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I'd strongly recommend you try Ascottage, who make something in a slightly more English style (the head cutter trained in London). Other reputable tailors are BnTailor of course and Sarto Jun.In a surprising coincidence I rode right past Saville Row Tailors 20 minutes after posting here. As I had time, I asked my taxi to pull over and went in for a visit. I was wrong about it being closed, obviously. I was just looking in the wrong place previously. Mr. Choe measured me for a three-piece suit in Samsung/Chilen Goldentex tweed. The price we agreed on was 1.2mil Won. He had a very limited selection of Harris for which he was asking 2.1mil Won for a three-piece. I'm very glad I brought pictures of exactly what I was looking for, as we went through every detail. As mentioned elsewhere, our starting point seemed to be an American style sack suit with pants that sit low on the hips. I had to ask for everything, from waist suppression to suspender buttons. But that's ok, Mr. Choe seemed to know exactly what I was asking for when I mentioned it and didn't seem put off by any of my requests. I return for my first fitting in a few days.
I also went around the corner to Hamilton shirts on the suggestion of this board. They had a moderately large selection of fabrics. They took more measurements than Budds and noticed my slightly uneven shoulders. I was disappointed the only buttons they had to choose from were small and plastic. I purchased one shirt in white oxford cloth for 50k Won that will be ready in 7 days.
Thank you for the recommendation. I visited today and commissioned a jacket, unmatched trousers, and a shirt. Large selection of fabrics. Price was 1.8mil for jacket and trousers.I'd strongly recommend you try Ascottage, who make something in a slightly more English style (the head cutter trained in London). Other reputable tailors are BnTailor of course and Sarto Jun.
I'm very interested in their (Ascottage) style. Any thoughts on themThank you for the recommendation. I visited today and commissioned a jacket, unmatched trousers, and a shirt. Large selection of fabrics. Price was 1.8mil for jacket and trousers.
They no longer offer MTM for jackets, but offer two "levels" of construction. I would say these are comparable to others "semi-bespoke" and bespoke. They have two house styles, an unstructured drape cut and a structured style they call the "London." Cutting is done on premises, the storefront has an attached workroom with large windows so customers can observe the cutters at work.