Inside A Savile Row Tailor: How A Bespoke Suit Is Made | IWC

A commission on Savile Row takes 50 hours of work, three fittings and half a century of accumulated cutting knowledge. It also, as fashion stylist William Gilchrist shows us, takes patience. In this first film in MR PORTER's Style Council downtime series — in partnership with IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN — Gilchrist walks us through the bespoke process at one of London's most celebrated tailors, from the first measure to the final hand-finish. A masterclass in why a bespoke suit costs what it costs, and why the men who buy them keep coming back. Shop IWC Schaffhausen on MR PORTER: https://www.mrporter.com/en-gb/mens/designer/iwc-schaffhausen Discover more watch stories on MR PORTER: https://www.mrporter.com/en-gb/mens/watches Subscribe to MR PORTER on YouTube for more style, watches, food and culture: https://www.youtube.com/user/MRPORTER Connect with MR PORTER: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrporter The Journal: https://www.mrporter.com/en-gb/journal