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Off the Row Tailors

Ashlaws

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I am planning on having a suit made and after all my research I have decided upon 3 tailors which I must slim down to one. Does anyone have any experience with any of them and if so what is your review.

They are:
Thom Sweeney
Connock and Lockie
Jonathan Quearney
 

Ashlaws

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Cad and the dandy is a savile row tailor and my question was whether people had had any experience with the original listed tailors
 

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They use an address on Savile Row that nearly all regional tailors use when coming in to London. Their main office is in the city (23 Birchin Lane London), they also have an office on Canary Wharf, so my pointing them out as non-Savile Row is valid and you should look them up! Your list is inadequate.
 
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Ashlaws

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I have researched them and multiple other ones. Those are my final 3. I have researched:
Timothy Everest
Thom Sweeney
Douglas Hayward
Sir Tom Baker
Chris Kerr
Connock and Lockie
Jonathan Quearney
Charlie Allen
Rubinacci
Benson and Clegg
Cad and the Dandy
Richard Anderson
 
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This thread brings the lulz.
 

WhippingBoy

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Wraith you really are patronizing

Its none of your business which tailor Ashlaws should go or why

Ashlaws has clearly done what any sensible well informed customer should do, he has spoken to several London tailors, both on and off the row, and made an informed choice based on their response.

I have spoken to Masanori at Connocks in the past and found him to be very approachable. I have no experience of the others, Although Thom Sweeney gets a few write ups on Cromptons' website (this should not be a reason to go to them)

Ashlaws list is not exhaustive, but it is a good cross section. If anyone is interested I can throw up a few other off row tailors worth investigating

In the meantime I think we are all eager to hear your wide range and indepth experience of the London tailoring market. Following your revelations I hope we can all update our 'inadequate' views. By the way, ever thought of applying for the job of PR at Cad?
 

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for information

when I was on Lambs Conduit Street a few days ago, I happened to notice that Connock & Lockie have moved.

They are now on the same side of the street as Sims & MacDonald but a lot further north. The two tailoring houses are not really neighbours any more

it doesn't look like decoration is complete at the new location
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