The Savile Row suit

Savile Row is the home of hand tailoring. This short street is home to many of
the world’s finest tailoring houses, a street where for over 200 years royals,
rock stars, and giants of the business and political worlds have come to have
their clothes cut, sewn and fitted. Patrick Grant, co-owner of Savile Row
tailors Norton & Sons, describes the long-standing traditions of
craftsmanship that are maintained in the workrooms of this quiet corner of
London’s Mayfair – a fascinating and uniquely storied world. He celebrates the
extraordinary ecosystem, from the British weavers and cloth houses to the
trimmings merchants, that allows Savile Row to flourish.

Grant shines a light on the captivating story of Savile Row, the painstaking
processes required to create a bespoke garment, and the story of his personal
experiences on this most famous thoroughfare. This book details, for the first
time, the complete tailoring methods of several of Savile Row’s finest sewing
tailors, providing a detail