Bespoke Suits by Tom Murphy For the coming Spring/Summer season we will be offering an opulent program with regard to style,variety,options and fabrics.We have a newly created offer that will be addressed to an even younger audience.As well as the existing core fits of Classic,Trend,Modern,Slim and Casual we will be offering the fit that that…
Continue reading →Capitol Cinema undergoing Development It is finally underway!The jack hammers,kangols and other instruments of destruction are blasting away as we speak.The demolition of the site behind and surrounding our shop is now a reality as the John Cleary led development of the Capitol cinema site begins in earnest For those of you who have not…
Continue reading →Sean Og O hailpin popped in over the Christmas period to organize suits for his wedding and we were thrilled to deck the iconic legend and his brothers out in Gibson London black tuxedos.The lads were unbelievably nice and it was an absolute pleasure looking after them.The only issue was there was a fair amount…
Continue reading →Conor McGregor’s Suits The morning after the McGregor Aldo fight I took an interesting call from a journalist from Australia.He was doing a piece for a major Australian broadsheet on the increasing influence Conor Mcgregor is having on male fashion in Ireland.I was able to confirm his suspicions that the influence is significant and…
Continue reading →This is a blog I started writing a few weeks ago in the lead up to Christmas but never got time to finish!It is New Year’s Eve now as I finish this off and I feel a bit silly posting something a few weeks old.Thankfully it has been a busy few weeks although I have…
Continue reading →Tailored Wedding Suits-Getting the Right Look The popularity of blue wedding suits is showing the first signs of a slowdown in recent times. There are grooms that are now coming in to us and saying ‘ anything but blue.’ All good things must come to an end and the job of the retailer was…
Continue reading →After much planning and discussing about prospective venues , the Tom Murphy staff night out took place last Saturday on a cold , wet , windy night in the city centre. The chosen location was the Cornstore and after the civilized ritual of the meal was dispensed with , the real party began. As always…
Continue reading →Inspirational Wedding Suits Wedding Suits to inspire It is pouring rain in Cork today and it looks like Hurricane Desmond is going to keep shoppers out of the city. It is a pity because business has been ticking over nicely in the last few weeks as it leads up to the usual Christmas rush. Needless…
Continue reading →A different Approach to Tailoring -Just finished a consultation with a client which ended up taking a lot longer than the hour we had planned.The tweed 3 piece suit with leather button holes and leather pocket trims should be ready for my customer in just under one week.When he originally asked me if I could…
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