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A nice article on Huntsman.…
Huntsman NYC
A permanent presence in NYC is a smart idea -- that probably came into many heads before -- but only Mr Lagrange had enough gut and money to realize it.
What concerns me, though, is Mr Fitzgerald's (NYC cutter) age. He is just 25... is this old enough to work entirely on his own, while commanding Huntsman's prices?
Andrey
What concerns me, though, is Mr Fitzgerald's (NYC cutter) age. He is just 25... is this old enough to work entirely on his own, while commanding Huntsman's prices?
Andrey
What is a "cutter" ?
Very cheeky....old henry wrote:What is a "cutter" ?
I posted in "Tailoring and Fans of Tailoring" about what a cutter used to be. on Facebook.
What WAS a "cutter" ? A cutter WAS the true engineer behind the the suit.He did not sell ..perhaps he did not even sew. But the cutter was the supreme architect behind the suit. He took the measurements. His "Rock of eye" would catch every one of natures little foibles and adaptations to environment. And all of the bends and stoops and sways in the customers posture and attitude. Every prominent shoulder bone. Every low hip. Every low shoulder. Pidgeon chest. Round back. And with rulers and pencil and geometry and a little bit of alchemy and mystery he would magically transfer all of this data from nature onto a flat piece of paper. A flat piece of paper that when twirled into a suit by well instructed coatmakers it would precisely fit only that individual customers structure and respond with ease to his every movement. The cutter would instruct the coatmakers where to draw in. Where to stretch. Where to press short. How high to make the armhole (shoulder height). How much fullness to place along the back shoulder seam for forward movement. Most of the time the cutter would never cut the Suit. That job was left to a well instructed "striker". It took years and years to learn all of the mysteries and subtleties and manipulations the it takes to be a cutter. Years and years of long days apprenticing at the side of master tailors. Years of watching and absorbing all of the secrets of the trade and processing them from eye to hand. It took years to learn to honor the tools of of the trade by using them correctly to make them sing. And to honor the tailors who taugh the tailors who taught and took time. The cutter WAS the genius behind the establishment. Google "Fredrick Scholte Master Tailor and Cutter". A stodgy little man. He was a cutter. I don't know what a cutter is today.
What WAS a "cutter" ? A cutter WAS the true engineer behind the the suit.He did not sell ..perhaps he did not even sew. But the cutter was the supreme architect behind the suit. He took the measurements. His "Rock of eye" would catch every one of natures little foibles and adaptations to environment. And all of the bends and stoops and sways in the customers posture and attitude. Every prominent shoulder bone. Every low hip. Every low shoulder. Pidgeon chest. Round back. And with rulers and pencil and geometry and a little bit of alchemy and mystery he would magically transfer all of this data from nature onto a flat piece of paper. A flat piece of paper that when twirled into a suit by well instructed coatmakers it would precisely fit only that individual customers structure and respond with ease to his every movement. The cutter would instruct the coatmakers where to draw in. Where to stretch. Where to press short. How high to make the armhole (shoulder height). How much fullness to place along the back shoulder seam for forward movement. Most of the time the cutter would never cut the Suit. That job was left to a well instructed "striker". It took years and years to learn all of the mysteries and subtleties and manipulations the it takes to be a cutter. Years and years of long days apprenticing at the side of master tailors. Years of watching and absorbing all of the secrets of the trade and processing them from eye to hand. It took years to learn to honor the tools of of the trade by using them correctly to make them sing. And to honor the tailors who taugh the tailors who taught and took time. The cutter WAS the genius behind the establishment. Google "Fredrick Scholte Master Tailor and Cutter". A stodgy little man. He was a cutter. I don't know what a cutter is today.
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