Sunday, October 2, 2011

Tour of Oxford Clothes

Our tailoring class "Inner Structure/Outer Edge" went here on a field trip Friday morning. It was absolutely amazing to see all the time and care these artisans put into these custom suits.







The showroom for those clients who are "grand fathered in." Note those swatch books are filled with the nicest wool, cashmere, silk, and linen sent from the famous Holland and Sherry mill in England.

Here we are in the cutting room where every custom pattern is hand traced and cut, matching pinstripes and plaids.



They Cataloge every pattern, and every suit has a linen tag with style, fabric, customer, pattern number, so suits can be recreated years after they are originally made.



Everything is basted in place so it doesn't shift in the making or pressing process.
Hand done pad stitching.
Where the hand button holes are made


So amazing to see a factory where the workers time is actually valued and quality products are being made, in the U.S. no less!

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