Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Richard trained at Huntsman, rising to be head cutter before leaving to set up his own establishment. That story is entertainingly told in Richard’s book ‘Bespoke: Savile Row Ripped and Smoothed’. Today Richard is known as an excellent cutter in the military Huntsman style, but also with an awareness of contemporary fashion that leads to him offering customers a line of house denim, and raincoats especially made to fit over his bespoke suits.

Dege & Skinner

Dege & Skinner

Dating back to 1865, Dege & Skinner is notable for being one of the few houses left on Savile Row to be family owned. As other bespoke houses have gone through ups and downs over the years, Dege has often picked up customers looking for stability and tradition.

Dege is equally known for civilian clothing as it is for its military uniforms (a piece for the Royal Lancers Regiment recently appeared in the V&A’s ‘What is Luxury’ exhibition) with a style that is a solid, British military cut. It is also the only house on the Row to have its own shirt cutting facility on site.

Richard James

Richard James

Richard James was one of a group of brands – including Timothy Everest and Ozwald Boateng – that were seen as ‘saving’ Savile Row in the 1990s, making it cool again for a new generation. Of those, Richard James is only one that remains offering bespoke tailoring on the Row, with a dedicated store opposite its ready-to-wear outlet.

Although the style of head cutter Ben Clarke is a fairly standard military one, he is also more accommodating than most on the Row, offering softer shoulder jackets alongside the structured ones. That attitude goes for the rest of Richard James as well, which tends to have a more modern, forward-looking style than other tailors. Clients include Mark Ronson, David Beckham and Elton John.