Is bespoke worth it, judging by the examples posted on SF?

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

Doc, how often, in real life, do you see guys wearing bespoke numbers from the great centers of tailoring?

Some have it, some see it but don't have it, some see it only in professional or amateur photography, and most never encounter it at all.

Reaction to this topic differs by these categories I think.

I put my Rubinacci suits on over my stark naked body and stare at myself in the mirror for a regimented eight minutes a day. Just so I never forget.

 

[George]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

I put my Rubinacci suits on over my stark naked body and stare at myself in the mirror for a regimented eight minutes a day. Just so I never forget.
How do you deal with the hard on?

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by George

How do you deal with the hard on?

What do you think I order open quarters for?

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by George

How do you deal with the hard on?

That's why it's 8 minutes.

 

[George]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

What do you think I order open quarters for?
Ah...!!!

 

[George]

Originally Posted by onix

That's why it's 8 minutes.

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by onix

That's why it's 8 minutes.

Six-and-a-half if it's a textured cloth like flannel.

 

[George]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Six-and-a-half if it's a textured cloth like flannel.
And 30secs if it's silk?

 

[Svenn]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

The forum puts a lot of stock in "bespoke" as a romantic ideal -- go bespoke for "perfect fit" and have your every wish fulfilled. Look at how we're discussing it in this thread: Is bespoke, as an abstract concept, worth it?

I say no. There's too much bad bespoke out there. Sometimes it's the tailor's fault and sometimes it's the client's. Sometimes it's both. To invoke Sturgeon's Law, 90 percent of everything is crud.

It should be noted a lot of the 'bespoke' experiences mentioned on SF are distance tailored (usually Hong Kong) stuff that never even had a fitting, or just one. I also would note that the custom tailoring in places like HK, even if multi-fitted on site, is still is a significant rung below top level European tailoring, especially when we're talking about the intricacies involved with shoulders, etc, which the HK guys aren't very flexible with. I don't think we've ever seen a pic of an ill-fitting Savile Row suit before however, so I think they are worth every penny because of that.

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by Svenn

It should be noted a lot of the 'bespoke' experiences mentioned on SF are distance tailored (usually Hong Kong) stuff that never even had a fitting, or just one. I also would note that the custom tailoring in places like HK, even if multi-fitted on site, is still is a significant rung below top level European tailoring, especially when we're talking about the intricacies involved with shoulders, etc, which the HK guys aren't very flexible with. I don't think we've ever seen a pic of an ill-fitting Savile Row suit before however, so I think they are worth every penny because of that.

That's MTM, not bespoke.

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by George

How do you deal with the hard on?

I just thought that he had added a fourth button.

- B

 

[George]

Originally Posted by Svenn

It should be noted a lot of the 'bespoke' experiences mentioned on SF are distance tailored (usually Hong Kong) stuff that never even had a fitting, or just one. I also would note that the custom tailoring in places like HK, even if multi-fitted on site, is still is a significant rung below top level European tailoring, especially when we're talking about the intricacies involved with shoulders, etc, which the HK guys aren't very flexible with. I don't think we've ever seen a pic of an ill-fitting Savile Row suit before however, so I think they are worth every penny because of that.
Mmm. I can think of a few wretched examples.

 

[Bounder]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

I put my Rubinacci suits on over my stark naked body and stare at myself in the mirror for a regimented eight minutes a day. Just so I never forget.
Do you do the same thing with the odd jackets?

 

[Bounder]

Originally Posted by fritzl

It is incredibly excellent that this guy has several cases of bananas in his workshop.

 

[voxsartoria]

Originally Posted by Svenn

I don't think we've ever seen a pic of an ill-fitting Savile Row suit before however, so I think they are worth every penny because of that.

You have just summoned the bats.


- B