Posts by mmkn

Quote:Originally Posted by dirnelli A CdL suit takes 70 hours to make. Not sure it's realistic to expect one made in a week. Thanks. I do not know how much of those 70-80 hours is fitting versus "finishing" the suit after fit is...

Quote:Originally Posted by SeamasterLux as many fittings as needed. I had four or five . . . Marc de Luca, a very fine man. Do you think CdL can do four to five fittings in a week (well, except maybe in August when they're all on...

Quote:Originally Posted by dirnelli Be careful, the blue is a copy, the gray is the real deal. Good thing you clarified. Would go to CdL based on gray but not blue. - M

In his own words . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7Mu4bi1b8p8 - M

Photos and text by Giuseppe “Pino” Mancuso. Note: 62 years of experience with bespoke tailoring and styling. Core experience between 1955-1966, Milan. Front and back cut from client’s personal pattern . . . First fitting, no...

Quote:Originally Posted by gsugsu neurosurgeons with hands the size of hams and fingers like sausages. I'm just sayin' . . . Their hands are usually beefy and strong (cue Ed for more "comments" ), but when they shake yours it's...

I've shaken hands with a handful of master tailors in my life (those who have been hand sewing since 15) and their handshake feels much like that of my neurosurgical colleagues. I suppose it's the delicate handling of things over and...

Quote:Originally Posted by Cantabrigian functional or stylistic? Anymore about the only thing I request is the lapel shape. This fitting was really a collaboration of the tailor and me - under the direction of my maker. My maker...

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^ Wouldn't this be more fitting in the SW&D forum? - M