Spring 2023 Bespoke Tailors Trunk Show Roundup |Kirby Allison

Hi I'm Kirby Allison here with another special roundup in preview of the very best bespoke trunk shows that we can look forward to this spring. It's always a great privilege to travel to the great European capitals and visit within them the many incredible heritage companies crafting bespoke menswear to the highest possible standards. But it is also a delight to meet with these same amazingly skilled artisans and their representatives when they visit the United States and what could be more convenient than being able to discuss and perhaps commission the creation of a beautiful bespoke garment from one of these highly sought after heritage companies than when they come here and visit our own great cities. So I'm delighted on today's video to present my curated selection of the very best bespoke tailors and shirt makers with trunk shows scheduled throughout the United States in the next few months. And I hope you'll share my excitement as we examine all of the quality craftsmanship and tradition they represent. First and foremost of course let us start with the pure bespoke tailors of Savile Row. These of course are the legendary tailoring houses with rich history that have been on Savile Row almost for as long as Savile Row has existed. Of course that can be considered a pure bespoke doing 100 percent of their work on premises on Savile Row at the absolute highest level. Not only is the quality of the cutting and the craftsmanship of these suits absolutely incredible but you also have the providence of knowing that you are purchasing a suit on Savile Row which is the capital the epicenter of bespoke tailoring in the world. So if you're looking to learn more about the Savile Row bespoke tailors look no further than our Bespoke Tailors Pricing Roundup where we walk through these bespoke tailors talking a little bit more in depth the differences between them between their cuts. And then more importantly just the pricing at one of these bespoke suits costs. So with that let us start with what is considered the father of Savile Row and that is Henry Poole. Henry Poole of course was the first tailor on Savile Row and Simon Cundy the managing director is a good friend with whom we have filmed extensively with on this channel. Of course if you are a loyal and dedicated viewer of Kirby Allison on YouTube Simon is no stranger as he was featured extensively in our suit to shoot series where we followed extensively the creation of a five piece bespoke shooting suit all the way from the cloth being woven up in Scotland at Lovett Mill and Simon and his head cutter Alex taking my measurements cutting the cloth having this suit made going through several fittings and then finally traveling all the way back up to Scotland to go shooting in this incredible creation with Simon's great company. Of course this is a bespoke tailoring house that I couldn't more enthusiastically recommend and they have an extensive trunk show schedule here in the United States. Henry Poole has five trips to the United States beginning in February 17th to March 2nd April 30th to May 6th June 18th to June 29th October 1st to October 12th and November 14th to November 15th. As you can see they have extensive coverage here in the United States visiting Jupiter Island Palm Beach New York City Boston Washington D.C. Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco New Orleans Atlanta Chicago and Nassau Bahamas. For further information of course please consult their Instagram or website. Up next we have Deej and Skinner. Again another incredible heritage firm on Savile Row doing a pure bespoke by every standard. Deej and Skinner has a very rich tradition in their military tailoring doing work not just for the British royal family but also for many royal families around the world. We actually have a beautiful shop tour and video with family owner William Skinner where you can learn more about this unique firm and their incredible history. Deej and Skinner's upcoming trunk show is February 10th through the 14th and they'll be visiting Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Austin Dallas Memphis Palm Beach New York and Washington D.C. For further information of course please check their Instagram and website. Next up we have Kent Haste and Lacter. Of course John Kent and Terry Haste are no strangers to this channel. We filmed an incredible series with them called our Double Bespoke Commission. Of course not just one scoop but two scoops going in for two different bespoke commissions from legendary tailors John Kent and Terry Haste. I have to say this video series was an absolute pleasure to film. These gentlemen are an incredible amount of fun and it sheds so much insight to their incredible histories and just their command of bespoke tailoring. If anyone is looking for a glimpse of what makes bespoke tailoring so special look no farther than this series with John Kent and Terry Haste. Kent Haste has three trunk shows to the United States February 23rd through February 28th May 5th to May 9th and October dates have not been determined yet but you can certainly find those on the website. They visit New York and Palm Beach. For more information please check out their Instagram or their website. Up next we have Red Main 1860. This is another great off the row Savile Row tailor if you will run by Tom Mahone. Of course many know Tom for his work on English Cut which is one of the first blogs that started out there on the Internet really opening up this world of bespoke tailoring to so many. We've had the pleasure of filming with Tom and we actually had an extensive video that we filmed with him in his shop that actually ended with us having a pint in one of his favorite pubs just right around the corner. Tom was actually trained at Anderson and Shepard back whenever he begun and is doing incredible work in that same tradition of their iconic drape cut. So someone that's looking for a drape cut can look no further than Tom Mahone. He's doing absolutely incredible work and he travels to the United States extensively. His next trunk show is coming up March 20th through the 30th and he is visiting Atlanta Boston New York and Los Angeles. For further information please check their Instagram or website. Up next we have Paolo Martirano Bespoke. Paolo is part of the new class of tailors in New York at this new generation if you will. He began his career at Paul Stewart and has been running Paolo Martirano Bespoke for five years now primarily focusing on New York and Palm Beach but they are rapidly adding additional cities which I'm glad to say also includes Dallas. Their bespoke garments are constructed using a network of tailors located both in London and New York. And if you take a look at their Instagram profile you can see that Paolo is doing absolutely exceptional work. I mean it really is something to admire. Their bespoke garment begins at around seven thousand five hundred dollars but they just launched a made to measure program for forty five hundred dollars. So take a look at that. Now his dates are February 7th through the 10th in Miami and Palm Beach only and then March 12th through the 26th visiting Miami Palm Beach Boston Washington D.C. Dallas and Houston. Paolo of course has the distinction of just being one of the few great tailors doing bespoke work based here in the United States which allows even more ease of access to their incredible product. For further information please check their Instagram and website. Up next we have Sartoria Gallo. Of course Eric Jensen is another great friend of this channel. I'm happy to say that I've known Eric literally from his beginnings as an apprentice and it's been an absolute pleasure to see him grow in his craft and trade to now running Sartoria Gallo's New York presence. Now what's unique about Eric Jensen and Sartoria Gallo is that of all of the tailors based here in the United States he's the only one that is Italian that I know of with a full time presence here in the United States. Now all of the work that Eric is doing of course is cut in New York City in their atelier which we visited but then is sent to Sartoria Gallo back in Rome to be constructed. So for all intents and purposes it is a 100 percent Italian constructed garment. And if you're looking for that beautiful Italian DNA that you could really only find in Italy Sartoria Gallo is one of the best options we have for those living here in the United States. We have filmed extensively with Eric and I'm actually working on a new commission and that is the construction of a tweed odd jacket made in Italy so a little bit of an interesting combination there. We've had the first fitting in New York which we filmed and I'm looking forward to seeing this project come along. Now Eric has two upcoming trunk shows. He has more than this but these are the two for which he has dates February 26th and 27th and April 1st through April 7th. He'll be visiting Fort Lauderdale Dallas Houston L.A. and San Diego. And of course Eric is based in New York City so anyone traveling through New York City can easily look Eric up and schedule an appointment. For more information of course please check their Instagram and website. The last of the tailors is Stefano Bimmer. Stefano Bimmer of course is the iconic Florentine brand known for their incredible bespoke shoes. But they've recently acquired CKC New York the contemporary tailoring project of Christopher Corey and merged Sistoria Verstucci the heritage Florentine brand all into Stefano Bimmer. So this will be the first trunk show by Stefano Bimmer offering both tailoring and shoes for a total look. So they're really becoming kind of a one stop shop if you will for that iconic Florentine Italian lifestyle doing work at the highest level both in tailoring and bespoke shoes. Now they haven't released their dates quite yet but Tommaso says that their cities are to include Miami, Dallas, possibly Houston in March and Los Angeles and San Francisco in April. Of course for further information and confirmed dates please check their Instagram and website. Up next we have bespoke shirtmakers. Now here we begin with Will Whiting another good friend of mine and part of what I call this new generation of bespoke artisans that are young energetic and doing work at the absolute highest level. And now Will Whiting travels with bespoke shoemaker Daniel Wiegand. Now what I appreciate about Will Whiting is his absolutely fanatical approach to detail. He is one of the most detail oriented shirtmakers I've ever come across and that really shines through not just in the make of the shirts which is absolutely impeccable but I think more importantly and oftentimes less appreciated is the work he puts into the pattern making. If someone is looking for a truly one of a kind bespoke pattern for their shirt something that absolutely nails their physique look no further than Will Whiting. There's no question that I have encountered few shirtmakers that approach their craft of pattern making with the same thoroughness and rigor as Will Whiting. So I've got a few bespoke shirts from Will Whiting of course I've been incredibly happy with all of them and I know several people that have gone to have shirts made from him that have all been phenomenally happy as well. Now Will's next trunk show schedule is here in the United States February 14th to the 22nd and he'll be visiting New York Houston Dallas Los Angeles and San Francisco. Of course for further information please reference his Instagram or website. And finally we have Bud Shirtmakers. Bud Shirtmakers of course ranks as one of the heritage bespoke shirt making firms in London. They are based in the Piccadilly Arcade which is an absolute mecca of menswear and they really anchor this entire arcade as far as menswear is concerned. Now within London Bud is probably best known for really being the destination of formal kit. All of your black tie white tie and other accoutrements that surround these British events. Bud is without question the expert and destination. But of course the foundation of all of that is their bespoke shirt making a business which they have been practicing for over 100 years in London at the Piccadilly Arcade. Now one of the unique things about Bud and we filmed an entire series with Bud as they made a bespoke shirt for me is that all of their pattern drafting and cutting is still done on premises which for a London based firm is quite rare just considering how expensive the real estate is. So if you walk into the Piccadilly Arcade shop not only can you have one of their bespoke cutters take your measurements right there but they simply pop right upstairs to draft your pattern and cut out that fabric before sending it to their factory in Andover to be made up. So the provenance of their bespoke shirts really is second to none. And of course the quality is right there as you would expect from a heritage London firm. As I mentioned we have an entire series of Bud making a bespoke shirt for me. You can see my measurements being made the initial consultation with bespoke shirt maker Darren to him drafting the pattern to fabric being cut and to us actually going to the factory in Andover to see this shirt be made. So an incredible series that if you're looking to learn more about what goes into a bespoke shirt is probably the most extensive we have done. Now Bud travels with the London Collective which is a group of other tailors and shoemakers and so a lot of their dates are the same but there are slightly different in a few areas. Now at the filming of this video their dates have yet to be confirmed but please check the collective that London for more information. But on their last trip they visited San Francisco Los Angeles Austin Chicago Boston Philadelphia Washington D.C. and New York. But as I mentioned whenever we film this video their dates have yet to be published. So please check their Instagram or their website for more information. So there we have it. That's our spring 2023 bespoke trunk show roundup for bespoke suit makers and shirt makers. As I mentioned you know here in the United States we really have the privilege that a lot of these heritage firms travel extensively on regular trunk shows extending that quality craftsmanship and tradition that 100 years ago you could only find in London really deep into the United States. So if you're someone that has not yet really dabbled in bespoke but would like to try out one of these firms and take a look at their trunk show schedule and see about visiting them on one of their US trunk shows. Of course if you do that let them know we sent you and all the people that we featured in today's video are also people with whom we have filmed. And so one of the best ways to learn more about them of course is by searching our incredible library of videos. Of course if you plan on visiting any of these makers let us know in the comments if you have any questions I'm happy to answer them in the comments as well. Otherwise of course one of the best ways to support the content that we film on this channel is by visiting KirbyAllison.com where you'll find the largest collection of luxury garment care and luxury shoe care accessories in the world as well as other great clothing accessories for the well-dressed like this beautiful sovereign grade necktie that I'm wearing. Pocket square braces socks and really so much more. So if you haven't visited KirbyAllison.com please take a moment to do so. Otherwise I'm Kirby Allison and I love to help the well-dressed acquire and care for their wardrobes while exploring the world of quality craftsmanship and tradition. Thanks for watching.