Posts by Blackhood

Would going from 2 seats to 8 not be ... overkill?

I'm glad you've decided to get into tailoring as a hobby but I feel you should have fair warning: Scott Discik is like the opposite of what folks around here stand for. In this forum we tend to lean towards very classic looks (that is,...

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I can't speak for any tailors in the US as I'm English and have recently moved away from bespoke work. My advice to you is this: look at suits that you like. On TV, in magazines, in shops. Take pictures, take notes, what ever you need...

Quote:Originally Posted by gegarrenton  Yes, I have read the thread, and no, he is not correct in asserting over half of bespoke customers pay for the concept and not the results. I think you probably need to heed your own advice....

Have you read the rest of this thread, gegarrenton? I don't have the energy to explain yet again why he is correct. If you don't know what you're talking about then please for the love of god, keep your trap shut.

That was the point. Tom Ford makes Tom Ford, Huntsman makes Huntsman, Dave makes Dave. You can't expect Dave to make Huntsman, or Huntsman to make Tom Ford.

Maybe it has changed since I worked for them, but when I was around it was a case of "done well" or "done cheap". For example none of the English tweed was produced without a half-canvas.

As a general rule anything with functional buttonholes is also half canvassed. I'm not sure specific lines are made that way, but they don't tend to put one expensive feature on and leave another off.

The ability to go from wanting-> choosing -> paying -> wearing in under an hour.