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post #31 of 140
6/7/11 at 3:14pm
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Originally Posted by edmorel View Post
has Bijan been mentioned?

Dead.
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post #32 of 140
6/7/11 at 3:25pm
Mr. Lee - London Custom Tailor - Baltimore, MD
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post #33 of 140
6/7/11 at 3:27pm
This thread lends an air of credibility to all other top-whatever lists posted in magazines.
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post #34 of 140
6/7/11 at 3:28pm
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Yelp? Start here instead: it's not a complete list, but you can supplement from the comments in this thread. - B
Fantastic, voxsartoria. Yelp was going to be a last-resort way to gather additional names to research. I wasn't looking forward to it, though. Now I can avoid it altogether. Thanks!
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post #35 of 140
6/7/11 at 3:31pm
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SF: The one guy who a few SF'ers have used (Enzo?)

Enzo Caruso? He's in LA.

David, the Sleevehead blog might be a good place to look also as the author has visited many tailors.

--Andre
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post #36 of 140
6/7/11 at 3:50pm
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Fantastic, voxsartoria. Yelp was going to be a last-resort way to gather additional names to research. I wasn't looking forward to it, though. Now I can avoid it altogether. Thanks!
Note please that some of the top names in the business are not members of cdta.
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post #37 of 140
6/7/11 at 3:54pm
What you will find is "tailor" of the era we are in is more MTM than made in house type of custom work that most will think of when they think of a tailor. The CTDA did a survey in the late 80's early 90's of shops across the country offering custom clothing or clothing made to order. Less than 5% of the shops said they made the clothing on site, everything else was sent to a third party CTM house for manufacturing. Don't misinterpret what I am saying. Custom tailors are fewer than ever and replenishment is slow to nonexistent. With the demise of true custom makers the custom clothing realm absorbs the current methods (MTM) and "Custom tailor" defines a new breed of tailor or the "tailor" of the era. Clothing made by utilizing tape measure skills over pattern making, cutting and sewing. 50 years from now when you are scanned and clothing is totally created by computerized machinery the MTM guys will be saying the same thing. Like I said, I am not bashing anyone, just an observation of the state of things as I see it.
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post #38 of 140
6/7/11 at 3:55pm
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50 years from now when you are scanned and clothing is totally created by computerized machinery ....

hopefully, there will be no probes involved.
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post #39 of 140
6/7/11 at 3:58pm
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post #40 of 140
6/7/11 at 4:04pm
DavidWatts (Andrew?), Tried to send a PM; your inbox is full. Probably full of more suggestions than you need anyways, but thought I'd let you know.
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post #41 of 140
6/7/11 at 4:06pm
Dear Newsweek guy,

Try covering the news.

Stupid lists culled from bloggers is just one of the reasons your magazine is dying.
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post #42 of 140
6/7/11 at 4:27pm
I've had good experiences working with Anthony Paranzino of Charleston, West Virginia who posts here as Tony the Tailor. I believe he does bespoke, though I've only ever used him for MTM.
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post #43 of 140
6/7/11 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by Cuttingboard View Post
Washington DC - Georges de Paris - Tailor to the Presidents.

Article about Georges de Paris

Will Field as well. I'd beg to say he's better regarded by most in DC than De Paris. Not to sell De Paris short, however. And I've never used either. Just sayin'...
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post #44 of 140
6/7/11 at 4:47pm
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Dear Newsweek guy, Try covering the news. Stupid lists culled from bloggers is just one of the reasons your magazine is dying.
Thanks for the advice, JakeLA. FYI, this is a freelance assignment. I do, in fact, cover the "news" for Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/authors/andrew-romano.html. And to everyone else: thanks so much for the recs! A huge, huge help. Feel free to add more tailors to the list, especially if they're outside New York or L.A. Just cleaned out my inbox, so feel free to send a PM if you'd rather not post here.
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post #45 of 140
6/7/11 at 4:49pm
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hopefully, there will be large probes involved.
FIFY
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