Posts by dopey

Quote:Originally Posted by whnay. Some of the local alterations aside I tend to agree with what marco is saying - as a general rule if you are going to partake in bespoke you need to be fully committed. For me that has meant trips...

Quote:Originally Posted by sugarbutch Without taking sides, I think Foo's point about the shoulder is that it isn't intentional. If it's not intentional, NsM shouldn't have to wait for the customer to identify it and ask for a...

I have been charged quite a bit for alterations and repair work by one Savile Row tailor. I didn't mind being charged for the repair work (it was actually cleaning), but I did mind being charged for the alterations (different coat)...

I have worked with NSM for several years. When I first visited, I looked at what they did but had no need for anything so simply ordered some bespoke Capelli ties. This went on for about a year. Then I tried them for shirts since I...

Quote:Originally Posted by whnay. My A&S jackets do that as well.I can't remember. Did you like them? Obviously, you switched all your stuff to LH and get a different look (which is a great one, I think), but I can't recall if you...

Mariano's stuff looks worse and worse to me. I don't like Foulkes's either, but it doesn't look bad. What I hate so much about the Mariano version is that the extension and droop creates a false shoulder both wide of and below the real...

I love you, but not in costume dramas.

Since no one liked my idea of highlighting posters so you can remember not to respond to them, how about having blocked posts show who the poster is without having to click on it to see. That way, if you have someone on block because he...

Tom Ford suits are very well made and use good cloth. In fact, the Tom Ford suits are as good or better than lots of low-end bespoke. Now that you have them, enjoy them, and when you are ready to try real, good bespoke, you will have a...

Quote:Originally Posted by dopey foo: do you have an iammatt database? I don't remember his LH suits being droopy (and no data mining please). In fact, I recall his look like a level-er version of whnay's, but without the...