Richard James: Laid-back luxe on Savile Row

Menswear is in the middle of a revolution, with relaxed styles and separates the order of the day. And London's tailors are following suit

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There are still few better places to pick up a bespoke suit than Savile Row in London, but as we increasingly forgo the time-honoured two-piece in favour of more relaxed styles, traditional tailors have had to adapt to survive.

As one of the newer faces on the street – relatively speaking, having joined "The Row" in 1992 – Richard James has always remained nearer the contemporary end of the spectrum. Among the first of the more fashion-orientated "new establishment" of the time, alongside Ozwald Boateng and then-neighbour Timothy Everest (who has since made the bold move to east London), the tailor deftly combines a commitment to classic craftsmanship with a forward-thinking design perspective.

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