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The lost art of making perfectly fitting trousers

by Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 29, 2023
Menswear writer Derek Guy explains why men's pants don’t look like they used to.
A cutter marks out a pattern at Huntsman tailors in London, England. According to menswear writer Derek Guy, fewer and fewer tailors understand the lost art of “ironwork” in the construction of pants.
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Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy

by Justin Ho
Jul 8, 2020
The 200-year-old company has been hit hard by the pandemic. But suit sales have been on the decline for years.
A Brooks Brothers store in downtown Los Angeles in 2010. Formal menswear was struggling before the pandemic.
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How to hide a corporate jet

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 17, 2014
Yes, it's both possible and legal.
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Contemplating the short suit

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 9, 2014
A menswear suit in which the pants are actually shorts.
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Our national menswear nightmare is over

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 11, 2014
Men's Warehouse will pay $1.8 billion for Jos. A Bank
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Young Wall Street bankers turn to custom suits

by Mark Garrison
Feb 26, 2014
And yes, some have 'Wolf of Wall Street' quotes sewn into the lining.
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Eddie Bauer suits Jos. A. Bank just fine

by Mark Garrison
Feb 14, 2014
Jos. A. Bank wants to keep another suitor away.
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Young entrepreneurs reinvigorate Hong Kong tailoring

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 21, 2013
Hong Kong tailoring has long had a reputation for quality but many of the tailors were old and their premises old-fashioned. Now a new breed of young clothing entrepreneurs is shaking things up.
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