2007

Financial Times: The Softly Softly Approach........

"British customers, particularly, are so used to feeling the weight of traditional tailoring, and feeling the jacket hold them in place, that they assume a much lighter jacket won't look right," says tailor Charlie Allen, who will be launching jackets "constructed more like shirts" with less interlining and taped seams this season. "Because customers really don't understand the garment, it's a slow process getting them to move on." Read More...

Meet the supplier

'I started a long time ago. My father is a tailor and it's a family business. There are five brothers and we all trained as tailors and went on to be whatever we wanted after that. Read More...