David Chambers

Interview By Bruno Bayley

Photo By David Canning

Vice: So, you got into making suits the old-fashioned way?

David Chambers:

Yeah, I noticed you are quite hard to find out about.

You keep to a relatively small variety of suits, unlike designers who seem to feel the need to tinker and do elaborate stuff all the time.

So you aren’t interested in the obsession with new styles?

People talk about Savile Row like it’s a holy land for men’s fashion. Is it the Mecca for suits that people claim it is?

Was it a very formal place when you were there?

What do you make of that?

Is Savile Row still the heart of men’s fashion in Britain?

So how did you make the transition from Savile Row tailoring to making your own suits?

So, what do you think about fashion in relation to Savile Row?

What’s your trick then?

I suppose suits aren’t ever going to go out of fashion, are they?