Elias entered the shop of Ames & Thorne , the very place where the photo had been taken sixty-seven years ago. The smell of cedar, steamed wool, and expensive tobacco hit him instantly. Behind the counter sat an elderly man with spectacles perched precariously on his nose.
"I’m looking for the origin of this," Elias said, sliding the printed photo across the counter. ari059GBP_367429079.jpg
The tailor looked up, his expression softening. "He didn't just vanish, lad. He was headhunted by a firm so exclusive they don't even have a sign on the door. They wanted his hands to dress the kings and shadows of the world." Elias entered the shop of Ames & Thorne
The man in the photo was his grandfather, Julian, a legendary tailor who had vanished in 1959. "I’m looking for the origin of this," Elias