Stretch For Comfort
Fashionista Masks
Fashionista Masks
Masks will be with us for a while and whatever your convictions, it’s always safer with one than without one. It is a small sacrifice to make to protect not just you, but your family, friends and clients. I know, I know, it’s not cool, it’s not macho and nobody likes being told what to do, but let’s face it, it will save yours or someone else’s life. In the past few months, I have watched countless webinars looking for guidance from JumpStart, 10K Small Business and our own trade organization, Custom Tailors and Designers Association. All were immen... Read More
Visualizing Your Look
Visualizing Your Look
COVID-19
COVID-19
WHAT IS A LOOK BOOK?
WHAT IS A LOOK BOOK?
Your own virtual store.
For most people who are not in the fashion business, the term Look Book can be pretty unfamiliar. Simply put it is a catalog of images illustrating the current styles for that season and we use them regularly in electronic form so that we can produce personalized collections for each client.
Click to view a Look Book I recently put together for one of my New York clients with outfits that complement the rest of his wardrobe.
I personally select pieces that take into account replacing his older staple pieces, introduce fresh new patterns an... Read More
Care For Your Wear
Care For Your Wear
Investing in a quality garment that was made specifically for you is a first step in building the foundations of your complete wardrobe. With periodic maintenance and a little tender, loving care it will last you many years by following some simple guidelines.
HANGERAlways hang your clothing after each wear on the hanger provided. These hangers are specially chosen to maintain the shape of the shoulders and will allow your garment to breathe. DO NOT USE a wire hanger, as it will ruin the shoulders.
RESTRest your garment ... Read More
Introducing our Spring/Summer 2018 Custom Polo Program
Introducing our Spring/Summer 2018 Custom Polo Program
It’s not surprising that everyone identifies us with great fitting business attire.
Consequently, casual wear has taken a back seat for most of our clients. They rarely realize that we carry a comprehensive casual-wear selection, featuring designer jeans and casual pants, custom leather jackets and more.
Many of our clients have expressed that they can’t find a polo shirt that fits just right – too short, too long or too big. We searched for a solution and it’s here! Now you can experience the same Davide Cotugno custom fit, feel and comfort with the introduction of our expanded custom polo shirt program.
All polos feature premium fabrics sourced from the world’s best mills and our prod... Read More
Custom Leather
Custom Leather
Selecting a Custom Clothier: What to look for and what to ask
Selecting a Custom Clothier: What to look for and what to ask
- Who trained you for custom fitting?
- Are you trained to correctly measure and fit me?
- How long have you been doing this?
- Do you have references?
What to Know And Look for When Buying Custom Suits
What to Know And Look for When Buying Custom Suits
Made to measure or ready to wear clothing does not offer the same level of expert fit and attention to detail as having a custom suit or bespoke item of clothing made for your specific measurements.
There are key elements that set a bespoke or custom suit apart from made to measure or ready to wear garments. Here’s what to ask and look for:
Fused Fronts Eighty per cent of ready to wear suits, jackets, topcoats, overcoats and outerwear garments are fused, meaning that the body of the garment (between the front fabric and the interior lining) is constructed using a membrane that is heat bonded to the actual fabric to give it body and shaping. Eventually over time, this membrane separates from the fabric during the dry c... Read More