MUSINGs
Our go-to three season grey trouser – the 10/11oz "Covert Lite” from Vitale Barberis Canonico.
When showing one of our alternative jackets, the first thing we are always asked is “So what do I wear this with?” It's really pretty simple.
This Fall we are pleased to offer a new range of luxurious knitted fabrics in pure cashmere and cashmere/silk blends.
During a recent Dallas trunk show, Jonathan sat down with our friend Kirby Allison to chat about the goings-on of the shop and how we’re thinking about tailored clothing these days.
It’s with a mixture of nostalgia and anticipation I announce my retirement from the Alan Flusser Custom Shop.
A kind of navy blazer of sport shirts. It’s hard to imagine how the combination of color and texture could be improved upon.
As our typical approach of making up sample garments and photographing them for a seasonal lookbook was disrupted, we’re excited to share our illustrated rendition of the garments we want to be wearing this Summer.
When made in the right cloth, a warm-weather suit can be a supremely versatile garment that offers a host of styling opportunities for whatever comes your way in the Summer season.
The Polo coat is one of very few articles of apparel from menswear’s golden years that one hundred years later still populates the closets of the best-dressed men around the world. Whether vintage or new, custom or ready-made, this iconic mantle’s stylishness has long transcended time and place.
A trove of films and series that have resonated with me over the past several months. Most tend to be documentary in nature as I love learning about one thing or another and especially about people who have done something memorable with their lives.
Articles of Style founder Dan Trepanier captures Alan in his own words on the state of menswear, his own personal style, and how to improve as a dresser.
For me, wearing new combinations and colors, mixing different kinds of clothes, experimenting with various arrangements of layering will always be a working part of my sartorial DNA.
Alan reminisces about his friend and fellow sartorial conspirator, artist, and Gotham bon vivant.
The shoulders define a jacket’s character more than any other element. Today’s preference is for a softy tailored, natural shoulder that fortunately has been our house-style for decades.
Highbrow formalwear rests on a few pivotal elements of classic proportion and style points.
A quick guide to the three main areas of considerations when choosing an ideal dress shirt collar.
A look at how different materials, weaves, and textures can change the effect of the famously versatile solid navy tie.
The trend in men’s style over the last few hundred years has been towards less and less complexity, but every once in a while, one still gets an invitation that says, “black tie.” There’s a tendency to think of the black tie dress code as something rigidly fixed, but despite that, there’s still room for sometimes very varying ideas on what, exactly, is or is not okay for a gent to don at a black tie event...
When it comes to wedding day fashion, there's so much attention to paid to the dress. Fashion-wise, what's the guy's role in all of this? The groom’s role should not be driven by fashion but by the sartorial protocols associated with the wedding as a ceremony itself. The groom’s primary function is to present the bride, not compete with her.
We are often asked about simple sport jackets that are particularly well-suited for travel. For me this means a hardy fabric that is textured and pairs well with casual clothing, holds up against wear and tear, and withstands wrinkling.
Some days what you want to put on each morning is the perfect utilitarian pant that is easy to wear, keeps you cool, and still looks good at the end of the day, and this fits that bill.
The lightweight dark-shade denim shirt is highly under-appreciated in the bespoke realm. The particular beauty of a high quality denim dress shirt is the way it ages and changes character over time.
The cashmere and cotton blend elevates what was originally a worker’s cloth into something incredibly chic without compromising its unpretentious, knockabout charm.
A unique formal shirt that adds a bit of panache to traditionally understated attire.
A great blue blazer is everything modern tailoring should be: easy, elegant, and versatile. Here’s a look into our Custom Club blazer offering starting at $1,750.
Lustrous, breathable, and virtually indestructible, mohair blends are Summer fabrics that we recommend to anyone wanting to stay crisp in the heat of summer or the crunch of travel.
Our current favorite blended Summer fabric was developed by one of Italy’s top mills, and features the crisp, dry look of linen, the drape of wool, the luster of silk, and the resilience of a touch of lycra.
We love seersucker. A puckery cloth traditionally woven of 100% cotton in white and pastel stripes, it’s an American hot-weather classic. Yet this is something completely different.
An introduction to a little sewing technique which gives odd trousers a little extra subtle flair.
A special offer on the last remnants of Alan Flusser Exclusive suitings, woven expressly for us by Carlo Barbera from Alan’s own designs.
Soft raglan sleeves and minimal lining render the duster an incomparably comfortable extra layer that drapes beautifully and billows gracefully in a breeze. It’s essentially a coat that wears like a robe, and we think it’ll become the one you reach for more than any other.
Increasingly, what we want in our clothing are pieces that can take us anywhere. We think our slack jacket is the ultimate go-anywhere garment.
An interview with our friend and client Jason Locy - founder of FiveStone.
An interview with our friend and new client, vintage menswear dealer Sean Crowley.
Sartorial reflections from Flusser friend and client Russell Bush, an interior decorator described by one of his clients as “an artist of space.”
“My grandfather was a soldier in his youth and as my interest in clothes grew, his sense of style, both in uniform and in civilian dress, became a source of inspiration for me. Outfits that would be almost inconceivable nowadays (grey flannels for a hike in the countryside, chunky knits on the beach) look obvious on him, as if any other option would have been nonsensical.”
Mr. Scott Himmel is a Chicago-based interior architect and designer, Flusser customer since the early 1980s, and personal friend of Alan’s for over 20 years.
Brandon Sim is vice president and portfolio manager at Silvercrest Asset Management Group, a boutique financial services firm where he manages or assists in the management of over $2 billion in client assets. He has been a client of Alan Flusser Custom since 2006.
We filmed a quick chat with Kirby Allison to talk about a few of our more casual made-to-measure jacket models.
Alan joined Kirby Allison’s livestream series for a conversation around Alan’s favorite style images, and how Alan goes about putting outfits together.
Kirby Allison from the Hanger Project filmed the entire process of his commission for our custom slack jacket. From initial consultation to fitting to delivery, we show you what you would experience through our custom process.
The Hanger Project’s Kirby Allison has his MTM suit and shirt delivered. Jonathan makes some final tweaks and explains how both garments embody our principles of timeless yet modern fit and proportion.
Jonathan conducts the first fitting of the made-to-measure three-piece suit and dress shirt we made for The Hanger Project’s Kirby Allison.
The Hanger Project’s Kirby Allison visits the Custom Shop to get a made-to-measure suit, walking viewers through the full consultation and commission process with Alan and Jonathan.
L’Etiquette magazine offers what I consider to be the best casual clothing styling of any current publication.
Operating out of a restored fire station in Chicago’s South Side, Optimo is considered by many to be the best hatmaker in the world.
Alan’s story of settling on the Cartier Tank to satisfy his quest for a timeless and stylish timepiece.
From our Things We Love series: Alan’s ode to his favorite footwear.
An appreciation of one of our favorite casual summer footwear brands.