Bringing Steed Bespoke Tailors to San Francisco or Los Angeles



dieworkwear said:

I would add that Mahon seems to cut a softer looking, more drape-ish jacket, whereas Steed seems to have a cleaner back, less drape in the front, and a more swollen chest. Those are just my observations, however, and I welcome any corrections.
Perhaps one could ask for something similar from Mahon, and perhaps he would do it for you, but I thought since Steed's cut already looks so great, it would be quite special if we could have them come out to California. They could make some very handsome, softly-tailored fall or winter jackets.
The alternative, by the way, is to visit Edwin and Matthew in London. They said it would take about two weeks to complete a jacket. That's a bit less convenient than if we could have them visit us.

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I think you pretty much nailed it. They definitely have a very distinct silhouette and that's the issue. I'm not sure how many people out here on the west coast, especially L.A. are looking for that kind of style in their suits and sportcoats, as beautifully made as they are.

I would be very interested in seeing Edwin here in San Francisco. As it is, I see him in NYC but frankly that's a pain in the @$$ as his schedule does not always coincide with mine and, anyway, SF is much closer to my West Coast home.

In regards to the discussion about the differences between Tom Mahon and Edwin, I must admit to much preferring Edwin's cut. It is certainly very dramatic, but very flattering for a tall lanky frame like mine.

I have had one suit made by Tom, but was very disappointed with both the cut and the service. It was certainly well made but due to a mixup on their part was cut as a DB when I had specified an SB. Anyway after some attempts to fix it in ensuing visits, it was recut as an SB and then sent to me without another fitting. Frankly, it rather looks that way and is not really wearablle in its current state. I hope that they can save it as it is cut from a lovely piece of discontinued Smiths Whole Fleece cloth.

No such problems with Edwin. Everything that he's made me has been completely delicious.

philstan, sorry to hear about the Mahon order. Have you contacted Tom about it? I assume he will make things right.

As for Edwin, yes, I'm a bit more interested in ordering from him as well. The minimum is ten orders. We have four interested parties, though I don't know who's ready and able to commit, and to how many. I can place two, maybe three, orders. If we get a few more people, perhaps this is doable.

Are there any other interested parties out there? Think of your tweeds, corduroys, and heavy woolen flannels. Surely these would be better served through that beautiful, soft-shouldered, English drape cut that Edwin excels at. You can see some of his work here, here, and here. Some cloth books are also available here.

I am definitely interested. Just moved back to San Francisco.

Yes, Tom does know and I'll be seeing him during his November visit. I do keep my fingers crossed that it can be sorted out, because it's a heart-breakingly beautiful piece of cloth.

When is Edwin's possible visit supposed to happen?



philstan said:

Yes, Tom does know and I'll be seeing him during his November visit. I do keep my fingers crossed that it can be sorted out, because it's a heart-breakingly beautiful piece of cloth.

When is Edwin's possible visit supposed to happen? 

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I'm still trying to build enough interest to get the requisite number of orders. I may post something elsewhere online, see who can commit, and then count what we have. Will update people in a week or two.

how do we know what cloth is included in the bespoke offerings?

Anyone in NY also use steed and have the current NY price list?

CMT is 2025 gbp

Apologies for bumping this thread, but in case anyone was interested, I wanted to give an update. We currently have five San Franciscans interested in putting in a total of seven orders. I've emailed Matthew to see if the ten-order minimum is a hard number. If anyone wants to join us, we're very close to making this a reality. One more person, I think, and we can have Steed come visit us in San Francisco. This would be a great opportunity to commission those beautiful tweeds and flannels for next fall.

We few, we happy few.

what about Sacramento =)

pimp some clients to NSM please so they could visit quarterly.

Frankly, there are so few of us, I'm happy they visit at all.

For general info both Richard Anderson and Henry Poole make regular trips to LA and SF. I have used Richard with great luck!!

Would be unfortunate if Steed or NSM aren't able to build a stable business here in California and existing clients would have to fly to NY for fittings.