoosh" the pattern a bit instead of, as you point out, setting it off. But first, the angled dart is a less noticeable than the vertical dart, second, Florentine style is Florentine style...and ...

I've got a few photos to share, though it'll have to wait until I get back home...

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Thinking of Simone Abbarchi of Florence, who periodically visits NYC?

I'm going to get my logbook to recap things soon.
Leo has passion for his craft but not pretense. He's a real character!

Leo was kind enough to allow me to spend last fall with him. While it was a wonderful experience and Leo told me that I would be welcome to stay on for the longer term I feel that it's important for me to establish my own working methods at this stage. Leo's great, no? I'm looking forward to seeing ...

My friend and mentor Leonardo Bugelli has (after much prodding) put up a web site. It is very basic at this point, but have a look and stay tuned!

http://www.leonardobugelli.it