On the Discipline of Restraint

Every garment begins with a question: what can we remove? Not what can we add. A pocket is a decision. A seam is a decision. A button is a decision.\n\nRestraint is not minimalism for its own sake. It is respect for the wearer. A man in a Maison Jones garment should not be dressed by his clothes; his clothes should disappear into his posture, his gesture, his presence.\n\nThe discipline is held in the atelier by the head cutter, who has worked for three decades and still measures twice. It is held in the choice of fabrics: linen that will soften, wool that will age, silk that will dull in the most beautiful way.