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the slow art of teaching cloth to lie about your actual shape
means the craft of cutting and sewing garments to fit a particular body or purpose, especially the precise shaping of suits, jackets, and coats.
from From 'tailor,' which English borrowed from the Anglo-Norman 'taillour,' itself from Old French 'tailleor' — one who cuts. The deeper root is the Latin verb 'taliare,' to cut or split, a cousin of 'tally' and 'detail.' So at heart a tailor is simply a cutter: the whole art begins with the shears, and the word remembers it.
- origin word
- from French tailler, meaning to cut
- canvas inside
- hidden horsehair layer molds a jacket's chest
- savile row
- a bespoke suit can take 50+ hours
- fitting count
- true bespoke needs multiple body fittings
- left or right
- tailors ask which side you dress
savile row — london street with 60+ bespoke tailors since the 1800s, birthplace of british sartorial tradition
brioni — italian luxury tailoring house founded 1945, james bond's official tailor
huntsman — savile row tailor established 1849, known for drape cuts and 3,000+ hour handmade suits