Method5 min · May
Why we chalk-mark before we press.
A small white line, three centimetres long, drawn at the inner collar. It tells the presser everything they need to know about the cloth in their hand.
On linen4 min · April
Linen, calendared damp.
Belgian linen never wants to be ironed dry. We finish ours at fifty percent moisture, against the weave, with a long even pass.
Eveningwear6 min · March
The dinner jacket, returned cool.
Silk facings will not forgive heat. The whole jacket is pressed cool, then rested on the valet for an afternoon before it is bagged for return.