Common Threads

Emmanuel Mundus is a corporate accountant turned bespoke tailor, turned tool maker to hundreds of tailors around the world. Hear how one man found his way in the often times difficult to navigate sartorial world, starting with courses at Newham College and inevitably ending on the famed street of Savile Row. 

"I am Paul Kruize. I studied fashion and I worked as a designer for years, but secretly I always wanted to be a tailor. And as the years went by, I was drawn more and more to making jeans. Not fashion. Jeans. Bespoke, minimalistic, and detailed. For I believe that less is more and god is in the details." 

We sit down to peel back the layers of one humble tailor.

Reza is a London based tailor and entrepreneur having worked on number 12 Savile Row, Chittleborough & Morgan. He is the creator of AKEILĀ and in 2020 started producing one of the first ever YouTube video series outlining the fundamentals of bespoke jacket making. 

George Marsh has worked in multiple Italian tailoring houses including Liverano & Liverano, and is tailor, cutter and co-founder of Speciale along with Bert Hamilton Stubber. Speciale is a "tailors and shop for the makers we love" nestled into Notting Hill in London.