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Cloth, construction, fit — the stuff that separates a jacket you tolerate from a jacket you love.

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Half canvas, full canvas, fused — what your jacket is actually made of.Feature
Construction·22 Apr 2026·6 min read

Half canvas, full canvas, fused — what your jacket is actually made of.

The single biggest difference between a ₹6,000 blazer and a ₹40,000 one isn’t the cloth. It’s the chest you can’t see.

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What the mill tag is actually telling you.
Cloth·5 min read

What the mill tag is actually telling you.

Super 120s, Super 150s, Vitale Barberis. A field guide to the labels stitched into the inside seam.

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Why we insist on two trials.
Process·4 min read

Why we insist on two trials.

One trial is faster. It is also why most bespoke jackets in India don’t fit.

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An honest walk through our fabric library.
Cloth·7 min read

An honest walk through our fabric library.

What every mill on our shelves actually does well — and the one we tend to talk customers out of.

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Wedding rush — what we can and can't do.
Process·4 min read

Wedding rush — what we can and can't do.

The honest answer for "my wedding is in three weeks." It depends on which three weeks.

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Caring for a bespoke suit.
Aftercare·5 min read

Caring for a bespoke suit.

The five-rule guide that keeps a hand-tailored garment wearable for a decade.

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Reader since 2012 · written by the team at the cut table