Yosel Tiefenbrun

Yosel Tiefenbrun
Born	Brooklyn, New York
Occupation(s)	Bespoke Tailor, Rabbi
Years active	2014–present
Organization	Tiefenbrun (Atelier)

Yosel Tiefenbrun (born in Brooklyn, New York) also known as Rabbitailor, is an American tailor and rabbi, based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} He is best known for being a Savile Row-trained bespoke tailor. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Tiefenbrun has been awarded Best in Show at the Golden Shears Award Ceremony. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Early life

Tiefenbrun was born in Brooklyn and raised in London. ^[11] He comes from a long line of tailors, fabric merchants, and artists. Tiefenbrun studied design at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore in 2011 while interning at Harper's Bazaar magazine. He also studied and graduated from the Savile Row Academy, London, in 2014, and apprenticed under Master Tailor Andrew Ramroop of Maurice Sedwell for two years. ^{[12] [13]}

Career

After finishing his apprenticeship, Yosel moved back to Singapore and worked as a tailor at Kevin Seah Bespoke, ^{[14] [15] [16]} where he worked with many Asian and international clients. While in Singapore he also worked as a Rabbi for the Singapore Jewish Community, where he led a congregation of over 200 expatriates. ^[3] At the age of 28, Yosel moved to New York to open his own tailoring house, TIEFENBRUN, in Williamsburg, New York. ^{[17] [18]} He was featured in Time Out London , Fortune Magazine , GQ , the New York Times , the Times of Israel , TabletMag, and Haaretz . ^{[19] [20]} Tiefenbrun suits have been featured on the TV show Madam Secretary .

Personal life

Tiefenbrun married his wife Chaya in 2014 and they have three children. ^[21]

References

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2. Leland, John; Speranza, Stephen (2019-08-01). "Handcrafted: Inside Brooklyn's Tailor Shops". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-12-18.
3. "The Best Kept Secret in Men's Tailoring Might Be This Millennial New York Rabbi". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
4. "The Ten Steps Needed For Putting Painting Business Expenses Into Action | Painting Business Expenses". Painter Legend. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
5. Ghert-Z, Renee. "Hip NY rabbi stitches together Hasidic lifestyle with bespoke tailoring business". The Times of Israel . ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 2019-12-18.
6. Levine, Sara (2019-12-06). "Jew in the City All Star in Business Insider & Other Orthodox Jews in the News". Jew in the City. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
7. "The Highest-Saved Secret in Males's Tailoring Would possibly Be This Savile Row–Skilled New York Rabbi". Kashmir Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
8. "Chabad on the Catwalk: Rabbi Tiefenbrun Makes Fashion Statements". Haaretz. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
9. admin. "Breaking with all black | Jewish Press Omaha" . Retrieved 2019-12-18.
10. "Savile Row Rabbi Proves Fashion is for Anyone". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
11. Cohen, Susannah (2019-10-28). "Catching up with NYC's infamous Rabbi tailor Yosel Tiefenbrun". So Tov. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
12. staff, T. O. I. "Weekly must-reads: NY Chabad rabbi sews up bespoke suit market & 4 other stories". The Times of Israel . ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 2019-12-18.
13. "Breaking with all black, some Chabad men pushing fashion boundaries". Heritage Florida Jewish News. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
14. "NY Times Features Chassidic Tailor". COLlive. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
15. "Artisan tailors anticipate renaissance as handicrafts boom". Arkansas Online. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
16. "If the Suit Fits". Mishpacha Magazine. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
17. FM, Player. "Yosel Tiefenbrun - Setting The Standard For New York Tailoring - #006 The Great Day Podcast With Meir Kay podcast". player.fm. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
18. "Hip NY rabbi stitches collectively Hasidic life-style with bespoke tailoring enterprise". fooshya.com. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
19. "Rabbi And Savile Row Apprentice Tailor Yosel Tiefenbrun Mixes The Sartorial With The Spiritual". Tablet Magazine. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
20. Yosel Tiefenbrun - Setting the Standard for New York Tailoring - #006 | The Great Day Podcast with Meir Kay , retrieved 2019-12-18
21. Levine, Sara (2019-09-13). "Israel's President's Chief of Staff Gives Birth to 12th Child & Other Orthodox Jews in the News". Jew in the City. Retrieved 2019-12-18.