In Part 2 Bernhard Roetzel orders a Tracht-style suit at Lorenz Ganter in Ismaning, cut from Jägerleinen by Leichtfried Loden, with the Bavarian jacket pattern and high-waisted trousers in the style of the 1920s.
Bernhard Roetzel introduces Mark Francis of Heron's Ghyll in London to Nathan Hellard of Maison Hellard and has a stand-up collar suit built from the 360 g black linen Palais Garnier in the Nuit parisienne collection.
After two single-breasted coats and three pairs of trousers, Bernhard Roetzel orders his first double-breasted from Salon Hartl in Prague, cut from a lightweight Italian herringbone with pleated fishback trousers.
Ed.Meier Munich was founded in 1596 and is now run in the 13th generation by Peter Eduard and Brigitte Meier. The old shoe shop has become a complete outfitter, with exclusive Scottish tweeds and the house's own Peduform last range.
Bernhard Roetzel visits Lorenz Ganter, the Tracht specialist in Ismaning near Munich. Dieter Ganter, grandson of the founder, runs the workshop where six seamstresses build Bavarian suits for customers across Germany.
Bernhard Roetzel first noticed Polish bespoke tailor Dawid Kukliński in a Facebook group called Bespoke Forum and arranged a fitting in Berlin. A report on the linen jacket, the construction and the finished result.
The American cotton sack suit, the Neapolitan linen from Rubinacci, the striped seersucker: Bernhard Roetzel walks through the summer-suit classics, with cuts, fabrics and the context that gave each its character.
