Journal Category: Tailoring
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Invisible mending, explained by the tailor who does it.
A moth hole in the front of a favourite coat can look like the end of the garment. It rarely is. Fine reweaving – what we call invisible mending – has been used by tailors for longer than most people realise, and a well-executed repair is genuinely difficult to find again once it is finished.…
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The tailor’s guide to a suit that actually fits.
A suit that fits well starts and ends at the shoulders. It is the one part of a jacket that cannot be meaningfully altered without remaking the garment, so it is the first thing a tailor checks, and the first thing worth checking yourself before anything else. Stand in front of a mirror with the…