Entering the Spring Street showroom of P. Johnson (917.533.5879, pjt.com) feels like being transported to a lavish coastal home. The space is enveloping, with big white couches, raffia carpets, floor-to-ceiling windows, and large photographs of Australia’s beaches. The only indication that it is a shop offering tailored clothing is a sparse selection of suits hanging against one wall—and this is precisely the intention of Australian-born Patrick Johnson. He created the brand and its easygoing shopping environment in Sydney, and last year he opened the Spring Street location in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.
“A bespoke tailor shop is often a dark, formal space, and we want to freshen up the process and make it a place where men want to hang out,” says the 35-year-old, who grew up on a sheep…