Lee Marsh of Lee Marsh Bespoke has been in the bespoke trade since the 1990's and has worked for many esteemed houses on Savile Row including Gieves and Hawkes and Henry Poole. Though Lee is a classically trained tailor his mindset is focused not on the past but on the future. Having attended The London College of Fashion he brings an element of design to his work that isn't typically found on bespoke garments. His flare for style and passion for high quality make has landed him incredible...

Lee Marsh of Lee Marsh Bespoke has been in the bespoke trade since the 1990's and has worked for many esteemed houses on Savile Row including Gieves and Hawkes and Henry Poole. Though Lee is a classically trained tailor his mindset is focused not on the past but on the future. Having attended The London College of Fashion he brings an element of design to his work that isn't typically found on bespoke garments. His flare for style and passion for high quality make has landed him incredible...

Dubbed “the millennial bespoke tailor” by no less than Women’s Wear Daily, Paolo Martorano, while still young, boasts a singularly auspicious body of experience. As the grandson of both a master tailor and a seamstress, Paolo’s inclination to the bespoke world was something of a double legacy birthright. Prior to attending the Fashion Institute of Technology, where he graduated with a degree in Textile Science, he began his career while still a teenager by garnering an internship with Alan...

Dubbed “the millennial bespoke tailor” by no less than Women’s Wear Daily, Paolo Martorano, while still young, boasts a singularly auspicious body of experience. As the grandson of both a master tailor and a seamstress, Paolo’s inclination to the bespoke world was something of a double legacy birthright. Prior to attending the Fashion Institute of Technology, where he graduated with a degree in Textile Science, he began his career while still a teenager by garnering an internship with Alan...

Growing up, Alex's life ran parallel to a life of tailoring and fashion design. Doing homework where his mother would draft patterns that would be seen on the catwalk next season, he was always near the high fashion industry and got his first taste of it interning at Miller's Oath in New York City. At a young age Alex would excel at soccer and spend much of his childhood traveling the world playing the game. Alex now pours himself into the world of high fashion, applying the same dedication...

Chris Despos has been making suits in the handmade tradition since the 1970s. As a second generation immigrant, Chris was initially taught by his Macedonian father who learned the trade working in Italian workshops on his way to the Americas.  In this episode of Common Threads we get a brief glimpse into the world of bespoke tailoring in the United States after WWll as the country caught stride in the RTW and MTM industry.  During the 70s and 80s in the United States many tailoring...

Siamo lieti di presentavi tre sarti Italiani; Bernardo La Guardia-tagliatore, Vittorio Salino-tagliatore Liverano & Liverano e Riccardo Verolo-tagliatore Sartoria Lemmi. Approfondiamo il discorso tipico della sartoria tirando fuori metodi e preferenze di taglio e costruzione. Parliamo anche del futuro del mestiere, problemi ricorrenti, insegnamento e la nuova scuola di sartoria "The Antonio Liverano School".   Liverano & Liverano  Liverano School  Sartoria Lemmi  Sartoria...

Jeffery has trained as a bespoke cutter and tailor, has an in-depth understanding of tailored clothing design, cut and construction in both traditional, hand-made methods as well as fully-engineered, factory-made production. Skilled at traditional media like Illustrator and Photoshop, he has certifications in both Browzwear 3D and Accumark 3D, and is skilled with Clo3D.     Jeffery was President of the Southern Chapter of the International Association of Clothing Designers and Executives,...

Laura Teasdale, 29, is a bespoke tailor, having cut her teeth on Savile Row at the houses of Richard James and Chittleborough and Morgan specializing in coat making. Before working on the Row she completed an undergraduate degree in fashion design from Kingston University as well as a bespoke tailoring course with the omnipresent Newham College. She is now working and taking on commissions out of her studio in South London.For more on Laura and other tailors visit our website...

Laura Teasdale, 29, is a bespoke tailor, having cut her teeth on Savile Row at the houses of Richard James and Chittleborough and Morgan specializing in coat making. Before working on the Row she completed an undergraduate degree in fashion design from Kingston University as well as a bespoke tailoring course with the omnipresent Newham College. She is now working and taking on commissions out of her studio in South London.For more on Laura and other tailors visit our website...

Emmanuel Mundus is a corporate accountant turned bespoke tailor, turned tool maker to hundreds of tailors around the world. Hear how one man found his way in the often times difficult to navigate sartorial world, starting with courses at Newham College and inevitably ending on the famed street of Savile Row. 

"I am Paul Kruize. I studied fashion and I worked as a designer for years, but secretly I always wanted to be a tailor. And as the years went by, I was drawn more and more to making jeans. Not fashion. Jeans. Bespoke, minimalistic, and detailed. For I believe that less is more and god is in the details." We sit down to peel back the layers of one humble tailor. 

Reza is a London based tailor and entrepreneur having worked on number 12 Savile Row, Chittleborough & Morgan. He is the creator of AKEILĀ and in 2020 started producing one of the first ever YouTube video series outlining the fundamentals of bespoke jacket making. 

George Marsh has worked in multiple Italian tailoring houses including Liverano & Liverano, and is tailor, cutter and co-founder of Speciale along with Bert Hamilton Stubber. Speciale is a "tailors and shop for the makers we love" nestled into Notting Hill in London.