Dege and Skinner

Dege & Skinner’s position at 10 Savile Row comes with a specialisation that sets it apart from the majority of bespoke houses: military and ceremonial tailoring at the highest level. The house makes mess dress, ceremonial uniform, court dress, and morning dress for clients across the British military establishment, and it does so with a technical precision that civilian tailoring rarely demands. The patterns are complicated, the materials often specified rather than chosen, and the house’s understanding of rank, regiment, and protocol is encyclopaedic. Civilian commissions are entirely at home here too, and clients drawn by the military connection often find that the house’s discipline produces very clean civilian work — a properly made Dege & Skinner lounge suit has a quiet authority that comes from the same rigour. Michael Skinner runs the house, which traces its roots back through several generations of Savile Row tailoring. International trunk shows are a regular feature, particularly to North America and the Middle East, where clients with connections to ceremonial dress are well represented. New clients considering a military commission, a court uniform, or simply a well-made civilian suit will find the consultation process thorough and the house disinclined to hurry any of it. Typical trunk show cities: New York, Washington, and select international cities