Posts by gherrmann

I met with Frank for the first time last week to arrange a first commission. He's definitely a friendly guy and seems like a straight shooter. I'm looking forward to seeing how the final product turns out.

Quote:Originally Posted by Montauk . . . . . . . I commissioned him to make me a discounted sportcoat--the construction of which I'm documenting with a series of videos produced for both Rory's own promotional purposes and general...

$5k does seem a bit high, given all the circumstances. obviously, I can't speak to the value proposition. I don't think I would describe that pricing as much lower than the prices of the finest savile row shops.

Quote:Originally Posted by Montauk As I noted earlier, this is small trade, and perhaps more cutthroat than anyone would like: this forum is certainly filled with threads more or less dedicated to trashing reputations. This is not...

Quote:Originally Posted by dopey A couple of thoughts. Your enthusiastic, and somewhat hyperbolic, promotion his doing him a disservice. Fortunately, his website is a bit more reasonable in describing him and his background, even...

Quote:Originally Posted by Montauk As I said before, no one is disparaging Logsdail's skills. I consider him the most preeminent bespoke tailor in NYC. He's also expensive, however, and someone looking for similar quality at a lower...

Quote:Originally Posted by Montauk It's also worth mentioning that Rory's training as a master tailor, if relatively fresh, was also more in-depth than anyone here (Logsdail, for instance, was trained as a cutter) and most on the...

Quote:Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley ^ Love the Scabal shetlands - prob their nicest range imo. thanks for the input!

does anyone have any experience with the (now discontinued, apparently) scabal shetland jacketings book? if so, I would appreciate hearing what you think of it. I'm considering taking on an unfunded liability from that book. the cloth...

Quote:Originally Posted by poorsod Pic? There have been many. The "city" gun club is a specific cloth -- it's the most recent of the gun clubs. There should be a thread about it with photos on LL.