An exclusive haircut

Can there be a haircut "su misura"? Isn't it that everytime you go to your hairdresser your style will be unique and renovated? Well it depends on you, of course, but not only.

Hairstylist Massato is a genius born in Japan but currently working in Paris. A very long experience and know-how that are focused on individual, comfortable convenient hair styles, advices based not only on your facial characteristics and nature of you hair but also on the way you dress. He can spend long time looking at you and your face sizes before starting a new piece of work. 

Just let you go and... trust him.

http://www.massato-paris.com/

Camisas a medida

From Savile Row, London to Spain always passing through customizable products. Camisasamedida.com offers the possibility of creating your own personalized shirt choosing from many different textiles, colors, type of collar, wrist, buttons and sizes. Just try it, it's really fun to have your own tailor on your screen.
http://www.camisasamedida.com

The artisan shoemaker

A couple of years ago i was walking calle Enric Granados in Barcelona when i saw a small inviting shoe shop (un taller in spanish, una bottega in italian) with just one person inside. I popped in, discovered the products, chatted with the lovely owner about my favourite ones, types of leather, finishings. Then i discovered that Norman Vilalta, the artisan, learnt everything in Florence, and that it currently takes more than 200 processes to define and prepare one of his bespoken shoe. Later on i gladly discovered that he is one of the favourite shoemaker for national and international vips and politicians.

http://www.normanvilalta.com/

Custom made menu sensation in Madrid

"We are having our second Champagne glass when the chef-maitre-owner comes to ask us about what we would like to have, or better, feel...."

Iñaki Camba, owner and chef of the restaurant Arce in Madrid, participates directly in the choice of food, drinks and ways of cooking following your suggestions. He will drive you through the selection of the main dish depending on the chosen starters.

Another different but very exclusive way of enjoying food experience.

http://restaurantearce.com/

Bottega Veneta, when your initials are not enough...

Bottega Veneta, the luxury top leathergoods brand designed by Tomas Maier, is also spreading the word about its customization process in the US, where the custom initiative was launched.
Italian representatives who oversee the brand's atelier in Vicenza, Italy, have travelled from Chicago to NY till reaching California to personally offer clients the opportunity to customize a Bottega Veneta bag of their choice - choose the color, skin and treatment of their Bottega bag. In keeping with the mantra of "When Your Own Initials Are Enough," shoppers can create anything from an $800 wallet or $14,500 crocodile portfolio to the brand's most painstakingly-produced $80,000 handbag, all taking between three and six months to craft.

Compromising luxury when reducing size?

Under the concept "tailor fit", CuldeSac™ develops the European launch campaign of the Aston Martin Cygnet, the world's first compact luxury car.

This video jumpstarts the communication campaign announcing that Cygnet today is a reality and will begin production in 2011. In it Aston Martin's CEO Dr. Ulrich Betz and Design Director Marek Reichman explain one-to-one the reason behind the new concept of compact luxury tailor fit car of the new Aston Martin Cygnet. More info: www.astonmartin.com/eng/thecars/cygnet

 

A very exclusive fragrance

They say nothing fits better than a second skin, unless of course you’re wearing a bespoke perfume, custom-made for you and only you. Master perfumers can identify 1500 to 2000 specific smells by nose and can often spend six months to a year developing a single personalized fragrance.
The House of Jean Patou, renowned for inimitable classics offers discerning clients an unforgettable experience in the form of their Parfum-Couture service. Patou’s master perfumer Jean-Michel Duriez will personally oversee your bespoke perfume from conception to creation. 
Presently available only to ladies, Parfum-Couture begins with an appointment with Duriez in the city of Paris. Together, you visit olfactive places such as bakeries and flower and spice markets, and sample pure essences to determine your style and scent preferences. In the months that follow, Duriez crafts three prototypes for you to test, before receiving the samples back and refining the blends to perfection.

Savile Row

Reknowned Savile Row is a shopping street in the Mayfair area, London, famous for its traditional men's bespoke tailoring.  It seems that the term "bespoke" has been originated in Savile Row when cloth for a suit was said to "be spoken for" by customers.
It is currently told also as the "golden mile of tailoring".
Hystorical customers as Winston Churchill, Lord Nelson, Napoleon III and recently David Beckam, Russell Crowe and many of the High Finance district top managers keep on going to Savile Row for their own 2 and especially the 3 pieces tailored suits.
For a reference on the 300 years old association: http://www.savilerowbespoke.com/Home/index.php

Sartorial

sar·to·ri·al

adj.

Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing: sartorial elegance.

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[From Late Latin sartor, tailor; see sartorius.]

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Sartorial, what a strange and rarely used word. From now on we will discover this world, trying to understand what's behind the desire of having something personalized, customized and made by hand. We will also present you our favourite products and services, showing you that "sartorial" is not only fashion.