Magic Hands

Any business man, on both the Arizona and Sonora sides of Nogales, will tell you that if you are looking for a tailor "go to Mr. Cuevas, of course."

Jose Cuevas started learning the art of tailoring when he was 13-years-old. At 15 he learned how to cut trousers and at 19, when business began to slow in Nogales, he decided to move to Mexico City to learn from a successful tailor.



57 years later, Mr. Cuevas works out of the same first-floor shop he bought in 1973 in Nogales, Sonora. Originally he had 14 tailors working for him and now it's down to two. But that doesn't bother Mr. Cuevas at all. He loves his job and loves all the work sent his way.

Unfortunately, for me, fewer tailors on hand means Mr. Cuevas no longer has the time to make garments for women. That's too bad because I've had the pleasure of watching him construct a suit from scratch using extravagant Ermenegildo Zegna fabric he keeps in stock. I've also seen him alter a Phoenix businessman's Hugo Boss suit from four different seams. Both came out flawlessly.

Click HERE to read my full Q&A with Mr. Cuevas.