Wall Street's tailors keep New York City's financiers looking sharp and professional. Some have been tailors most of their lives, while others are comparatively new to the trade. Here's an inside look at the businesses that dress Wall Street.
One of the greatestcompliments I've received about my personal style came last summer at an Hermès fragrance party in Manhattan. A woman admired my soft-shouldered, moss-green linen suit trimmed with blond horn buttons-and asked where I had bought it. This suit, a workhorse by day and show pony at night, was custom-made for me for $1,200 while I was living in Hong Kong, one of the last places on earth where a man can still acquire a quality wardrobe without risking personal bankruptcy.