Sometimes, as well-versed as we may be in Brummelian principles of simplicity, we’re driven to satisfy a deeply personal craving for the baroque, the exotic. Sometimes, nothing but a perfectly fitted, patch-pocketed, half-belted, action-backed, three-piece suit with a lapelled vest and wide-legged, fish-tailed trousers (convertible to plus-sixes) made up in a luminescent, boldly-checked multicolor tweed will do.

“The Flusser Femme line offers what could be any woman’s go-to piece to make her feel as confident and classy as Katherine Hepburn herself. As she said, ‘Why slap them on the wrist with a feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer?’”

A contemporary account of the sartorial impact of one of Alan's classic power plays: the horizontally striped shirt worn by Gordon Gekko in WALL STREET.

The Rake's Asia editor-at-large Christian Barker explores how Alan's tailoring for Wall Street forever reshaped the way the world’s financial titans (and star Michael Douglas) dressed.

Over the past 25 years, Alan Flusser’s journey in the custom clothing business can be neatly summarized by his changing taste in footwear. Flusser used to wear brown suede shoes almost exclusively, whereas today he’s most likely to wear Belgian Shoes that are as black as a moonless midnight. By Christian Chensvold

"I am an academician of clothes, for sure. Eccentric and eclectic. I basically like to think, underneath it all, people will be happier and more comfortable if they wear my clothes. I do want to add to a certain sense of not only aesthetics about clothes, but about life in general."

Alan Flusser is one of the great authorities on menswear, having authored several books on the evolution of men’s fashion. He’s also a custom tailor whose bespoke creations are classic yet subtly distinctive; his fabrics and details are perfect for men who cultivate a unique, individual look.