SCABAL

Autumn Winter has arrived

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

The new model:more colour, more casual

It’s not a seismic shift, but there’s a distinct move towards casual wear in Scabal’s 2010 Autumn-Winter collection. Scabal is expanding its men’s casual-wear business. Five of the eight new winter fabrics are for jackets and trousers and there’s an exciting new line of ‘soft jackets’ in addition to cardigans and jumpers.

Colours next autumn will be just a shade brighter and greens are making a comeback. The Scabal collection features four colour themes: beige-brown and purple, blue with earl grey, green shades, and beige-cream with dark red.

Highlights in the vast amount of fabric bunches are : Gallery, St James, Flannel and Saxony, Noble House, Centurion, Corduroy

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Daan dressed by Scabal

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Daan Stuyven (°1969) from the band DAAN requested Scabal to dress him for his live performances. It is an honour to dress this pop rock band personae. He started at the end of the eighties with the band Citizin Kane and took up a new band in the nineties with a guitar player from Deus to form the band Dead Man Ray. In the meantime he continues as a graphic designer for bands, designing many cd covers.

For the inauguration of the Belgian presidency of Europe, Daan flew in his Scabal "Capri" suit over the Place de Luxembourg in Brussels, while a 48-heads orchestra performed "Housewife".

He included a personal sentence stitched into his suit: ‘My dear blue suit, call me when lost’, with his mobile number next to it.

>> www.daan.be

Don Giovanni dressed by Scabal

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Mozart and with an Italian libretto by Da Ponte. It took them four months to write this master piece and it was premièred in 1787. Although sometimes classified as comic, it blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements. It is the seventh most play opera in North America. A film was made in 1979 directed by Joseph Losey starring the best singers of its day: Ruggero Raimondi, Edda Moser, José van Dam, Teresa Berganza etc.

The action happens in Sevilla in the 17h century. Don Giovanni wants to conquer all women that he pleases. In his search for new adventures, he fears nothing but the devine punishment lures around the corner.

Scabal's customer La Griffe Mesure (Marseille and Lyon) has made all suits worn on stage for this opera performed at the Théâtre de l'Archevêché in Aix-en-Provence (France) and directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov. This Russian stage director born in 1970 in Moscow has won many awards. The French conductor Louis Langrée decided to work without partition for this opera. He also received several awards for his recordings.

>> See the entire opera on Arte (195 mins)
>> www.la-griffe-mesure.fr

24 hrs Golf cup in Salzburg

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Scabal participated in the organisation of the first 24 hour golf cup in Europe with our Austrian customer Wanger. Scabal designed outfits for the more formal part of the golf event.

The event happened at Gut Altentann in Henndorf, a mythical golf club designed by Jack Nicklaus in 1989.

Wanger is located near the Salzach river in Salzburg at the most prestigious location "Getreidegasse" . The store is a premium authorized dealer of Scabal Made-To-Measure, Ready-To-Wear and Accessories. They are an exclusive reseller of N°12 in the Salzburg region.

Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria with world famous baroque architecture. It's "Old Town" (Altstadt) was listed in 1997 as a Unesco World Heritage Site. The city is also known as the birthplace of Wolfgang Mozart. The famous movie "The Sound of Music" was filmed in Salzburg in the 60s.

>> www.wanger.at
>> www.gutaltentann.com
>> More stores in Austria

New bespoken magazine 7

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

In this seventh edition of BESPOKEN Autumn-Winter 2010-2011 : True luxury, Constant fabric innovation, Own your look, Interviews with Jimmy Wales and Ewan McGregor, Extra touches: shoes, cufflinks, pyjamas and hats, The right choice in personalization, The Scabal marketing department, Summer 2011 trends and lots more.

Happy Reading.

>> www.bespoken.com
>> Online reading - flip thru

Istanbul store opening

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Scabal is pleased to announce that in collaboration with our long term Turkish partner a new Scabal store is opening in Istanbul in the five star hotel Avantgarde.

The hotel has a luxurious decoration, a big spa area, delicious cuisine, high tech meeting rooms and top level services. It's located in the well-known city's business district Zincirlikuyu Levent with easy access to most shopping malls with high level brand stores.

The store sells Scabal Ready-To-Wear, Made-To-Measure, Cloth by the metre and Accessories.

Details of the store
Zincirlikuyu Mezarligi, 161
34394 Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: 90-212-274-87-84
Mobile: 90-0530-762-80-69

>> Discover more Scabal authorized dealers worldwide
>> www.avantgardehotel.com

Scabal's mill in Huddersfield in Twist magazine

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Scabal is proud of the photoshoot in the April edition of Twist magazine featuring Scabal's mill "Bower Roebuck" in Huddersfield.

Additionally a display is done at Harvey Nichols in Leeds of several Yorkshire mills. Each week the store attracts about 25000 visitors.

In its mill in Huddersfield Scabal produces the finest cloth, made in England since ...

Located deep in the West Yorkshire Pennines, and overlooked by craggy fells, Bower Roebuck produces luxury fabrics made by a loyal team of staff in a family atmosphere, using the latest in modern technology and production management. The shoot captures some of the key parts of the production process, from the preparation of threads prior to warping, through to the checking and mending of the fabric, and brings together classic fabrics with contemporary fashion and bright colours.

>> See the article (pdf)

A customer celebrates 70 years anniversary

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

From May 13 to 16, Scabal sponsored the 70th Anniversary Fair of Eikokuya that was held successively at over 15 stores in Japan.

Founded as a men’s clothing store in 1940, Eikokuya has overcome various trends and changes over the years, advocating a style rooted in tradition and receiving patronage from their loyal customers.

This pleasant event featured the future of tailoring and showed new possibilities of custom made suits.

>> www.eikokuya.co.jp

>> www.scabal.co.jp (Japanese)

A customer celebrates 100 years anniversary

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Located on the highly prestigious Rue de la Paix in Paris, just a short walk from the no-less renowned Place Vendôme and Opéra Garnier, Stark & Sons tailors is this year celebrating its 100th anniversary.

A specialist in academic wear, Stark & Sons offers a wide range of bespoke and prêt-à-porter suits in the most beautiful fabrics, in which Scabal fabrics are of course included.

Since 1910, three generations of tailors have worked in the luxurious fitting salons, where many famous men, including kings, princes, Bill Clinton, Nicholas Sarkozy and General Charles de Gaulle have been dressed to perfection. As the heir to this rich family tradition, Alain Stark has reigned here since 1970, driven by his own talent and pursuit of perfection.

>> www.starkandsons.com

Diamond Chip ties for sale online

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Scabal is proud to present 6 exclusive Diamond Chip ties for sale only online on www.scabal.com/shop. The retail price is 180 euro (+freight costs).

The famous cloth consists of a Super 150's wool (80 %) – into which diamond fragments have been processed – and pure silk (20 %). This extraordinary cloth is being woven at Scabal's own weaving-mill in Huddersfield (UK).

Being made in this luxurious fabric the tie offers a rich and uplifting aspect to all suits, also thanks to the wonderful knot that can be made. Every tie is carefully packed in an limited series of Diamond Chip handmade boxes.

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Luxury mohair : a new fabrics collection

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200

The Luxury Mohair collection offers 3 different sophisticated qualities with 35% or 60% finest Kid Mohair. The high percentage of this luxury material gives the cloth a beautiful rich shine with a pleasing cool-dry and lively handle.

The first quality called Mercury Bay offers light fancy to dark classical suiting designs and a perfect Summer weight of 240g. Montego Bay is the second range and shows structured stripes and plains with a weight of 260g. New are the plain designs in the Topaz quality. The prunelle weave of 280g emphasises the unique, elegant appearance of the cloth.

>> Check all latest fabrics collections
>> Discover entire bunch in the Fabrics Catalogue

Amex, Brioni and Scabal's treasure box

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Brioni and Scabal: a natural partnership aiming at the ultimate luxury in tailor-made menswear

Brioni is glad to introduce American Express members the Treasure Box, a highly prestigious fabric selection by its long standing partner, the world famous Scabal house.

The Treasure Box collection is available in all European Brioni boutiques. It offers 16 high-quality Super 150’s wool fabrics between 230 and 300 grams, all designed by Scabal and produced in England. The collection has been named Treasure Box because Scabal has made use of the latest techniques to incorporate platinum, 22-carat gold and 24-carat gold.

Bespoken article: King of the Castle

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200

In our sixth Bespoken magazine, the section "Terra Incognita" visits Scotland, more specifically it's castles.

Six Scotland locations that might be recommended by your favourite tailor, where you simply could not arrive without your tweed hunting jacket!

There’s no more Scottish an image than that of a castle surrounded by swirling mist, and most of Scotland’s castles ooze a colourful and turbulent history . All the classic imagery can be found in abundance — and the good news is that you can spend the night at many of these castles.

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Appeal: new suitings quality in Super 140's wool

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200

APPEAL is the name of Scabal's brand new suiting quality in a fine Super 140's Wool.

The cloth comes with a comfortable light weight of 250g and is Made in England. The vast range of designs offers a big choice of light fancies for Summer, but also designs for all year round and the important classics are not missing.

With a total of 67 designs the collection leaves nothing to be desired. In addition, the supple smooth handle and its elegant drape give the cloth this unique feel and appearance.

>> Check all latest fabrics collections
>> Discover entire bunch in the Fabrics Catalogue

Bespoken magazines now readable online

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

All BESPOKEN magazines can now be read online, including zoom, search, browse, full screen, print and lots more functions !

>> Read the last magazine

Hard copies are still available and can be ordered here