The Studio · Notes
From the notebook.
Short essays from the bench — on cloth, fit, the wedding season, and the traditional garments a community lives its life in.
On the bench
Why three fittings, not one.
The difference between a suit that fits and a suit that disappears on you is the second and third fitting — not the cloth.
March 12, 2026
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The cloth
The right cloth for a Toronto winter.
English worsted built for a mild boardroom doesn't survive Bathurst in February. Here's what does.
February 4, 2026
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Tradition
The kapota: cut, cloth, and what most tailors get wrong.
Three decades making them in Thornhill teaches you the one shortcut that never works.
January 21, 2026
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Weddings
The night before Nathan's wedding, everything fell apart.
Five groomsmen, zero measurements, and a mother with opinions. A wedding story — and how one tape pulled it all together.
October 2, 2025 · Niagara-on-the-Lake
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Enough reading
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