There’s something sartorial afoot in the 10th issue of Man of the World magazine. For its newest installment — on stands now — the publication invited Savile Row tailor Adam Rogers to share a small segment of his still-in-progress portrait series, which features some of the most talented black artisans in menswear. Among the recognizable faces are Norway-based bespoke meets ready-to-wear tailor T-Michael, Creative Director of UK-based style house Pokit Bayode Oduwole, Street Etiquette founder Joshua Kissi, luxury tie maker Shaun Gordon, writer and founder of Garmsville Jason Jules and lastly, one half of the Art Comes First collective Sam Lambert.
Rogers, who has been a fixture on Savile Row due to his work with luxury bespoke shop Richard James, has already completed more than 80 sketches. Finishing the portraits was an arduous but rewarding task, especially since Rogers works in a two-part process. The first step involves photographing his subjects, after which he uses bleached paper from a vintage book (found at a flea market) to draw the final product. It’s slow-moving work but the outcome is worth the effort in Rogers’ opinion. The physical volume that houses the pictures has been titled “Portraits of History,” a name Rogers says he felt was entirely appropriate.
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