Alexandre of Savile Row Has anyone heard of them?

tobyparker · Aug 25, 2008

I bought three suits made by Alexandre of Savile Row about 2 1/2 years ago in Chicago at Marshall Fields before it became Macys. Does anyone know if they're still around and have opinions about their suits? Thanks. TBP

tobyparker · Aug 25, 2008

For all I know they could very well have boutiques. The suit have working buttons on the sleeve and hand stitched lapels. Beautiful lining as well. TBP.

PandArts · Aug 25, 2008

Originally Posted by tobyparker

I bought three suits made by Alexandre of Savile Row about 2 1/2 years ago in Chicago at Marshall Fields before it became Macys. Does anyone know if they're still around and have opinions about their suits? Thanks. TBP

Yes they are still there.

RJman · Aug 25, 2008

They have a boutique on Savile Row in London. They also apparently did some MTM on US army bases (?) and it was said to be of good quality. Owned by BMB, a big British retailing group. Quality is OK; all the customers who weighed in from the States were happy with them. Not a historical tailor, but another new-ish outfitter/designer. Styles advertised are on the flashy side (sometimes velvet collars, covered buttons, that sort of thing).

marc237 · Aug 25, 2008

Originally Posted by jelly roll

i don't see how they could be that good if they are only sold in department stores and don't even have their own boutiques.

Originally Posted by jelly roll

OK. Those features do make it sound like they are pretty high end anyway, so it doesn't matter if they have boutiques if the good quality is there. You are paying for features not fancy real estate.

Excellent staking out of both sides of a position. Unfortunately, pick stitching can now be machine faked and working button holes appear on some cheap ass suits. These are no longer necessary indicators of quality.

A simple google search reveals the following information

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/f...ad.php?t=55796

texas_jack · Aug 25, 2008

I have an Alexandre of Oxford street bespoke suit from the 1960s.

maxnharry · Aug 25, 2008

They still have kiosks in some military exchanges. I haven't bought, but the quality appears ok. Fabric is good, they make in Eastern Europe and the suits I saw were fused. They were priced around $700 to start and based on what I've learned here, I can find better suits on sale that fit as well. YMMV

tobyparker · Aug 25, 2008

Fantastic. Thank you all. TBP

dsmolken · Aug 12, 2010

Bumping this to ask a question... how are the prices on these in the UK compared to Chicago? I got a wool-linen suit in Chicago last spring and it fits me quite well.

GrumbleGrumble · Aug 13, 2010

Originally Posted by dsmolken

how are the prices on these in the UK compared to Chicago?
In the UK the OTR stuff in department stores is normally in the Â£500-600 range at full retail (sale prices typically halve that). Not sure on prices in Chicago...

dsmolken · Aug 15, 2010

Thanks! Retail in the US was around $1100.

Bishop of Briggs · Aug 15, 2010

Alexandre is just another brand of the Baird Group - http://www.bmb-group.co.uk/alexandre-savile-row.asp. The Alexandre store in Savile Row was turned into a poof's boutique. It failed miserably and has been recently changed into a Ben Sherman MTM store (another Baird brand). The west side of the Row (with the honourable exception of Davies & Son) is full of crap Chav brands like Ozwald Boateng and Gary Anderson. They are probably trying to attract the moronic masses queuing for Abercrombie & Filth.

Tangfastic · Aug 16, 2010

I've been increasingly desperately trying to find a cheap DJ for an event in 2 weeks and just won this Alexandre one on e-bay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT If the seller has got the back length measurement right it will be too short for a classic fit. It is also the only peak lapel one button DJ I have found in 38r in 2 months of intensive local (provincial) shopping and e-baying. It seems the low cost DJ market is 90% notch, 8% shawl 1% DB and 1% 2 button peak... Despite the mixed reviews of the brand I think it was worth a gamble.

literasyme · Aug 16, 2010

Originally Posted by Bishop of Briggs

It failed miserably and has been recently changed into a Ben Sherman MTM store (another Baird brand).

I saw that last month -- made me cringe and giggle. The idea of going to the Row to have Ben Sherman "make" a suit for you is wonderfully tragicomic -- or more likely comedicotragic.

Kru Chris · Nov 18, 2014

tobyparker said:
For all I know they could very well have boutiques. The suit have working buttons on the sleeve and hand stitched lapels. Beautiful lining as well. TBP.

FYI, machine made suits now have working buttons. Those are no longer a sign of a true bespoke.

Am rather sceptical and shun the boutiques. Instead, even Ebay has some deals with real hand-stiched bespoke suits with floating canvas etc at a fraction of the price of some hyped up junk. Sorry, don't want to offend anyone. (I'm a lousy buyer and recall the first MTM stuff in "Thai silk" aka polyester. Warts appeared on these pants within days... And cloth made from a sack couldn't lose shape more quickly...)

Just trying to get quality cloth in SE Asia isn't that easy, unless one goes to a high end shop like NARIN COUTURE in Bangkok. But then the suit won't be cheap.

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