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Where the "London Cut" was born: Savile Row

To borrow a sentiment of Umberto Eco, "We all stand on the shoulders of giants". Nowhere is this more true than on Savile Row, where, for more than 2 centuries, the craft of bespoke tailoring has been practised by successive generations of tailors who are acknowledged to be the world's best suit makers.

In the fourth edition of BESPOKEN, a 6 page article was dedicated to this extraordinary London street of tailoring.

in the article you can read about the origins of "the Row", the current fashion influence, Scabal's opening in the seventies. You can also find some gourmet recommandations and and interview with Mr. Harvey, who joined Scabal in 1975.

Read this BESPOKEN article (PDF)
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