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I saw somewhere that it was cancelled but @UrbanComposition can confirm for sure.Has I Sarti cancelled his September USA trip or is it still on?
Has I Sarti cancelled his September USA trip or is it still on?
Seems like you are happy with the suits so congrats and you seem to spend quite a lot of time thinking about it and you also seem to put a lot of time and effort into your post - so thanks for sharing.
That being said, the front of the first suit looks like its pulling around the waist and the back looks very messy, 2nd suits pics are very dark can't see much.
Are you sure you are satisfied with this result?
Also, for the lack of a better technical understanding the suits do not seem to flatter you - sorry but that's just my opinion. Since you are a bit bigger good bespoke would work around your body and "cover-up and improve") your overall body shape, which is not the case here.
@UrbanComposition
Pete, it's not coming back, ever. The world has changed. The future of bespoke is MTM with virtual fittings.
Bespoke artisans who are still in denial will be retired to tending their gardens. Mark my words ....
Alan Bee
I would agree that they will have a tough time going forward. Part of that is because most are quite elderly and they will make their own risk/reward calculations about getting sick as a result of interacting with clients; many will retire and have nobody to pass the business on to.
Knowing that my current tailor is nearing 80, his youngest cutters and tailors are in their 70's, and he has nobody to take the business over when he retires, I started a relationship a little while ago with a new tailor in his 30's who took over his elderly master's business; his charming apprentice in her 20's is now his spouse, and his tailors are mostly in their 40's. He is in a wealthy European capital city with 15 million people within a 2 hour train ride, and he is fairly accomplished at social media marketing. I expect he will continue to do well as a bespoke artisan despite the challenges, and I anticipate a long term relationship with that house.. I am happily ordering commissions from both tailors.
all that matters is that you are happy but I still feel that a fuller suit that is less tight would benefit the overall look tremendously.I don't naturally worry much about the exact appearance of the fit which I suppose is a little odd or misguided, but I'm usually think predominantly about the details of the design and the feel while wearing it. I spent most of my life settling for clothes that I found dull and samey that felt like straight-jackets whenever I tried to move my arms, so that's what I tend to think about. There's only so much lipstick one can put on a pig anyway, so you might as well make sure that it's happy regardless. There's also a touch more to me at the moment, so to speak, than there was in early July, which might account for some of the pulling.
My 'photographic approach' of setting a digital camera atop a pile of books on a stool, then using the timer function probably does no favors. Maybe this would go better if I were to hire a professional photographer or share my life with somebody else so that I wouldn't be left to do this alone, but I'm sure as Hell not doing that! Nevertheless, for a lark, I took a second round of pictures with slightly better lighting. Too bad about the model, though...
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The grey suit from the front, again.
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A view from the left side, but without my arms raised this time.
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The back again, with a somewhat unfortunate something happening at the lower back.
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As a curio, this is the back with the jacket unbuttoned. (I paradoxically need both a haircut and more hair)
The navy blazer definitely didn't show well in the first round of pictures. I shouldn't've been so impatient about getting them out. Anyway, second verse.
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The front, of course.
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A straight-armed left side view. (Curiously, the left side shots always looked slightly better than the right side shots that I took)
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The rear view, which, upon further inspection, does show a slight hint of the same trouble on the lower back.
Ah well, nonetheless...
View attachment 1452711I don't naturally worry much about the exact appearance of the fit which I suppose is a little odd or misguided, but I'm usually think predominantly about the details of the design and the feel while wearing it. I spent most of my life settling for clothes that I found dull and samey that felt like straight-jackets whenever I tried to move my arms, so that's what I tend to think about. There's only so much lipstick one can put on a pig anyway, so you might as well make sure that it's happy regardless. There's also a touch more to me at the moment, so to speak, than there was in early July, which might account for some of the pulling.
My 'photographic approach' of setting a digital camera atop a pile of books on a stool, then using the timer function probably does no favors. Maybe this would go better if I were to hire a professional photographer or share my life with somebody else so that I wouldn't be left to do this alone, but I'm sure as Hell not doing that! Nevertheless, for a lark, I took a second round of pictures with slightly better lighting. Too bad about the model, though...
View attachment 1452709
The grey suit from the front, again.
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A view from the left side, but without my arms raised this time.
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The back again, with a somewhat unfortunate something happening at the lower back.
View attachment 1452707
As a curio, this is the back with the jacket unbuttoned. (I paradoxically need both a haircut and more hair)
The navy blazer definitely didn't show well in the first round of pictures. I shouldn't've been so impatient about getting them out. Anyway, second verse.
View attachment 1452712
The front, of course.
View attachment 1452713
A straight-armed left side view. (Curiously, the left side shots always looked slightly better than the right side shots that I took)
The rear view, which, upon further inspection, does show a slight hint of the same trouble on the lower back.
Ah well, nonetheless...
These jackets are the same length? You're a heavy set guy, I would've kept the length of the first jackets your tailor created for you. The grey suit needs work, but I love the blue blazer.
Might go with slightly narrower lapels next time, not much, around 1 cm, what do you think?
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Might go with slightly narrower lapels next time, not much, around 1 cm, what do you think?
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