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post #16 of 23
11/23/11 at 12:36pm
Welcome to Styleforum and thank you for doing some research before making a thread, unlike this guy.
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post #17 of 23
1/8/12 at 1:11pm
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Hi,

 

Thought I would give a quick update on my first foray...

 

I had my first appointment on Saturday 19th November and ordered the suit as outlined above.

 

A few days after making the order it was suggested to me that I ought to have ordered a second pair of trousers and taking this advice I contacted CATD and placed an order for a second pair without any trouble.

 

I was emailed on the 5th December to advise that my suit was ready for the basted fitting - I was pretty surprised at how quick the suit was ready - this was only two weeks after placing the order!

 

Thanks to the advice on the forum here I went along to the appointment dressed appropriately to try the suit on 10th.

 

Upon first seeing the suit, the cloth appeared slightly different than I had remembers but great all the same.

 

I first tried on the trousers and was measured up by both Marcelle and Mikey I believe. With regard to further alterations to the trousers they will need to be lengthened, the legs narrowed, the seat taken in, the waist taken in by half an inch.

 

Next was the waistcoat. The buttons are to be dropped down a few inches and slightly taken in at the chest.

 

Finally the jacket. The sleeves need to be narrowed and the shoulders too.

 

I have never had a basted fitting but it seemed that quite a lot of alterations are required before it will fit perfectly. Not sure if this is the norm or not but perhaps others could give an indication.

 

It was a really interesting experience and I am really looking forward to seeing the finished article! I imagine that it will be ready within the next few weeks with perhaps some further minor alterations required. I will be sure to post pictures once I have the final suit.

 

My first foray has certainly been enjoyable so far but increasingly and expensive interest!

 

New shirts and ties have been ordered for the suit, a new wallet bought (slimmer so as to it in the jacket pocket), a new briefcase, new shoes bought and shopping trips planned for braces, handkerchiefs and any other accessories required...

 

Like I say above, I would be interested to hear of other peoples experiences of a basted fitting - just how much alteration is usually required?

 

 

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post #18 of 23
1/8/12 at 1:54pm
There's always alterations of some sort at the basted fitting stage. That's why you have fittings, to nut out the little issues and have them fixed before reaching the final article. All part of the process (and fun) smile.gif
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post #19 of 23
1/9/12 at 3:39pm
nice, keep us posted.

and enjoy
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post #20 of 23
1/31/12 at 6:50am
David, thanks for starting this thread and keeping it updated. I am very keen to hear how you get on. I'm also 28 and considering between C&D and SS, so your journey is an instructive one for me.
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post #21 of 23
2/1/12 at 5:37am
Many thanks for the detailed report. I'm looking for a 2nd bespoke suit so will most likely try C&D this time. I'm looking forward to the pics. How much did you pay?
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post #22 of 23
2/24/12 at 11:25am

I have had a shirt custom made by Cad & the Dandy in one of their entry level price cloth and I am happy with it!

 

It fits perfectly snug and the quality is much more agreeable than the 80 euro RTW shirts I have bought so far. I never knew how smoothly buttons can slip into their buttonholes :) They offer a huge range of options and were happy to fulfil my extra wish as well: I opted for an extreme cut away collar, which is not in their standard options and it came off very well. Since this shirt is my first custom made, I can obviously not compare them to other shirt makers but doing business with them has been a very agreeable experience so far.

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post #23 of 23
3/30/12 at 1:57pm
David: Any update on the final suit from Cad?
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