IGARASHI TROUSERS & LECTEUR TRUNK SHOW AT COLONY CLOTHING

-Made to Measure or Bespoke trousers.

-Sample sizes for MTM will be provided to try on

-Personal fitting & style session with Toru Igarashi.

-Fabrics include suiting materials from renowned European and Japanese mills. Denim & vintage fabrics are also available.

-MTM starts from around $690, Bespoke starts from around $1050

-Made to Measure for suits, jackets.

-Sample sizes provided to try on.

-Personal fitting & style session with Lecteur team.

-Fabrics include suiting materials from renowned European and Japanese mills. Denim & vintage fabrics are also available.

-MTM Jackets starts from $1130.

Igarashi Trousers is a brand established in 2014 by Toru Igarashi that brings the art of trousers-making to a whole new level. With an atelier in Yamanashi and studio in Tokyo, the brand passionately produces not only bespoke trousers, but also made-to-measure and ready-to-wear. His sharp tailoring focuses on the ease of wear, comfort, and the beauty of silhouette.

This dynamic endeavor resulted from Toru's in-depth research and experience in anatomical studies of the body and movement. Ever since his younger school days, Toru has trained himself in garment-making. His unrelenting passion led him to work for major tailoring productions, before undergoing rigorous apprenticeship under the tutelage of various masters. At one point, he also joined Strasburgo, a Japanese retail chain that supports many bespoke makers within their business, before establishing his own brand.

In every sense a perfectionist, Toru has a keen eye on the aesthetic beauty of curved lines. He even makes his own curved rulers. He believes that there are many young tailors in Japan who trained overseas, but they tend to overlook the importance of trousers. Many people often ask him, why focus on trousers? His answer is that trousers are extremely challenging in their simplicity of form. It is an item that is basically made from only four panels, so every little detail and measurement affects the whole shape. If you adjust one part even by a millimeter, like a butterfly effect, other parts will automatically change as well.

With the realization that many European brands do not fit the Asian/Japanese body types, Igarashi Trousers developed silhouettes that fit beautifully for the Asian physique. His trademark is expressed in the subtle yet sharp inseam that visually elongates the legs, purely achieved from special techniques and cutting precision of the trousers' rise.

The brand's presence is now internationally renowned, with back-to-back trunk shows ongoing domestically and overseas. As a craftsman and entrepreneur, Toru's aspiration and standards continue to gain many followers globally.

Lecteur is an order salon based in Tokyo and Kobe, that provides a cutting-edge made-to-measure service for tailored garments and ready-to-wear accessories for the modern day gentlemen. The salon provides a comfortable space for customers to take time in finding their personal style, and offers an approach that is appealing to both menswear connoisseurs and novices alike. It is commonly known that ordering a bespoke suit can be very expensive and intimidating for new customers. Therefore, with an aim to provide beautiful suits that are more friendly and accessible for the general public, Lecteur’s made-to-measure approach also serves as a good introduction to the world of well-crafted garments for clients who just started their sartorial journey.

Technically speaking, Lecteur’s system of made-to-measure is incomparable with its counterparts in terms of its comprehensive points of fitting adjustments. Whereas most made-to-measure services provide a simple ‘plus or minus’ measurement option, the Lecteur system consists of more than 20 points of adjustments that delve deeper into the modification of its base pattern depending on the customer’s anatomical structure, posture, and physique. Furthermore, despite being a made-to-measure service, Lecteur offers the option of a skeleton fitting to enhance precision. Crease-information is crucial in the process. Unlike most made-to-measure sample sizes, Lecteur’s are made with soft and light fabrics that make the creases extremely conspicuous. This allows the fitter to examine and evaluate the necessary adjustments in a more precise manner so that when the actual suit is made up, the fit will be clean whether it’s made in a soft or structured fabric.

Aside from that, the most important emphasis is to deepen the relationship with each customer by always striving to understand his personal preference and lifestyle when recommending different looks. Quality is equally essential to Lecteur, as they focus on products with a story that are woven and tailored by craftsmen who genuinely care about their work. This way, each customer will naturally feel connected and compelled to wear each item for a long time and not just for a season or occasion.

The name Lecteur means ‘reader’ in French, which represents the brand’s approach in understanding their clients’ wants. Each staff, or the ‘reader’ aims to comprehend and illustrate in aesthetic style what impression or persona each customer aspires to portray.

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COLONY CLOTHING, 83 Clemenceau Avenue, Singapore, Singapore