Hamilton Shirts

Still owned by the family that started the business in 1883, Hamilton specializes in bespoke and made-to-measure shirts of the highest quality.

Hand cut from double-ply Italian and Swiss fabrics, the shirts are made at the Richmond Avenue store by trained specialists who have been with the company for years. Instead of relying on laser cutting and other modern techniques, Hamilton makes shirts the traditional way, taking custom measurements and creating paper patterns for each customer, then hand-cutting the fabrics.You can watch them work through a picture window in the store and see marvel at their artistry.

Shirts made with such care and detail are investments, but you're worth it. (An added bonus: 10 percent of profits are donated to charity.)

• Named one of the 25 best menswear shops in the world by GQ (2013).