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by Wini Rider Young
Photographer Ed Hall
On London's Savile Row, it's called bespoke. On New York's Madison Avenue, it's referred to as custom made.
On America's First Coast, it's known as Alan Vinson.
It's the business of providing men with made-to-mesure and custom-made suits and shirts. And one that Alan, who calls himself a haberdasher, knows well. Although he's been in sales since he was 17 (he started out selling Bibles), Alan Always was interested in the clothing business.
He began 12 years ago by working for the Tom James Company, one of the largest custom clothing companies in the United States. In 2001, he started his own business, James Taylor Vinson Co., named for Alan's great-grandfather.
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