2010.01.28 UNDER Fashion, New Releases
NY Fashion Week // The countdown…
Visual Tales // SS10 Feature
Classic Blazer (Navy), Tab Collar Shirt (Grey Linen), Skinny Silk Tie (Grey w/ Red Detail). Visual Tales, December 2009. Photographer; Michael Brager, Model: Marc Herron/Adam
Visual Tales // Premiere Issue
Contrast Waistcoat (Grey), Tab Collar Shirt (Grey Linen). Visual Tales, December 2009.
Details // London Calling
Bespoken, a new collection from a bunch of guys with great pedigrees, is a fresh take on English tailoring. Traditional production techniques are used to craft unconventional herringbone suits, one-button blazers, and club-collar shirts.
Strolling Blazer (Grey Herringbone). Details, November 2009
SS’10 Review // ModaCycle
Story by Rachel Francois; Photos by Freda Henry
Mid-town Manhattan from on high was the backdrop as black and white film projections tickled the walls for the Bespoken spring-summer 2010 collection presentation. Exclusively designed and manufactured in London, the traditional English aesthetic was on display in the silhouettes and details of the collection. Originally all about the shirts, the label has now evolved into suits and especially into fitted jackets. The designers experimented with fabrics such as seersucker and wax cotton to give the traditional men’s suit a refreshing youthful edge.
Bespoken // Passion for the Details
Passion for the Details… from Bespoken on Vimeo.
Bespoken shirting factory in Gloucester, England. Directed by Spring69.
Front Row // The NY Times
GOOD FIT FOR BODY & BUDGET By Eric Wilson
Editors and retailers used to pass the time at New York Fashion Week asking one another if they had seen any new collections they liked. The new question this season is if they have seen any prices they like.
Designers are doing what they can to lower prices from the ridiculous levels of the last decade, using lesser fabrics and less of them. And some who are just starting out are trying to distinguish themselves with price. A new men’s line called Bespoken, for example, focuses on high-quality tailoring at prices that would match Jil Sander or Gucci only when the latter are on sale.
SS’10 Review // The Washington Post
by Robin Givhan
The two sets of brothers who make up the five entrepreneurs behind the label Bespoken still believe a man has a reason to put on a suit. Their work is inspired by the aesthetic of Britain’s Savile Row. They tweak shirt collars so they are round and barely visible; they taper pant legs so they can be turned up at the hem and still look tidy. They produce limited-edition blazers lined with cotton shirting. (Once the edition sells out, they re-introduce it in a different fabric or color.)
2009.09.02 UNDER Fashion
SS’10 Presentation // New York
Plans are under way for our NYC presentation…
2009.08.13 UNDER Fashion
SS’10 Presentation // Paris
Bespoken recently headed to Paris where we held a private presentation of our SS10 collection.
2009.07.25 UNDER Press
Whiskey Wear // Monocle
Arcade Cardigan. Monocle, June 2009
By Alice Quillet
Turnbull & Asser brothers James, Sam & Liam Fayed have partnered with family friends Paulo & Carlos Goncalves to create Bespoken, a line of blazers, shirts and knits. The fresh take on historic luxury combines a slim-fitting silhouette with traditional details of British tailoring and attracts a new generation of customers. ”A young, scruffy-haired lad who may enjoy a whisky and believes in the classics of quality and style,” says head designer Sam Fayed.
2009.07.24 UNDER Press
Bespoken // Featured on Selectism
Bespoken is “carefully crafted and manufactured with pride in England.” That is a great way to start it off we think. Bespoken’s Autumn/Winter 2009 collection is previewed. Blazers and coats are the heat in this collection – finished in pinstripes, charcoal greys, blues, herringbone, and more.
Be sure to review the Bespoken Autumn/Winter 2009 collection after the jump.