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Bespoke shirts in London: Turnbull , Budd or others

post #1 of 31
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I was trying a suit on when I did realize that most of my shirts are too big and definitively not to the same standards than my bespoke suits or shoes..
I have decided to get decent bespoke shirts and after visiting Jermyn Street ,I'm torn between Emma Willis , Turnbull ,Hilditch, Budd ,Dege, or others...
If you did have any experience of bespoke shirts in London ,thanks to give me some tips or advice in that matter...
Emma Willis;Around £225 .Needs to order 3 shirt to start with.
Turnbull:Starts from £155 . Same as above..
post #2 of 31
No experience with thi shirtmaker, but this looks superb: http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.p...&postcount=123
post #3 of 31
I remember that Daily Telegraph did an in depth article a few years ago on the various shirtmakers of Jermyn Street and their respective qualities, and pronounced Hilditch & Key to be the best. Sure there are plenty of other opinions out there however ...
post #4 of 31
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Will try to have a look at Franck Foster..Pall Mall is on my way up to Savile row...
post #5 of 31
T&A or H&H

I'm not a fan of H&K (but that's just me, I think they are fine shirts, I just dislike them for the same reason you hate the person across the room that you've never met... you don't know why, you just do...)

Emma Wills has nice fabric, but I've heard both good and bad about construction. I did buy my wife some work shirts there and she likes them...

Can't beat T&A or H&H though.
post #6 of 31
TA is expensive and (in the New York store, anyway), not uniformly great at getting a good fit. If you like what they do, however, it is a decent choice. Lots of fun fabrics that nobody else carries.

I'm currently shopping around as Dege, for all of its excellence, has gone beyond the unreliable in customer service. Rumor is that they're in servitude to one of the Gulf states for some huge contract.

Current greatest success: Sean O'Flynn. Not quite so good as Charvet, but around half the price.

There are other options, also.
post #7 of 31
People have differing opinions - it did emerge last week that Carla Bruni buys H&K shirts for Nicholas Sarkozy (I believe H&K also have a shop in Paris). So there's one recommendation for you!
post #8 of 31
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I did have also Sean O'Flynn on my list when i do go to London..
I will tell you when I'm back anyway.
post #9 of 31
Have experience with two London bespoke shirt makers - Turnbull & Asser and Sean O'Flynn, and have commented on both in various previous posts

In my opinion (and bear in mind that I have not been a customer of T&A's for 18 months or so, and thus never dealt with David Gale) Sean O'Flynn is superior, in terms of:
- Customer service: Sean is a pleasure to deal with, has a faster and more reliable delivery time than T&A (some of my shirts took 12 weeks with them; the most I have had to wait for with Sean is 5 weeks - and he rushed through an urgent order in 3) and even sends SMSs to let you know your shirts are ready (T&A frequently forgot to tell me)
- Fit and construction: It took T&A 8 or so shirts to get to the point where I was pretty happy with the fit; it took Sean one. After that we have refined and adjusted, but fundamentally, the first shirt from Sean still fits me better than the last from T&A. In terms of construction too, I am happier with the results - with T&A I had a few shirts that had poor seams, and there was an abundance of loose threads. Sean's construction is unfussy (nothing to match Matuozzo or the button attachment on the Foster shirt), but very reliable
Reliability: I had a number of shirts from T&A that turned out nothing like they were meant to (1/2" too big in collar; 1" too long in sleeve; 2" too big around waist). Not sure how this is possible with a paper pattern...
Fabric selection: T&A has some pretty unique (in my opinion gaudy) fabrics. If that's your cup of tea you'll love them. Sean, by contrast, has more classic fabrics from a wider range of suppliers (Alumo, Loro Piana) - some of the cotton/linen LP fabrics are outstanding

In terms of price I think Sean is also a better deal, though I am not 100% sure what prices T&A now charge. Net, I'd add Sean to your list - go and see him, look at the shirts, and see what you think.

One thing though - if you like your collars firm make sure to tell Sean, because his default is to make them pretty soft
post #10 of 31
Sean O'Flynn is excellent....
post #11 of 31
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Prices? Compared to Turnbull?
post #12 of 31
Personally I have found Turnbull collars to be the platonic form of shirt collars. When they break in they are both soft and comfortable on the neck and yet retain their shape amazingly well without collar stays, a quick touch up with an iron and they're ready to go again. I also love the three button cuff and the thin MOP buttons they use, as opposed to the giant thick ones found on my Italian RTW shirts.
post #13 of 31
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Prices? Compared to Turnbull?
Alumo fabric shirts are (I think) £165 or £170 (easier nicer than the entry-level T&A Acorn fabrics); the PL cotton/linen shirts are more like £200
post #14 of 31
One time I read article which say that T&A make more carefully shirt of VIP, example quality control/inspection such as cut loose thread of shirt at factory. So if not shirt of customer they think is VIP...
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