The Museum of London, in collaboration with Savile Row tailors, Norton & Sons, has designed a bespoke three-piece suit for London-based musician and London Collections: Men Ambassador, Tinie Tempah to wear during the bi-annual menswear shows that begin this Friday.
Following this, the suit will be added to the museum’s extensive fashion and textiles collection to help the museum document contemporary menswear in London today.
The suit has been created in the brand new ‘London Tweed’ designed by the Museum of London, and inspired by London’s most famous fictional (and tweed-wearing) detective, Sherlock Holmes. The colour scheme is an urban grey with accents of blue and gold running through it. The suit has been tailored to fit Tinie’s exacting personal style, complete with horseshoe waistcoat, tapered trousers and a slim-fit single-breasted jacket with a cheeky flash of golden yellow lining.
Designing a suit for Tinie Tempah, a Londoner with a distinctive, playful style, while working with established Savile Row tailors, Norton & Sons to bring it to life; the museum seeks to celebrate London as a creative capital and showcase how historic menswear traditions continue to inspire British fashion design today.
Tinie Tempah said: ‘I love the Museum of London’s tweed ‘ it’s unique, fresh and definitely complements my style. The suit is very important to the man who wears it. I bought my first tweed suit from a vintage shop four years ago ‘ and now to have my own bespoke tweed suit is just phenomenal. I’m really happy that once I’ve worn the suit, it’s going into the Museum of London’s fashion collections. London is the reason why so many people around the world wear a three-piece suit. As a 26 year old man in 2015; to be a part of that great Savile Row history and legacy is incredible. Definitely a tick on the bucket list. It will be hard to let the suit go, though!’
The Museum of London Tweed design takes its inspiration from Sherlock Holmes, a character famous for wearing a tweed deerstalker and cape, and subject of the museum’s current major exhibition. The tweed was made in collaboration with Lovat Mill in Hawick, Scotland, Liberty of London and Christys’ Hats.
The Museum of London Tweed’s colour palette was chosen following a close analysis of three sources:
*· The use of colours in the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (blue and yellow accents, against an urban grey)
*· Late Victorian tweed and hat fashions found within the Museum of London’s fashion and textile collection
*· The latest menswear trend forecasting data
Check out a video behind the scenes at Tinie Tempah’s final suit fitting at Norton & Sons, below.
Tinie Tempah, the Noise11.com interview
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