Is this the World’s Most Extraordinary Bespoke Tailor?

About this video

The Gentleman’s Gazette team visits Chittleborough & Morgan on Savile Row to explore the bespoke tailoring house’s distinctive silhouette and construction methods. Joe Morgan, who joined Tommy Nutter in 1970, explains how the house evolved from Nutter’s revolutionary approach to menswear—featuring wider lapels, structured shoulders, and close-fitting bodies—and continues this legacy today with meticulous handwork, natural fabrics, and numerous fittings to achieve perfect garment fit.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team notes that Chittleborough & Morgan’s silhouette—featuring wide lapels, high armholes, waist suppression, and roped sleeve heads—originated from Tommy Nutter’s 1969 innovation that allowed men to express themselves through tailored clothing rather than conforming to conventional bespoke standards
• The Gazette team observes that the house employs intensive handwork throughout construction, including hand-padded lapels without Strobel padding, Milanese buttonholes, hand-sewn pockets and zips, and uses natural fibers like Irish linen and horsehair canvas to create structured garments
• The Gazette team learns that the fitting process typically involves many fittings rather than the standard two to three, with the house prioritizing comfort and precision—clients must travel to London in person, and garments begin at £7,000
• The Gazette team discovers distinctive design details including deep side pleats with hidden darts, high trouser waistbands positioned at the hip bone, open seams on side adjusters, angled vents that extend nearly to the button point, and oversized flaps designed for practical pocket depth
• The Gazette team finds that sustainability and longevity are core values—garments use natural biodegradable fibers, clients often bring pieces from the 1970s for alteration across generations, and the house maintains detailed archives of clientele including celebrities like Mick Jagger and Elton John

Episode details: published January 27, 2025 · 81K views · 41:23 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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