THE REINVENTION OF SAVILE ROW; HIGH-END MEN'S DESIGNERS, RETAILERS NOW SHARING SPACE WITH STREET'S TRADITIONAL BESPOKE TAILORS.(Alexandre Savile Row)

From: Daily News Record | Date: February 13, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: WHITNEY BECKETT

LONDON - Savile Row has been an institution in bespoke tailoring for two centuries. It's where "very grand gentleman had very grand suits made," according to one Savile Row tailor, and the name is now synonymous with the finest suits in the world.

But over the last decade the Row has begun to change. A new breed of tailors, led by Richard James and Ozwald Boateng, have built successful businesses selling colorful suits and ready-to-wear and adopt...

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