Chiso has dressed Kyoto's merchant and aristocratic clients since 1555, when it began supplying garments to monks and nobility before moving into yuzen-dyed kimono. Its Kyoto flagship now pairs made-to-order kimono with a gallery of dyed textile art drawn from the house's five-century archive.
Established in 1689 to make ceremonial robes for the coronation of King William III and Queen Mary II, Ede & Ravenscroft claims the title of London's oldest tailor and continues to dress the judiciary, clergy and universities in bespoke gowns from its Chancery Lane shop. Alongside legal and academic robemaking, the firm produces bespoke and ready-to-wear tailoring, holding Royal Warrants earned across more than three centuries of trade.
Best for Legal and academic robes, bespoke tailoring
The Pope's tailor since 1798. Gammarelli has dressed every Pope for over two centuries — white cassocks, red mozzettas, and the scarlet robes of cardinals.
Best for White cassocks, red mozzettas, and the scarlet robes of cardinals
Tracing its line back to around 1720, Stewart Christie & Co on Queen Street is a Scottish bespoke tailor, hand-cutting and finishing suits, jackets and Highland dress. Alongside bespoke and made-to-measure work it stocks tartans, tweeds and ready-to-wear for men and women.
Trading on Eton High Street since 1784, Tom Brown cuts bespoke and made-to-measure suits and has long supplied the town's schoolwear and academic dress. The workroom also produces silk ties, cufflinks, and accessories for Windsor and Eton clientele.