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ISSUE: February 1, 2003

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A Leg Up On London » Strolling the city streets allows you to explore Londons rich history and culture close up. Especially with the latest edition to the already 200-plus walking trails.

3 Bottles

Away From Port » In the minds of many epicureans, Portugal is associated with just one wine: port. But today its riding a new wave table wine.

Book Buzz

New On Dvd » SWEET ENDINGS This issue’s DVDs will put you in the Valentine’s spirit. Golden girl Reese Witherspoon earned rave reviews in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama when the film enjoyed the biggest September opening in box-office...

Another Dvd » Another great film to rent or buy is the sleeper hit My Big Fat Greek Weeding, which was brought from stage to screen by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. The story is based on Nia Vardalos’ autobiographical tale of a woman trying to find love while...

Flying with Fast Company

Playing To Win » Computer and Video games are a bigger business than the movies, and the biggest force in games is Electronic Arts — a company whose blockbuster titles dazzle millions of customers and generate billions of dollars in sales. Here’s a behind-the...

Anthropologie 101 » Not surprisingly for a business named after an academic discipline (and then translated into French!), a visit to Anthropologie’s home office in Philadelphia can feel like a graduate seminar in the semiotics of trade. But it’s precisely the combinat...

House Call » Once, a house call meant the doctor came to your house. In the future, the house will make the call. That’s the promise of the medical “smart home” at the University of Rochester (www.futurehealth.roches...

Now That's Fast » SMS.ac Inc., based in San Diego, signed up nearly 6 million users in its first six months making it the fastest product launch in Internet history. The marketing budget? Zero. The service enables mobile phones to send and receive text...

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Gary Franzen | Custom Clothing Ltd. | Los Angeles | New York

Your Personal Fashion Police

by William Kissel

You’re considering calling in the experts to revamp your business wardrobe. How do you get started? To squelch any doubts first-timers may have, personal tailor Gary Franzen advises that initial orders be small, “perhaps a sport coat, so the customer can get comfortable and sample the product.” Below are our picks for some of the best places to try.

Custom Clothing Ltd., Los Angeles. Reach Gary Franzen at (818) 314-0833 or pager, (213) 689-0632

Jack Simpson for Oxxford Clothes, New York. (212) 593-0204

Martinez Custom Clothier, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (225) 928-9107
Montalvo on Montana, Santa Monica, California. www.montalvotailor.com

R.W. Furr Clothiers, Dallas. (214) 357-2545, www.rwfurr.com

Savile Row Custom Clothiers, St. Louis. (314) 567-8500

Tom James Co., locations worldwide. (800) 625-2228 ext. 2407, www.tomjamesco.com