Unbuttoned podcast episode two: Savile Row
“At that time, we’re talking about more than a half a century ago, a lot of the better shops in London still had a kind of Dickensian quality to them. You almost expected somebody like Mr. Micawber or Scrooge or somebody to come out of the back room wearing a frock coat and a celluloid collar…”
Bruce Boyer
Bruce has been visiting London’s Savile Row – the birthplace of tailoring – for almost sixty years. In this episode of Unbuttoned, he shares stories of some of the tailors he’s met along the way and what they revealed about this august and esoteric world.
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2 Comments
Dan Eichner
May 31, 2019 at 8:23 am
Pedro Mendes
May 31, 2019 at 3:05 pm
Hello Pedro,
I love the stories, and new format. You make dressing better so much more accessible and fun.
I’m looking forward to the next one. Well Done!
Best,
Dan
Thank you, Dan, very kind. And I’m very happy to hear you are enjoying it so much. Bruce takes us to Italy in less than two weeks!