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A rust suit with a striped shirt and patterned tie, in strong sunlight
Worn where only you can see it
A painter's own canvases reproduced inside six jackets, and a boxing lining nobody will ever see except the man wearing it. Read more...
The sandstone terrace at 88 Pitt Street, Redfern, with its cast-iron verandah
Our New HQ Studio in Redfern
We have moved. THEODORE's new home is a sandstone terrace at 88 Pitt Street, Redfern: a bigger studio, a proper back office across the courtyard, and plenty of street parking. Read more...
Black tassel loafer
The loafer edit
Penny, tassel and suede, handcrafted in Spain and cut to your size. The shoes that finish a suit without formalising it. Read more...
Year in review, one
2025 in tailoring
New York, Hong Kong, London, Stockholm, Doha and San Francisco. A year measured in stitches, silhouettes and a lot of airports. Read more...
Dean
The people who dress you
One who thinks Savile Row needed a modern makeover, and one who will absolutely cold call you. Who you get matters more than what you buy. Read more...
A black double-breasted jacket in Dormeuil Gold Forever, fine gold stripes catching the light
Dormeuil since 1842
Super 200s, cashmere and vicuna from a French family that weaves in England, worn by Churchill and Cary Grant. And available here. Read more...
Neuono
Neuono, and the generated garment
A selfie, a prompt, a body scan, and a garment that did not exist before you asked for it. What Neuono actually does. Read more...
Alissia and Jonathan
A white tuxedo against the bush
He wanted timeless and had no idea what that meant. She looked at photographs of the venue and said white tuxedo. Read more...
The cream and beige look
Three ways to dress for work
Beige, green and navy, and the shoe that finishes each. Written for people who have to dress for an office every day. Read more...
ELEVATE collection
2024 in tailoring
A runway at the National Designer Award, a win at the CommBank Young Hero Awards, and a suit on the red carpet at Cannes. Read more...
THEODORE x NYFW 2024
THEODORE x NYFW 2024
Our New York Fashion Week 2024 show, designed in house. Three chapters on the runway: Playground & Battlefield, G'day Mate and Hedonism. Read more...
Theodore x LOGIES 2024
THEODORE x LOGIES 2024
We dressed seven guests for the 2024 Logies in custom suits, designed and styled in house. The brief was colour and personality, with personalised linings and comfortable cuts. Read more...
Michelle and Scott, purple three piece
A purple suit and a Tuscan elopement
Three couples on the suits they got married in: a Joker purple three piece, a linen blend in Tuscany, and two jackets with the date stitched inside. Read more...
A brown Solbiati linen three-piece suit with a poppy-print lining, laid out with sunglasses and brown tassel loafers
Two fabric houses, one season
A three piece in Solbiati linen and a deep merlot from Dormeuil's Millennial collection. Two fabric houses, two very different arguments. Read more...
Model in a brown three-piece and camel overcoat walking the runway at Melbourne Fashion Festival
Melbourne Fashion Festival
We showed ELEVATE at the National Designer Award and attended the Suit Up Runway at PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival in March 2024. Read more...
Black suit worn seated beside a brown three-piece with double-breasted waistcoat, from the ELEVATE shoot
Elevate Collection
ELEVATE is a capsule of made to measure staples, from the navy business suit to the tuxedo, each carrying an NFC chip that holds the garment's story. Read more...
Moss green 3J polo
The knitwear edit
The polo that started it, the quarter zip that followed, and why all of it is Australian merino. Read more...
Obi Obi Hall, by Lovelenscapes Photography
When the wedding party lives in four cities
One groomsman in London, one in Perth, one who will not answer a text. How a whole wedding party gets fitted anyway. Read more...
A client’s wedding: the couple leave the church under falling petals, the groom in a dinner suit and bow tie
Black tie, beach, or vineyard
A cathedral, a beach and a vineyard want three different suits. What changes between them, from the lapel to the shoes. Read more...
The Christian travel bag
Gifts for the man who has everything
A leather duffle, a polo worth owning, and the one gift that works when he genuinely has everything. Read more...
A green safari jacket with cream striped trousers and white sneakers, beside the words The Safari Edition
The safari jacket, four ways
Button front pockets, a shirt collar and four different cloths. The one jacket that goes over a t-shirt and a dress shirt equally. Read more...
Two men running along a street, one in a navy jacket and trousers with a white T-shirt, the other in a tan suit
The unstructured suit
Minimal structure, a softer shoulder and a looser cut. What you give up, what you get, and who it actually suits. Read more...
Black silk bow tie
How to tie a bow tie
Ten steps, in front of a mirror, with pictures. The only skill on this blog you can learn in about six minutes. Read more...
Blue hues
Blue, every way
Neapolitan through to midnight. How the same colour covers business, a wedding and a Saturday, and what to pair with each. Read more...
Cream linen, Oaks Day
Spring Racing Carnival: four days, four looks
Derby Day, Melbourne Cup, Oaks Day and Stakes Day ask for four different things. What to wear to each, and why the order matters. Read more...
The Taylor Square, wool linen silk
What our stylists wear
Six people who sell tailoring all day, on the one piece each of them actually reaches for. Read more...
A rust suit over a black merino turtleneck, beside the words Winter Essentials
The winter layering guide
Keeping warm is the easy part. A base layer in merino, one overcoat worth looking at, and leather where it counts. Read more...
A grey suit jacket with its details labelled: fully hand stitched, a barchetta pocket, a rolling lapel, surgeon cuffs and initials on the shirt cuff
How to spot a tailored suit
Six details that separate a tailored suit from a rack one, from the hand stitched collar to the curtain waistband. None of them are about price. Read more...
Fitting in progress: a stylist adjusts the sleeve of a client's navy suit
Customised for you
Why off the rack suits rarely fit, how made to measure works at THEODORE, and what the perfect fit guarantee covers. Read more...
Achieve The Perfect Fit For Your Suit With The THDR Pocket Tailor App
Achieve The Perfect Fit For Your Suit With The THDR Pocket Tailor App
How the THDR Pocket Tailor app takes your measurements with a phone camera, step by step, for a made to measure suit ordered from home. Read more...
Close-up of the collar and front button of an indigo shirt
Together WE Make Fashion Sustainable
How fashion's overproduction adds up, and what made to order, clothing donation and textile recycling do about it. Read more...
Power Play: 10 ways to command respect without saying a word
Power Play: 10 ways to command respect without saying a word
Ten tailoring details that show a suit was made for you, from working cuff buttons to a Milanese lapel buttonhole. Read more...
Man in a blue patch-pocket jacket over a white shirt, with grey striped trousers
Interview Etiquette 101
What to wear to a job interview: a navy or charcoal suit, a pressed white shirt and a quietly patterned tie. And the deal breakers to avoid. Read more...
Our Brand New Sydney Studio
Our Brand New Sydney Studio
In March 2022 a terrace house in Surry Hills became THEODORE's Sydney studio. Four years later the studio moved to 88 Pitt Street, Redfern. Read more...
Man in a green suit and open white shirt, eyes turned away from the camera
A Millennial’s Modern Struggle: Eye Contact
Why eye contact slips in conversation, why it still matters, and the 50/70 rule for how much is enough. Read more...
Cancel Culture… of the suiting kind
Cancel Culture… of the suiting kind
How to tell when a suit is finished: a worn crotch, torn pockets, oil stains, pilled wool. And how to make the next one last longer. Read more...
Open jacket showing HUSTLE embroidered in red above the inside pocket
How to extend the life of your suit
How to make a suit last: skip the dry cleaner, steam it instead, rotate what you wear, buy a second pair of trousers and use a proper hanger. Read more...
Man in a cream made to measure suit straightening a dark green tie in a round mirror
Fit Is King: The Reasons To Choose A Made To Measure Suit
Three reasons to choose a made to measure suit: it fits better, you choose the cloth, and it shows your own style. Read more...
Two views of a pale blue THEODORE suit worn with a white shirt and burgundy tie, on stone steps
6 Suit Sins
Six suit habits to drop, from a shirt collar worn over the lapel to vents left stitched shut, and what to do instead. Read more...
A blue suit with peak lapels and a double-breasted waistcoat, worn with a navy tie
Is the suit finished?
Sydney spent the winter in trackpants. We asked whether the suit was finished, and came to a different answer about why it survives. Read more...