Savile Row: the cheapest?

IndianBoyz · Jun 16, 2011

Have you tried contacting Jheeta.

Patek · Jun 16, 2011

Originally Posted by lasbar

I always ask... I'm not rich enough to not do so ... I feel comfortable doing so because I'm sure they ask the price of things before they buy them..
I also learned this lesson the hard way. I like eating at nice restaurants and once made the mistake of asking for a wine recommendation without following up on the price. $2,100 later I learned to ask the price even if it makes me feel like a peasant. It was a good bottle of wine though

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tennisguru · Jun 16, 2011

There was a point in the BBC documentary from a few years ago where they talked about prices, and people asking about prices. The general feeling was that traditionally people wouldn't ask the price, they would just know, however, a new breed of customer is starting the use Savile Row and they, being younger and less traditional customers are much more comfortable asking the price. It's something the tailors are going to have to get used to!

The point is, if you go to Savile Row, you know it's going to set you back around Â£3k. However, there's a big difference between Â£2.5k and Â£3.5k and if you like both tailors equally, price has to play a part - after all that Â£1k difference is 2 T&A shirts and a pair of EG's!

cheers

lasbar · Jun 16, 2011

Originally Posted by tennisguru

There was a point in the BBC documentary from a few years ago where they talked about prices, and people asking about prices. The general feeling was that traditionally people wouldn't ask the price, they would just know, however, a new breed of customer is starting the use Savile Row and they, being younger and less traditional customers are much more comfortable asking the price. It's something the tailors are going to have to get used to!

The point is, if you go to Savile Row, you know it's going to set you back around Â£3k. However, there's a big difference between Â£2.5k and Â£3.5k and if you like both tailors equally, price has to play a part - after all that Â£1k difference is 2 T&A shirts and a pair of EG's!

cheers

All these BS about asking for prices...

Some people don't need to but i do...

I doubt the Anderson &Sheppard's boys just walk in the restaurant or book a holiday without looking at prices...

It is just snobbery and always a way to avoid telling someone his suit will cost Â£6000...

I ask and I pay for it...

Just be confident and be yourself...

I couldn't care less if he thought I was a peasant but I'm maybe one...

guest · Jun 16, 2011

i took a mental note to try benson and clegg if i ever traveled near london enough for fittings. i like the suit silhouette on their website. typical saville row i guess. will take a look at the much cheaper alternatives mentioned here. i'm sure they are more than adequate for me. i'm not super picky.

ALFAMALE · Jun 16, 2011

Try ebay or B&S.

JubeiSpiegel · Jun 16, 2011

New to posting, but a long time lurker of this forum. It is a personal dream to visit and give my business to the Row. Long time admire of their philosophy of great tailoring, against brand oppression. I don't feel price alone should determine your house choice. Like an old saying, revised, goes. Some who deserve Saville Row cannot afford it, while some who can do not deserve it. Just my thoughts, just being part of this forum would dictate that we are all on the great sartorial journey, so no need to hate

lasbar · Jun 16, 2011

Originally Posted by JubeiSpiegel

New to posting, but a long time lurker of this forum. It is a personal dream to visit and give my business to the Row. Long time admire of their philosophy of great tailoring, against brand oppression. I don't feel price alone should determine your house choice. Like an old saying, revised, goes. Some who deserve Saville Row cannot afford it, while some who can do not deserve it. Just my thoughts, just being part of this forum would dictate that we are all on the great sartorial journey, so no need to hate

Save your money and buy your dream suit...

It is a journey and you will see how emotional you're when you push the door of a tailoring house for the first time.

tennisguru · Jun 16, 2011

Originally Posted by JubeiSpiegel

I don't feel price alone should determine your house choice.

Couldn't agree more! I spoke with many tailors on the Row before I went and got a feeling for who I would like to meet, those I chose to meet represented different price points and I got a really good feeling from two of them. In the end I have chosen Edward Sexton, this suit is for a special occasion and I felt Edward would be able to give it that little bit of flair that it deserves, but that is by no means a sleight against any f the others I met and conversed with.

Cheers

TheFoo · Jun 16, 2011

What tailor today would be put off if you asked for pricing? I always ask. I would guess that those who believe it's some sort of terrible gaff are imagining a mystique that just isn't there.

tennisguru · Jun 16, 2011

^^^I don't think they'll be put off by it, it's just traditionally they've not been asked. Many of the old houses have order books still written up in Gunieas, so they are quite traditional! The old adage of "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it" is nonsense in my opinion - I can afford it, but I might not want to afford it, especially if I can get similar or better quality elsewhere.

P.S. Really enjoy your blog Mafoofan!

Cheers

Winot · Jun 16, 2011

I always ask the first time but tend to assume that later suits will cost the same. Bit of a shock recently with a Â£500 hike on the cost of a bespoke DB. One difficulty is that the cutter I deal with is slightly embarrassed about the money side and it's the other chap who deals with that.

That said, I was happy with the suit even at the higher price.

lasbar · Jun 16, 2011

Originally Posted by Winot

I always ask the first time but tend to assume that later suits will cost the same. Bit of a shock recently with a Â£500 hike on the cost of a bespoke DB. One difficulty is that the cutter I deal with is slightly embarrassed about the money side and it's the other chap who deals with that.

That said, I was happy with the suit even at the higher price.

Always check...

Got caught once with Rubinacci but Carla was a darling.

Griffindork · Jun 16, 2011

Huntsman posts prices on their website. The prices are the base price, but 95% of the selection falls within that price. The first time I met with them was after a bad experience with another Row tailor and I was extremely up-front with questions about price and other matters. They seemed neither put off nor surprised, but rather extremely aware that they were selling something quite expensive and, at least on their USA visits, something that was hard to explain to a new customer. My advice is that it is your hard earned money and you shouldn't be afraid to ask anything. If you don't get satisfactory answers, move on to another tailor. The best tailors out there are trying to build relationships. The bulk of the work goes into the first piece. They have every incentive in the world to make a repeat customer.

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andreyb2 · Jun 16, 2011

My SR tailor (John Kent) understands that bespoke is expensive very well...

He even went as far as too suggest that "bespoke trousers are simply too expensive... frankly, hardly worth the price these days".

Andrey

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