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As well as tips on the timeless rules of bespoke menswear, adviceon how to select a tailor and the common pitfalls to avoid, SimonCrompton offers profiles of the worlds finest tailors from Henry Pooleand Anderson & Shepherd to Gieves & Hawkes and Oswald Boateng.

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