Ongoing Bespoke Projects

[Stugotes]

I just checked my bespoke English suit, they seem to have used the same plain lining as in the main parts.

I noticed that sleeves are usually lined with pinstripes, though; is that the standard for Italian tailors, too?

 

[sprout2]



Oh, and I really hope he remembers not to put striped lining in the arms (pet peeve of mine).

That is by far one of the most esoteric things I have heard of. I feel it ranks up there with having the gumption to ask "please don't put a house label inside this jacket that you spent 60 man hours on and feel proud of."

 

[Stugotes]

That is by far one of the most esoteric things I have heard of. I feel it ranks up there with having the gumption to ask "please don't put a house label inside this jacket that you spent 60 man hours on and feel proud of."

That doesn't sound (even remotely) like the same kind of request to me.

Or did I miss the irony here?

 

[jedwards]

I don't think it's wrong to ask for plain sleeve linings... Just very very very particular.
I can understand being specific about the inner lining - nothing tackier than paisley and other loud patterns... But striped sleeve linings hardly seem offensive. Can't even really be seen when you leave your jacket on back of your chair?

You sometimes think you have seen and heard it all online. Then realise you haven't.

 

[sugarbutch]

I asked for no label on the inside of the collar of my most recent round of shirts, but only because it's scratchy. I indicated they could put it somewhere else if they wanted to. When I got the shirts, no label at all.

 

[archibaldleach]



That is by far one of the most esoteric things I have heard of. I feel it ranks up there with having the gumption to ask "please don't put a house label inside this jacket that you spent 60 man hours on and feel proud of."

I can actually see being a bit more sensitive about sleeve lining on something like a Fresco jacket which is at least partially transparent in certain light. I've seen some unlined sleeves with Fresco photograph terribly, so could see being concerned that the stripes could be seen in a certain light.

Not sure I see the comparison to asking for an unlabeled garment.

 

[sprout2]

I insist that my tailor listen to Julio Sosa tango records while sewing my suits. Anything less would be unacceptable. Trust me, I can notice the difference.

 

[ballmouse]

First pair of bespoke shoes.

 

[Sander]



I just checked my bespoke English suit, they seem to have used the same plain lining as in the main parts.

I noticed that sleeves are usually lined with pinstripes, though; is that the standard for Italian tailors, too?

Not necessarily pinstripes, but stripes of some variety (at least the jackets I've seen). Maybe it makes less difference it the whole make is "heavier", so it doesn't make a difference if you use the same lining for torso and sleeves.

I don't think it's wrong to ask for plain sleeve linings... Just very very very particular.
I can understand being specific about the inner lining - nothing tackier than paisley and other loud patterns... But striped sleeve linings hardly seem offensive. Can't even really be seen when you leave your jacket on back of your chair?

You sometimes think you have seen and heard it all online. Then realise you haven't.

I think I know where you're coming from, but as said above I don't think it's an unreasonable request at all. And it definitely doesn't insult the tailor like asking him not to put his name in his work. For me, the point is really easy: I don't like the multi stripes I often see in jackets, so I ask for something plain. Else I'd be bothered every time I take the jacket on or off and unnecessarily so.

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First pair of bespoke shoes.

Nice, where from?

 

[FlyingMonkey]

I just spent an pleasant hour or so at Cad & the Dandy having a basted fitting for a Holland & Sherry tweed jacket, some discussions on the blazer suit to be made from the recent special tobacco fresco run, and having an MTM tweed jacket I had made by Walker Slater a few years ago, properly recut to give it completely new and less extended and padded shoulders. Since their recent remodelling, the premises are much lighter and more spacious too, although the one downside is that the cutters are now in the back rather than in the middle rooms, so you don't get to see them so much...

As it turned out, something had happened between measurements and pattern-cutting, that meant the jacket was really off - and I haven't put on that much weight - so a complete rip-down and recut will be necessary. Luckily I'm back in December.

 

[ballmouse]

Thanks - nevertheless I wish my photos were better. Perry Ercolino

 

[Braddock]

First fitting:

 

[hippotamus]

First fitting:

Beautiful stuff

love the cut, especially how the label shape - bold and short, look even stronger in the chest

Is this a 3-roll-2.5 cut ?

 

[greger]



First fitting:

This looks really nice. Who is the tailor?

 

[Leaves]



First fitting:

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Is that the tailor from Verona you told me about or did I mix up the cities? Looks great. I forgot to snap more pictures at my second fitting at Liverano for a sports coat, this is the only one I got. Really looking forward to see the final result for my next visit. And no, I'm not standing on a stool. And no, Antonio is not a midget. I'm just tall.