CUTTING A FINE CLOTH

Eternally dapper KALIM RAJAB waxes lyrical about the importance and beauty of bespoke tailoring.

TOO MUCH OF WHAT PASSES FOR BESPOKE TAILORING TODAY IS OVERLY STUFFY AND CALLS ATTENTION TO ITSELF. I’D FEEL LIKE A PEACOCK STRUTTING AROUND IN PINSTRIPES, WERE I TO WEAR THAT.

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“A ND THIS POCKET is for the FL,” Angelo helpfully pointed out as he uncovered the small inner compartment set discreetly above the main pocket on my blazer. He had already guided me through the foldaway cuffs, the silk inner lining and the carnation...

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