Making the cut : stories of sartorial icons by Savile Row's master tailor : with 230 illustrations / Richard Anderson.

Includes glossary.

Machine generated contents note: A Good Shape: Pattern-And Suitmaking Basics -- Light Fare -- Single-Breasted Red Seersucker Coat with Double-Breasted Peaked Lapel -- Single-Breasted Turquoise Crepe Coat -- Single-Breasted Lilac Gabardine Asymmetric Coat -- Single-Breasted Cream Linen Waistcoat -- Mint-Green Cash-Cot Safari Coat -- Double-Breasted Navy Blue Cashmere-Silk Dressing Gown -- Strong Suits -- Single-Breasted Japanese Denim Suit -- Double-Breasted Suit in Black Asymmetric Pinstripe -- Single-Breasted Suit in `Harvey Check' -- Atypical Tweeds -- Single-Breasted Coat in Patchwork Tweed -- Single-Breasted Three-Piece Suit in Italian Donegal Tweed -- Two-Piece Shooting Suit with Pleated Back in Lovat Thornproof Tweed -- Single-Breasted Coat in Ardalanish Pebble Diamond Twill -- Top Coats -- Classic Pea Coat in Orange Billiard-Table Baize -- Red Melton Duffel Coat -- Single-Breasted Orange Cord Raglan Car Coat -- Classic Bomber Jacket in Irish Donegal Tweed -- Double-Breasted Large Black-and-White Prince of Wales Check Overcoat -- Single-Breasted Black Alpaca Dress Overcoat -- Regalia Redux -- Single-Breasted Two-Button Frock Coat in Black Barathea -- Tartan Morning Coat -- Hunt Morning Coat in Scarlet Cashmere -- Charcoal Nehru Coat with Polka-Dot Lining -- Light Blue Single-Breasted Dinner Jacket in Wool Denim -- Single-Breasted Black Sequined Dinner Jacket.

Bespoke tailoring has been synonymous with 'Savile Row' for more than 150 years. Its venerable institutions are responsible for producing the world's most exquisite suits for elite clients, who include celebrated entertainers, athletes, businessmen, politicians, and royals. Now, as the Row moves firmly into the twenty- first century, its tailors are embracing unusual fabrics, new colors, and modern tastes to update its long- held traditions and reach an ever broader client base. Master cutter Richard Anderson has worked on 'Savile Row' for more than thirty-five years. In 'Making the Cut', he combines memoir with tailoring know- how, showcasing twenty- five classic menswear designs that have been creatively adapted in new and unusual ways for the modern gentleman.