12 entradas
Países
Cómo difiere la sastrería de un país a otro, y quién mantiene cada tradición hoy.
Americas
1 entradasAsia
3 entradas
01
Japan
The most rigorous students the European trades ever had, and now among their most serious competitors.
02
South Korea
Seoul has built a tailoring scene since about 2010, mostly young makers trained in Italy cutting soft, slim jackets that customers find through social media.
03
China
China makes more clothing than anywhere, including for European luxury brands, and Shanghai's skilled Western tailoring tradition from the 1920s survives mainly in Hong Kong.
Europe
8 entradas
01
Italy
Italy makes more of the world's fine menswear than anywhere else, with Naples, Milan, Florence and Rome each cutting jackets their own way.
02
United Kingdom
The country that invented the modern suit, and still cuts as though the weather might turn.
03
France
France has a small tailoring trade known for jackets with strong sculpted shoulders and very clean chests, and it is home to the shirtmaker Charvet.
04
Spain
Spain keeps a formal, firmly built tailoring tradition alive in Madrid and is one of Europe's biggest shoemakers, making many shoes sold under other countries' brands.
05
Austria
Vienna has its own small school of tailoring, with tall strong shoulders, close-fitting chests and very fine hand sewing, kept alive by a few workshops.
06
Belgium
Belgium matters for cloth rather than tailoring, as home to the famous suiting merchant Scabal and one of Europe's oldest linen trades.
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Portugal
Portugal is a major European clothing manufacturer, especially of knitwear and shirts, and quietly makes much of what is sold as Italian or British.
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Germany
Germany is better known for well-made factory tailoring and technical fabrics than custom tailoring, though the Rhineland and Berlin have a few excellent custom workshops.
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- Blossoming flowers in Ginza; February 2020 (02): Photograph · Keijiro Takahashi · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- Front view of Heungnyemun Gate in Gyeongbokgung Palace Seoul South Korea: Photograph · Basile Morin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shanghai Bund at night 20260417 (2): Photograph · DvTor8303 · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- Saint Peter's Basilica, Sant'Angelo bridge, by night, Rome, Italy: Photograph · Jebulon · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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- PestSaüle Graben Vienna top: Photograph · Jebulon · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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- Cais da Ribeira, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 13: Photograph · Diego Delso · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
