Inside London's Savile Row tailors - in pictures

  • A model of the foot, known as a last, is the starting point for bespoke shoes by Gaziano & Girling on Savile Row in London. All photos: Mark Chilvers / The National
    A model of the foot, known as a last, is the starting point for bespoke shoes by Gaziano & Girling on Savile Row in London. All photos: Mark Chilvers / The National
  • Henry Poole & Co on Savile Row, the London street world famous for its bespoke suits and tailoring
    Henry Poole & Co on Savile Row, the London street world famous for its bespoke suits and tailoring
  • Andrii Mytelskyi, a specialist tailor at Huntsman, works in front of thousands of customer cutouts
    Andrii Mytelskyi, a specialist tailor at Huntsman, works in front of thousands of customer cutouts
  • Italian-born Fedro Gaudenzi describes his work as between couture and the rigidities of the traditional Savile Row
    Italian-born Fedro Gaudenzi describes his work as between couture and the rigidities of the traditional Savile Row
  • Dario Carnera, co-head cutter at Huntsman
    Dario Carnera, co-head cutter at Huntsman
  • Different styles of shirt collar on display at Norton & Sons
    Different styles of shirt collar on display at Norton & Sons
  • The family scion who owns Henry Poole & Co, Simon Cundey is a practised guide to the firm's long library of fitting cuttings, leather-bound and dating back to 1846
    The family scion who owns Henry Poole & Co, Simon Cundey is a practised guide to the firm's long library of fitting cuttings, leather-bound and dating back to 1846
  • Savile Row is a strip of townhouses made up of shops and underground workshops populated by cutters and tailors
    Savile Row is a strip of townhouses made up of shops and underground workshops populated by cutters and tailors
  • Alex McKie, store manager of Norton & Sons
    Alex McKie, store manager of Norton & Sons
  • Suits on display in Fedro Gaudenzi
    Suits on display in Fedro Gaudenzi
  • Custom jackets on display at Clothsurgeon
    Custom jackets on display at Clothsurgeon
  • Simon Jones, store manager at Gaziano & Girling
    Simon Jones, store manager at Gaziano & Girling
  • A tailor at work at Norton & Sons
    A tailor at work at Norton & Sons