Bespoke shirt makers in London?

[Concordia]

I believe he went from Turnbull & Asser to Hilditch & Key, yes.

Is he still at H&K? And has anyone compared his bespoke there vs his student Wil Whiting?

 

[George kot 999]

I would like to share my experience, I believe one of the best shirtmakers are T& A ,Budd etc I have a shirt bought from T&A it is amazing and I m still wearing regularly. The cost is pretty much expensive! Last year I tried a company CEO’S LEGACY it’s fabulous and very good price if I compare to high street or Jermyn st sellers. The tailor told me that the fabrics they are using from the same mills. They operate in London area visit customers at their place . If I give quality 100% and price 200% recommended…

Home - Bespoke and Made-to-Measure Shirtmakers London

We use finest fabrics sourced from Italian & British manufacturers and tailored to your personality to create your bespoke shirt.

ceoslegacy.co.uk

 

[comrade]

Based on their website, CEO's Legacy is a MTM house with limited options,
eg. 8 rather generic collar styles, etc. They may use great fabrics,
but from the website they are not bespoke.

 

[abkain]

Based on their website, CEO's Legacy is a MTM house with limited options,
eg. 8 rather generic collar styles, etc. They may use great fabrics,
but from the website they are not bespoke.

No experience with this company but the name doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. Plus the price being noted as excellent as compared to High Street and Jermyn Street seems a bit odd since I have always thought of those two streets as representing generally opposite price tiers. Not trying to knock the poster’s contribution here - I guess I am just a little suspect after seeing some robotic/algorithmic promotions on social media from the company.

 

[George kot 999]

I don’t have that much experience with the particular company, I just got one shirt and it’s perfect for me I didn’t order online a tailor come to a business summit, measured , showed fabric sample.

 

[dieworkwear]

I wear Assistant to the Regional Manager Legacy

 

[Frog in Suit]

Perhaps you do not aim high enough...I checked Hilditch & Keys's (Paris) prices: bespoke shirts start at 684 €...
Merry Christmas Eve from Paris.

 

[ld111134]

I‘ve been using Harvie & Hudson made-to-measure for years. I don’t know if they do full bespoke.

The firm is a delight to work with, and Andrew Hudson is a true gentleman.

 

[George kot 999]

I‘ve been using Harvie & Hudson made-to-measure for years. I don’t know if they do full bespoke.

The firm is a delight to work with, and Andrew Hudson is a true gentleman.

Are they have any minimum orders for bespoke shirts?

 

[BrianPat]

Most of the shirtmakers above mentioned has a minimum 4-5 orders. I believe for one shirt costs £300 and above, do you think it’s worth it? They offer MTM with no minimum orders. I don’t know what is the limitations for a MTM . ..
my another doubt is most of the Italian shirtmakers are handmade rather than a machine work, eg: hand sewn button hole, shoulder seams etc . Do you think a handmade button hole is better than a machine one? And it costs too much..!

 

[Frog in Suit]

Most of the shirtmakers above mentioned has a minimum 4-5 orders. I believe for one shirt costs £300 and above, do you think it’s worth it? They offer MTM with no minimum orders. I don’t know what is the limitations for a MTM . ..
my another doubt is most of the Italian shirtmakers are handmade rather than a machine work, eg: hand sewn button hole, shoulder seams etc . Do you think a handmade button hole is better than a machine one? And it costs too much..!

I am pretty sure Sean O'Flynn has no minimum first order.

 

[dieworkwear]

Are they have any minimum orders for bespoke shirts?

Most of the shirtmakers above mentioned has a minimum 4-5 orders. I believe for one shirt costs £300 and above, do you think it’s worth it? They offer MTM with no minimum orders. I don’t know what is the limitations for a MTM . ..
my another doubt is most of the Italian shirtmakers are handmade rather than a machine work, eg: hand sewn button hole, shoulder seams etc . Do you think a handmade button hole is better than a machine one? And it costs too much..!

If you're interested in a specific shirtmaker, you can always ask them. Different companies will have different rules. You'll probably want to find out the entry cost, the minimum order on the first order, and whether they're in fact bespoke or MTM. Many companies market themselves as bespoke even though they're a MTM company.

The advantage of good bespoke is that you can get a better fit. I use Proper Cloth for my MTM shirts, and while the fit is good (especially for being an online MTM company), they can't correct for everything. Good bespoke allows you to get special collars, correct for asymmetric shoulder slope, and deal with difficult postures.

I personally don't care much about handwork, especially on shirts. However, I've handled RTW G. Inglese and 100 Hands shirts and I thought the level of handwork is very impressive. If they were within my budget in bespoke, I would get them. But as you know, once you couple that level of handwork with a bespoke pattern, the price can be very expensive. IMO, the two most important parts of the shirt are the fit and collar.

 

[Concordia]

Deema Abi-Chahine is a very fine maker, referred to me by one of my tailors. One-woman shop, so no worries about being shoved off to MTM-land. But also, no US tours.

 

[comrade]

I wear Assistant to the Regional Manager Legacy

Undoubtedly a few cuts above Summer Intern Legacy.

 

[Concordia]

But below the Legacy Summer Intern.