"A Young Tailor Cut from Fabric of the Old"

About Joseph

Joseph Genuardi is one of only a few genuine master tailors practicing in the United States of America. He specializes in multiple silhouette styles stemming from the classic American expression with a focus on smart conservative- a fitted and comfortable cut with soft construction that is elegant, timeless, and international. His dedicated journey has yielded him a uniquely high level and breadth of experience in the art of tailoring and timeless men’s style.

After graduating with honors from Carnegie Mellon University, he was classically trained for 5 years as the apprentice to the late, internationally lauded master tailor, Joseph Centofanti in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. While with Centofanti, he undertook every facet of the trade from hand sewing to fitting, pressing, pattern drafting and cutting. He progressed into the position of tailor, then cutter, fitter, and manager while at Centofanti. Here, his path from young apprentice in Philadelphia to Head Tailor in New York City was featured in the documentary film Men of the Cloth- A Documentary of Italian Master Tailors.

In 2011, Joseph moved to New York to become Head Tailor at one of the largest, and most highly esteemed, made-to-measure clothing makers in the world, Martin Greenfield Clothiers. Here, he managed Greenfield's custom made division from 2011 until 2016, leading customers through the entire custom process starting with cloth selection and ending with delivery and selection of their next suit.

At Martin Greenfield, Joseph was tailor to President Barack Obama, former NY mayor Michael Bloomberg, President Donald Trump, and numerous TV and film actors including Robert De Niro, Oscar Isaac, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, James Spader, and Steve Buscemi as well as many star athletes. He played a key role in costuming productions such as Boardwalk Empire, Wolf of Wall Street, the Blacklist, Most Violent Year, Black Mass, Gotham, the Good Wife, and Law and Order.

Additionally, he contributed to Greenfield’s development and production of special order and made-to-measure programs for Brooks Brothers Golden Fleece, Paul Stuart Bespoke, J. Press, Alan Flusser, Band of Outsiders, and Rag and Bone.

In spring of 2016, Joseph decided to leave the Martin Greenfield factory system to pursue custom tailoring in its purest form. This leads us to today.

He has been featured on National Public Radio, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Times Herald, Permanent Style, Parisian Gentleman, and various other print and web publications.

He resides in Hoboken, NJ with his wife, Kelly, and two young sons / apprentices.