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When it comes to custom suits there is no other place on earth as steeped in tradition and style like Lindon's Savile Row. The street long heralded as the "golden mile of tailoring" can be found in the Mayfair area of Central London and is a place of pilgrimage for any body who can appreciate the fine art of bespoke custom suit making. The best dressed men in the world both past and present, from Prince Charles, Cary Grant, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Winston Churchill, Clark Gable to name a few, credit their suits to the small collection of master tailors found here.

Many feel that bespoke custom suits may be a dying art as Savile row has seen a decline in tailor tenants. This may be due to the old masters retiring or passing away with out teaching their craft compounded with steep competition against big brand name designers who also compete in the high end premium market typically the common price point of Savile Rows tailors. Regardless this is still the place to find the best examples of the English cut suit that is taking men's suit designers by storm all over the world.

The English cut suit is most commonly associated with the Duke of Windsor or Prince of Wales Edward the VIII. Considered to this day a men's style icon, he mad famous the well tailored modern English cut custom suit. Routinely seen in public and photographed in his sartorial outfits, his suits featured a tapered waist, combined with slightly flared hips, minimal shoulder padding, dual vents, and wider details such as lapels and pocket flaps, He paired it with a English cut dress shirt spread collar and the full Windsor knot (named after him) and the result was an unmistakably English look. today Savile Rows tailors which include Hardy Aimes, Norton and Sons, Gieves and Hawkes etc. take cues from this cut and continue the tradition.

While many of the existing tailors have been there for decades, there are many new master designers who are making their name in Savile Row. Their new style of English cut custom suits are edgy and classic all at the same time and is a stark contrast from the older establishments.

In today's off the rack designers you can find plenty of design cues from Savile Rows English cut. Avant Garde designers such as Thome Brown and Tom Ford to seemingly middle of the road brands such as Banana Republic and Tommy Hillfiger have certitude Savile Row as a source of inspiration. this is resulting in a much more tailored look in men's wear rather than the exaggerated lines of the old Italian cut favored in the 90's and early 2000's.

By: Stacy Roche

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