The Journal

Notes from the atelier on choosing cloth, having clothes made and looking after them.

Hand padding a jacket chest canvas in the Tiefenbrun workroom Craft & Technique

Inside a Canvassed Jacket

What the canvas does, how it is shaped and why it matters to the fit of a jacket.

 A groom wearing an ivory double-breasted dinner jacket Style

The Dinner Jacket

A practical guide to the jacket, trousers, shirt and finishing details of evening dress.

 Cutting a bespoke jacket from chalked cloth at the atelier Guide

Your First Bespoke Suit

What happens at the atelier, from choosing cloth to trying on your finished suit.

 A groom in a Tiefenbrun dinner suit with his bride in a courtyard Occasions

Choosing Your Wedding Suit

Cloth, cut and fittings, with the setting of your wedding in mind.

 A guest in a Tiefenbrun dinner jacket holding a glass Style

Invited to a Black Tie Wedding?

How to read the invitation and put together the right clothes for the evening.

 Jackets on stands before the wall of cloth in the atelier Craft & Technique

Choosing Your Cloth

Weight, weave and wool fineness: what to look at beyond the colour of a swatch.

 A charcoal tailored jacket with a green tie at the atelier Style

Building a Working Wardrobe

Start with your working week, then choose the suits and separates you will use.

 Finished garments on stands in the cutting room Guide

The Garment Care Guide

Care for suits, trousers, shirts, Japanese selvedge jeans and overcoats, with our recommended New York cleaners.

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