United Kingdom · Tailoring; Textile craft; London heritage
Savile Row Bespoke — Canvas Chest
The bespoke tailoring tradition of Savile Row — the most internationally recognized men's tailoring tradition in the world, distinguished from made-to-measure by the construction of a floating canvas chest piece (rather than a fused interlining) that shapes the jacket to the wearer's body over time through wearing. The Savile Row cutter reads the correct canvas construction quality through a roll-and-drape assessment of the chest piece before it is attached to the outer cloth, joining the CRAFT haptic quality family with a uniquely three-dimensional textile quality check.
Risk level: Vulnerable · Not listed; Savile Row bespoke tailoring is on the UK national heritage inventory
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