Savile Row is the home of hand tailoring. This short street is home to many of the world’s finest tailoring houses. For over 200 years, royals, rock stars and business and political leaders have come here to have their clothes cut, sewn and fitted.

Patrick Grant, co-owner of Savile Row tailors Norton & Sons, talks about the long-standing traditions of craftsmanship maintained in the workrooms of this quiet corner of London’s Mayfair – a fascinating, storied world in its own right. He celebrates the extraordinary ecosystem that allows Savile Row to flourish, from the British weavers and cloth merchants to the trimmings suppliers.

For the first time, this book details the complete tailoring methods of some of Savile Row’s finest tailors, providing a step-by-step manual on how to make a pair of trousers, a waistcoat and a coat in the Savile Row style and a shirt in the style of one of Jermyn Street’s finest shirt makers. Richly illustrated, this book offers a rare insight into the highly discreet world of craftsmanship.

Pages: 176

Details: 22 x 29 cm, full color, linen hardcover