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Everything clicked for the Beatles after the well-tailored Epstein convinced his wards to forsake Hamburg leather for matching suits in 1962.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Fortunately, like smart denim layering and a well-tailored blazer, you'll always be in style with this cocktail in hand.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

Its writer described Tutu as “a handsome figure in his well-tailored gray suit over a magenta shirt with a white clerical collar.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

When he traveled abroad, he cut a handsome figure in his well-tailored gray suit over a magenta shirt with a white clerical collar.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2021

He looked about seventeen and wore well-tailored clothes stained with the effects of the fever.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson