Savile Row, Tailoring street in Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
This short street in Mayfair houses over forty tailoring shops that work with traditional methods. The craftsmen make suits with hand-stitched details, each garment passing through several fittings.
The street developed during the 1730s on land owned by Lady Dorothy Savile. Tailors moved in during the early 1800s and turned the residential buildings into workshops.
The name comes from Lady Dorothy Savile, who owned the land during the 18th century. Today tailors work in quiet workshops behind tall windows, where they select fabrics and adjust measurements for each customer individually.
Most shops open during regular business hours on weekdays, many close early on Saturdays. A complete suit usually requires several weeks of waiting time between consultation and completion.
Henry Poole & Co invented the dinner jacket here in 1846 and changed menswear for formal evenings. The Beatles played their last concert in 1969 on the rooftop of number 3, surprising pedestrians below on the street.
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