Jesse Thorn of leading mesnwear site www.putthison.com visits Savile Row which is recognized as the “golden mile of tailoring.” Savile Row is a shopping street in Mayfair, central London, famous for its traditional men’s bespoke tailoring. The term “bespoke” is understood to have originated in Savile Row when cloth for a suit was said to “be spoken for” by individual customers. Customers have included Winston Churchill, Lord Nelson, and Napoleon III.

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