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AKRIS

Akris is a premium luxury womenswear brand that has been catering to high fashion clientele since 1922. The company, began life as a textiles and apron manufacturing concern under the helm of founder Alice Kriemler-Schoch, before slowly evolving into the haute couture powerhouse that it is recognised as today. The brand remains under the ownershipContinue reading “AKRIS”

LUXURY BRANDS DIRECTORY

Luxury brands are those renowned makers that produce highly sought-after luxury goods, from fashion and accessories, such as couture or bespoke sartorial pieces; leather goods; jewellery; wristwatches, to big-ticket purchases, such as cars and yachts. Many of these brands boast a long, celebrated and illustrious history and a carefully curated heritage intertwined with significant contributionsContinue reading “LUXURY BRANDS DIRECTORY”

AIREY & WHEELER: A TRAVELLING TAILOR TAILORING FOR TRAVELLERS

Legendary tropical weather tailor and a Savile Row institution, albeit located off-Row in Piccadilly, Airey & Wheeler was the first-choice tailor for distinguished gentlemen and military officers seeking lighter weight suits and tailored pieces for warmer climates, including the much-dismissed London summertime. Famous patrons of the House include a number of former Prime Ministers, Sir Winston Churchill and Sir John Major amongst them. The firm remained under the control of the founding Airey family until 1996 when it was acquired by and incorporated into the house of Anthony J Hewitt, itself now under the watchful eye and stewardship of renowned master tailor, Ravi Tailor.

A.W. BAUER & CO: THE LEADING NAME IN SWEDISH BESPOKE TAILORING

A.W. Bauer & Co, or Bauer as the firm is more famously known, is the pre-eminent Swedish tailoring house with a long and illustrious history serving royalty and Scandinavian gentleman for more than 150 years. The firm has been given new life following the eventual takeover by young entrepreneurial Swedish tailors seeking to reinvigorate the appeal of bespoke craftsmanship but bringing a modern twist to the house’s traditional approach.

A. CARACENI: THE PURSUIT OF A TAILORING TRADITION

The Caraceni name is legendary in the world of Italian bespoke tailoring with various cadet branches of the family having established reputable tailoring houses bearing the family’s great name. The Milanese Sartoria Caraceni is considered one of Milan’s, if not the world’s, great bespoke tailors with a distinguished and loyal customer base including, indeed, many notable designers and leading fashion voices rendering Sartoria A. Caraceni a designer’s designer. Those seeking classic structured elegance in their suiting , crafted from the finest Italian or English cloths might well find a second home at this Milanese studio.

LUXURY TAILORING BRANDS

It has been said that “the clothes make the man” (or, indeed, the woman) and so it is that the best-dressed tend to favour fine tailored pieces to “make” themselves. In an age of mass production and digital design, the ancient traditions of cloth-making and cutting are still going strong as discerning customers still seekContinue reading “LUXURY TAILORING BRANDS”

SAVILE ROW

London’s famous Savile Row is international renowned for the concentration of famous tailoring houses located on the row and it’s neighbouring streets, arcades and alleyways. ​​ Airey & Wheeler 1883 | London 🇬🇧 Alexander McQueen 1992 | London 🇬🇧 Alexandra Wood 2010 | Bishops Stortford 🇬🇧  | London 🇬🇧 Alexandre 1895 | Leeds 🇬🇧  |Continue reading “SAVILE ROW”