Bespoke menswear production in which garments such as suits are completely original and made to the measurements of the specific client. Tailoring describes the various traditional techniques used to produce a jacket.

STRIPE

A piece of hard chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on fabric relating to the size of the client. Also known as French chalk, a tailor will chalk lines on to the cloth of a semi-made garment during a fitting in order to make precise alterations to ensure an accurate final fit.

TARTAN

A repeated multicoloured, square pattern in wool cloth created from the coloured threads used to weave it. Designs are associated with Scottish clans and have setts or pattern sizes that vary according to the weight of the cloth and the mill that produces it. In general, the heavier the weight the larger the sett. The broader colour bands are the under check, which may be adorned with narrower colour lines called the over check. Most tartans use the three-colour design for the Black Watch regiment, which at one time was the only legal pattern.