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Chapter I — Heritage
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DRAPE Editorial №1 · MMXXVI
A century of quiet tailoring.
From Henry Poole on Savile Row in 1846 to our atelier in Timișoara, the principles have stayed the same: one man, one suit, never rushed.
The tailor does not build garments. He builds the posture, the calm and the confidence of the man who wears them.
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Henry Poole and the birth of a tradition.
“In 1846, Henry Poole opened a door on Savile Row. A century later, every tailor in the world still called him master.”
In the 19th century, Savile Row became the axis of fine tailoring. Here Poole coined the term “tuxedo”, here Edward VII came for his evening wear, here the line that would define the modern gentleman’s suit was shaped.
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Frederick Scholte and the Drape cut.
“Scholte did not draw garments. He drew the posture of a man who is never in a hurry.”
In the interwar decades, Frederick Scholte defined the anatomy of the perfect gentleman’s suit. Precise shoulders, a clean line down the back, a hand-built interior — principles that have crossed a century and live today in every DRAPE stitch.
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Edward VIII and relaxed elegance.
“The worst-dressed prince in Europe,” Coco Chanel said. “And yet, every man copied what he wore.”
The Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, made the Scholte cut a global icon. He went to Scholte, borrowed the principles, turned them into his own personal style — relaxed, elegant, never rigid. Today the tailor still calls him “the most influential client”.