Menswear entrepreneurs don’t come more energetic, more unwaveringly productive, than Mark Cho, the co-owner of the renowned British heritage label Drake’s, and the co-founder (with Alan See) of The Armoury, a specialist multi-brand outfitter focused on bespoke handmade products, and a venture that has shaken up the global menswear scene since it launched in Hong Kong in 2010.
London-born Cho, 35, became interested in classic style when he was 16 — the age at which his school relaxed its dress code to permit suits. Two decades of sartorial evolution have helped him develop an approach to curating brands that nails timeless classicism while steering clear of pastiche. In recent years, The Armoury has also created its own, exclusive range of products, including tailoring, footwear and bags, developed inhouse by Cho,…
