The House of Rose - Custom Tailoring in Lake Oswego

Tony came from Nigeria, where his mother first placed a needle in his hand. She taught him how to sew, how to see fabric as something sacred. Every morning, she’d dress him in tailored suits before sending him off to school — much to his teenage dismay.

Years later, Tony became an engineer. But when his mother passed, the world fell quiet. In that silence, he felt the pull of the thread again — the urge to create, to return to what she’d given him. Sewing became his way of keeping her close.

He left engineering behind and founded The House of Rose, named after the woman who started it all.

First Footsteps. Cast Bronze. Jim Demetro. Love, freedom and a blessing to the bright hope for the children who step into this world. City of Lake Oswego Permanent Art Collection.

I visit Tony when I’m lost in a project — when fabric won’t cooperate or a design refuses to make sense. He’s always dressed like a man who honors his craft: never a piece from Amazon, never anything he didn’t make with his own two hands. Every stitch tells on him.

One mid-October evening, I stopped by his shop. Tony greeted me in a wool brimmed hat and a Prince of Wales check jacket the color of a pumpkin spice latte. Beaded bracelets circled his wrists, clicking softly as he spoke. He’s deliberate in every movement — as if time itself slows down to watch him work.

Inside his Lake Oswego boutique, a soft modern glow spills across white walls. Rolls of fabric from his travels line the shelves, each one carrying a memory from a faraway market or a whispered exchange with a craftsman. His one-of-one suits rest on mannequins like sculptures — effortlessly grand, impossibly refined.

To be draped in a THOR design is to wear intention. It’s elegance woven with memory, precision stitched with love. Custom tailoring gleam nearby, each one a quiet testament to Tony’s devotion to craft — and to his mother, Rose.

At Harry’s Room, we often meet people like Tony — artists who create from memory, who carry their stories in the seams. Their work reminds us that design is not just about how something looks, but how it feels — how it connects us to who we are and where we’ve come from. The House of Rose stands as a living tribute to legacy, and to the timeless beauty that emerges when love and craftsmanship intertwine.

The House of Rose is located at 55 S State St #3120, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 and is open 11–6 PM, Monday through Saturday.