The only thing more New York than the Chrysler Building is a well-dressed New Yorker.
It has to beSaint Laurent?
Maybe its really good vintage?
But it was neither.
Marc Jacobs at the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards last month in a custom suit by Ralph Fitzgerald.
In 2023 he opened his own atelier on the 49th floor of the Chrysler.
Marc Jacobs at the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards last month in a custom suit by Ralph Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald never intended to become a tailor; he wanted to work in fashion or art in some capacity.
Fitzgerald apprenticed there for two years, unpaid, (but it was worth every penny!
That Fitzgerald now outfits Jacobs in the same way his first boss did Lauren is a fashionable coincidence.
Kate Moss and Jacobs at the 2023 Met Gala. He wears a custom suit by Ralph Fitzgerald.
Kate Moss and Jacobs at the 2023 Met Gala.
He wears a custom suit by Ralph Fitzgerald.
Charly Defrancesco, Dua Lipa, and Marc Jacobs at the 2024 Met Gala.
Charly Defrancesco, Dua Lipa, and Marc Jacobs at the 2024 Met Gala. Jacobs wears a custom suit by Ralph Fitzgerald.
Jacobs wears a custom suit by Ralph Fitzgerald.
It was a matter of New York serendipity that Fitzgerald landed a space at the Chrysler Building.
Hes been working from there ever since.
Fitzgerald Bespoke.
Today, Fitzgeralds customer base is about 50% women, a distinct change from his time at Huntsman.
With men there is less of a range, he said.
For him, nailing a cut is more psychological than a matter of mere skill.
Fitzgerald Bespoke.
Its my job to have the language and get there before them.
Take Jacobss pagoda shoulder suit.
It simply would have been harder to do then because its just not classic, said Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald Bespoke.
A runway obsessive, he now spends some of his time experimenting with other silhouettes.
He offers a flat rate for his garments$6,000 a suit and $4,800 per jacket.
This helps build loyalty.
He continued: I couldnt have done this anywhere else.
