Adventures in Bespoke Tailoring

Scherensammler said:
But how many orders have you given them over the past years? I'm sure you qualify as a TopTopElite™ customer...
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However many it takes to have them meet out of hours apparently.

I think that generally they may not do it for the first order, but once you are established things can be arranged. Is that your view?
 
doghouse said:
Des Merrion back in action.

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Looks like he recently set up a new shop :

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doghouse said:
My tailor will meet me on a Saturday or an evening if I need them to.
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They're willing to do 6pm now, so that should work for me once in a while. I'll only have to leave an hour or two early from work.

General question: does a tailor always need to do fittings? Let's say I get fitted for a couple suits and jackets (4-5) between now and possible moving. Would I just be able to order from a distance from then on and they ship the finish product? I've seen one or two on SF do that.
 
Monkeyface said:
They're willing to do 6pm now, so that should work for me once in a while. I'll only have to leave an hour or two early from work.

General question: does a tailor always need to do fittings? Let's say I get fitted for a couple suits and jackets (4-5) between now and possible moving. Would I just be able to order from a distance from then on and they ship the finish product? I've seen one or two on SF do that.
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See, you are good to go then, just had to ask.

If a tailor doesn't do fittings he wouldn't be my tailor.
 
Monkeyface said:
They're willing to do 6pm now, so that should work for me once in a while. I'll only have to leave an hour or two early from work.

General question: does a tailor always need to do fittings? Let's say I get fitted for a couple suits and jackets (4-5) between now and possible moving. Would I just be able to order from a distance from then on and they ship the finish product? I've seen one or two on SF do that.
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I think you can get away with one fitting - provided, of course, that your shape does not change drastically. If it does change, then two may be necessary. But I would not suggest "no fitting" bespoke. Too many variables. With respect to my jacket from Chris, we only needed one fitting. Further, if minor adjustments need to be made, we can always address them at a later date.
 
The remaining half of Shitbumi has graduated from fake tie-making to fake tailoring:

https://www.stilmagazin.de/forum/showthread.php?p=531959

Somebody PLEASE TRY this: Get back-alley Napoli tailoring in much nicer Florence, marvel at the beauty of the official Shitbumi house cut, enjoy being expertly measured and fitted by Bene himself ("both of which I have now learned really long enough from several tailors"). Starts at only 2.8k for a suit! Shirts on offer as well.
 
güero said:
The remaining half of Shitbumi has graduated from fake tie-making to fake tailoring:

https://www.stilmagazin.de/forum/showthread.php?p=531959

Somebody PLEASE TRY this: Get back-alley Napoli tailoring in much nicer Florence, marvel at the beauty of the official Shitbumi house cut, enjoy being expertly measured and fitted by Bene himself ("both of which I have now learned really long enough from several tailors"). Starts at only 2.8k for a suit! Shirts on offer as well.
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wow hefty pricing. if its not too much please attach some if the pictures he attached on stilmagazin, so we can see the house cut. one needs to be logged on to see them
 
2 of the 3 warm(er) weather giacas showed up today. number 3 will be here next week.

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vintage hunters houndstooth tweed (absolutely fabulous cloth) half width enough for two sportscoats

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nice spongy vintage w bill herringbone tweed

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one of the best suiting fabrics ever. vintage barbera for lessers

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some nice english pyjama shirtings

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at the bottom of the pile a very sechsy vintage sportex suiting that FriendCustomer FriendCustomer is making up with another tailor

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we stayed there for quite some time. talking about lengths of cloth needed for a suit. mainly because there wasnt very much of the sportex by modern standards (3m+ for an average guy). he told us that in the old days when there were tons of young boys working at the sartorias they cut suits for an average guy from 2.3 meters. telling that it would take an apprentice a full (italian) working day for this job because you needed every cm of cloth.

this keeps hope alive. and means sandyman probably wasnt bullshitting us about his old english tailor
 
ConchitaWurst said:
at the bottom of the pile a very sechsy vintage sportex suiting that FriendCustomer FriendCustomer is making up with another tailor

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we stayed there for quite some time. talking about lengths of cloth needed for a suit. mainly because there wasnt very much of the sportex by modern standards (3m+ for an average guy). he told us that in the old days when there were tons of young boys working at the sartorias they cut suits for an average guy from 2.3 meters. telling that it would take an apprentice a full (italian) working day for this job because you needed every cm of cloth.

this keeps hope alive. and means sandyman probably wasnt bullshitting us about his old english tailor
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Interesting. It's probably a function of hourly wage vs cost of extra meter of cloth.
 
ConchitaWurst said:
at the bottom of the pile a very sechsy vintage sportex suiting that FriendCustomer FriendCustomer is making up with another tailor

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we stayed there for quite some time. talking about lengths of cloth needed for a suit. mainly because there wasnt very much of the sportex by modern standards (3m+ for an average guy). he told us that in the old days when there were tons of young boys working at the sartorias they cut suits for an average guy from 2.3 meters. telling that it would take an apprentice a full (italian) working day for this job because you needed every cm of cloth.

this keeps hope alive. and means sandyman probably wasnt bullshitting us about his old english tailor
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Better photo of my tissue :
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I had a very elegant cab driver this morning. Bespoke suit in brown pin stripe with shirt shoulder, lapped seams, one button cuff and a nice regimental tie.

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