Atelier Saison
Notes on Measure
尺度札记
Observations on proportion, cloth, fitting, and the small decisions that change how tailoring feels.
A longer conversation about tailoring.
关于布料、版型、试身与穿着的持续记录。
Notes on cloth, fit, proportion, and the small decisions that shape how a garment feels over time.
Wearing Notes · 11 min read
When Does a Garment Become Old?
衣服什么时候才算旧？
Strength, appearance and the wish to wear it again: three ways to decide whether an old garment is worth repairing.
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Pockets Are Dangerous
口袋是一种危险
From pocket construction and the weight of a phone to the history of tie-on pockets: how possessions change the balance and private space of clothes.
Read the note / 阅读文章Cloth Notes · 8 min read
Air Conditioning Tamed the Suit
空调驯化了西装
A Hong Kong summer suit crosses heat, humidity and air conditioning. Weight, weave, lining and movement must answer to the same daily route.
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Why a Suit Should Not Make You Look Slimmer
西装为什么不应该让你显瘦
When looking slimmer becomes the only goal, tightness can pass for fit. Good cutting also considers proportion, volume and room to move.
Read the note / 阅读文章Making Notes · 11 min read
The Ghost in the Canvas
毛衬里的幽灵
How canvas, pad stitching and pressing give flat cloth volume—and why full canvas alone cannot certify a good suit.
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How a Collar Holds a Face
一只领子如何托住一张脸
A collar frames a face through its relationship with the neck, shoulders, posture and jacket.
Read the note / 阅读文章Cutting Notes · 14 min read
A Building That Walks
会走路的建筑
Notes on the concealed architecture of trousers: how waist position, fork geometry, pleats, cloth, and hem length bring movement into balance.
Read the note / 阅读文章Cloth Notes · 20 min read
How to Read a Cloth
如何读一块布
A guide to reading cloth beyond the Super number: fibre, weight, worsted and woollen structure, the trade behind the loom, and the provenance a specification cannot hold.
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The Treachery of Black
黑色的背叛
A forensic history of colour in tailored menswear: why paintings, surviving suits, dye ledgers, and chemistry each lie in a different direction.
Read the note / 阅读文章Fabric Notes · 24 min read
The Cult of the Crumple
褶皱崇拜
Linen is not merely a summer trope. From cellulose crystallinity to pressing physics, this note traces why great linen tailoring demands more knowledge, more handwork, and better judgment.
Read the note / 阅读文章Fitting Notes · 18 min read
The Spalla Camicia, Reconsidered
重新理解衬衫肩
On the most photographed and least understood sleeve in tailoring: seam direction, mappina, armhole geometry, and the effort behind apparent ease.
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