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Is that a man or woman in the burgundy?Dunno, they look kinda scared to me
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Is that a man or woman in the burgundy?Dunno, they look kinda scared to me
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Is that a man or woman in the burgundy?
Not a picture, but an agreeable statement.
https://www.cuttinganswers.com/index.html
Thomas Mahon is a hero.
tl;drNot a picture, but an agreeable statement.
https://www.cuttinganswers.com/index.html
Thomas Mahon is a hero.
New partner in business joins, he (the founder) gets expelled from the company and some workers follow his path. Cheesy Steve Jobs reference at the end.tl;dr
I've heard different things told by his former business partner. Makes you wonder, though, why he needed a third party investor in the first place.
But perhaps all this belongs in the "Sartorial stories" thread.
Come on, spread the gossip.
Off-the-row companies struggling to sell their overpriced clobber? No surprise there for me. He milked the fact that he once worked for Prince Charles and now he's banging on about clients and relationships. At the prices they're asking there are only so many people willing to spend these amounts on a suit and with their constant increases in price it's not like they're becoming more.
What was the price difference between the bespoke and MTM stuff?
If you want to keep full control then you need to remain the single shareholder.
Well, from what I heard, apart from Davies & Sons (and maybe Maurice Sedwell) most of the other bigger firms are owned by foreign nationals. When a bespoke tailoring house starts selling RTW it usually means an outsider is trying to monetize their reputation.
Whats the back story?All right, I'll post this here, where it belongs:
https://www.cuttinganswers.com/index.html
English Cut seemed to be on the verge of something big up until a few months ago, if the Youtube videos are to be believed. MTM tailored in India and so on, with Mahon providing most of the design and technical direction. So what happened that got Mahon kicked out? It's a damn shame because I always liked the man.
I've seen comments elsewhere on the vast difference between his bespoke and MTM offer, but £3000 for a bespoke suit is really a very fair price when compared to the likes of Cifonelli, or indeed compared to any Savile Row tailor.
What does it all mean for us Untermenschen? Are we witnessing the disappearance of the £2000-3000 bespoke suit? Will it be a choice between RTR at £1000 or bespoke at £5000+ ?
What does it all mean for us Untermenschen? Are we witnessing the disappearance of the £2000-3000 bespoke suit? Will it be a choice between RTR at £1000 or bespoke at £5000+ ?
They went bankrupt. They were in administration, don't know if that's been mentioned yet. They are up for sale. I imagine his shares of the company were worthless and there was no money left to pay him.
https://www.drapersonline.com/news/...sale-following-administration/7025155.article
Cut price tailoring is available in the Far East and you could take a holiday as well.
Demand for suits is not what it was. Tailoring skills are not what they were.
The very rich will stick with what they know and pay the price.
Those with smaller budgets who need a suit will buy inexpensive RTW.
That makes the middle ground a tricky area to make money.
Cut price tailoring is available in the Far East and you could take a holiday as well.
They went bankrupt. They were in administration, don't know if that's been mentioned yet. They are up for sale. I imagine his shares of the company were worthless and there was no money left to pay him.
https://www.drapersonline.com/news/...sale-following-administration/7025155.article
Well, from what I heard, apart from Davies & Sons (and maybe Maurice Sedwell) most of the other bigger firms are owned by foreign nationals. When a bespoke tailoring house starts selling RTW it usually means an outsider is trying to monetize their reputation.
Makes you wonder, though, why he needed a third party investor in the first place.
There's a lot more than those two by my reckoning.
http://thelondonlounge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11873&start=0&hilit=english+cutSo I just read abut this over on the LL.
So Henry Poole is still 100% owned by the Cundey's (or at least with a majority share)?
A copy of a cease and desist letter arrives from a powerful online company being threatened by Burberry because of a jacket you’ve manufactured for the company – its lining poorly resembling the signature Burberry plaid – never mind that you’ve only made and sold two hundred pieces, and that your profit margins are miniscule.
The Handcraft Tailor Academy in partnership with Dugdale Bros & Co., ASBCI and The Textile Institute are delighted to announce the launch of the Handcraft Tailor Academy Scholarship Award 2018.
The winner of this prestigious scholarship will have the opportunity to undertake a place on the 12 week Summer course at the Handcraft Tailor Academy in picturesque Monaghan, Republic of Ireland (June to August 2018). Under the tuition and guidance of Master Tailor Rory Duffy ( formerly Henry Poole and lecturer at Parsons The New School, USA) the winning student will learn to measure, draft, fit and make a mens bespoke suit using old world Savile Row techniques passed down through generations of time served tailors.
Prize includes course fees covered by the Handcraft Tailor Academy, accommodation costs of £1750 and £250 worth of cloth sponsored by Dugdale Bros & Co, as well as £200 towards travel costs from the Textile Institute.
https://htsaward.wixsite.com/htsa (https://htsaward.wixsite.com/htsa)
Rory trained at Poole, so maybe doghouse knows him from his visits? However, I think calling him a "master tailor" is a bit much.
I think we've reached peak-bespoke like we've hit peak-luxury watch...
Thank fuck...
for some strange reason many important menswear influencers all seem to have taken up hiking and are spending their summer holidays in the mountains
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I'm definitely not sold on the 'master tailor' bit. And that's nothing against Rory, but seems a little over the top. I do feel bad that one crazy fucker on SF flipped his lid trying to promote him, and probably biases a lot of people to think Duffy is a con artist.
Thank fuck my arse. From where I stand, prices for bespoke keep rising, and prices for shoite RTW pitched at the 'luxury' level keep rising too.
How did we get here?
BTW, compared to what a car mechanic charges per hour (at least in Germany), bespoke is dead cheap given the hours that go into the garments.
Never understood this argument as you can apply it to any line of work, be it teachers, nurses, chefs or whatever. It's why bespoke is paid per garment and not for the hours that go into it.
FriendCustomer told me it is the teacher who makes the suits. I am confused