Lee Junho’s Berluti Bespoke Journey | The Fitting

Next, it’s time for the trial fitting, when the artisan’s handiwork first comes into contact with the body. Based on the measurements that were taken, the tailor has carefully cut out a pattern and assembled it. This fitting will enable him to perfect the garment’s shape. How it sits on the body, how the fabric falls and how it moves, all tell him what adjustments to make. With a keen eye and a sure hand, he reshapes, repositions, and adjusts, his touch so light as to be barely perceptible. A few millimeters are all that's needed to transform a shoulder, sharpen a contour, or allow the body more ease of movement.