Savile Row tailor fears overseas threat to rich tapestry of tradition

Shirtmaker believes buyouts detract from streets fashion cachet, with only two family-owned tailoring houses left on Savile Row Robert Whittaker traces his razor sharp knife around a paper template to cut a perfect shoulder panel for a cotton shirt. Whittaker, 61, is one of a dying breed skilled craftsmen who precisely measure and cut shirts for the rich, the famous and royalty.