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As you mentioned the Italians tend to do more handwork. Some have gotten more willing to do remote bespoke if travel isn’t an option which has made trying them to find out more about the collars easier and more appealing to me. D’Avino is the name that constantly comes up as the gold standard but even he will encourage you to do in person measurements and you’ll pay up for the shirts. Luca Avitable would be the next rung down price wise - I don’t know anyone who had a bad experience. Camiceria Sannino and Camiceria Piccolo would be the two in the price point I’d consider being willing to do remote and seem to have kind of made that process their bread and butter.Crompton also talks about the Italians and their shirt collars… there must be something there (fwiw my shirts are all Inglese OTR from NMWA or Proper Cloth, so I have experience with Italian shirts but not quite sure if I have appreciation for their collars. Certainly the handwork aspect is nice but I think lost on me). Budd also travels to the US, any opinion yay or nay for them @dieworkwear ?
Re: your Budd question. In addition to trips to the US, Budd has an outpost I believe in DC. The Georgetown store was great to work with but I ended up just getting some pajamas.
Well that was fast. I think it had officially rebranded as a Budd store last year instead of just being a stockist?Apparently they are having a store closing sale in DC.
Budd London - Established 1910
Budd has been making and supplying the finest bespoke, made to measure and ready to wear shirts from its shop in Piccadilly Arcade for over 100 years.www.buddandco.com
It's certainly sad news.Well that was fast. I think it had officially rebranded as a Budd store last year instead of just being a stockist?
There goes all your funding for Steed!Fox Sport Jacketing
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That actually went to Corcos ?There goes all your funding for Steed!
That actually went to Corcos ?
Thanks! I'm young(ish), so still testing the waters out with different tailors. I like too many of these folks ?Having multiple tailors is nice but ultimately I would stick with one to two tailors. You’ll establish a good rapport and they’ll be able to do some cool things for you once they figure out your intricacies and personality. It’s also steady business for the tailor which helps them out in the long run.
Enjoy your coat!
Crompton also talks about the Italians and their shirt collars… there must be something there (fwiw my shirts are all Inglese OTR from NMWA or Proper Cloth, so I have experience with Italian shirts but not quite sure if I have appreciation for their collars. Certainly the handwork aspect is nice but I think lost on me). Budd also travels to the US, any opinion yay or nay for them @dieworkwear ?
Apparently they are having a store closing sale in DC.
Budd London - Established 1910
Budd has been making and supplying the finest bespoke, made to measure and ready to wear shirts from its shop in Piccadilly Arcade for over 100 years.www.buddandco.com
Swaine Adeney Brigg opened a shop in San Francisco back in the late 80's or early 90's. I talked to a fellow in the store and got the idea that someone in the family wanted to live in the Bay Area. It wasn't open long.Was a really great sale, although I agree with others that I'm sad to see them go. The store seems like it was underappreciated.
Swaine Adeney Brigg opened a shop in San Francisco back in the late 80's or early 90's. I talked to a fellow in the store and got the idea that someone in the family wanted to live in the Bay Area. It wasn't open long.
As you mentioned the Italians tend to do more handwork. Some have gotten more willing to do remote bespoke if travel isn’t an option which has made trying them to find out more about the collars easier and more appealing to me. D’Avino is the name that constantly comes up as the gold standard but even he will encourage you to do in person measurements and you’ll pay up for the shirts. Luca Avitable would be the next rung down price wise - I don’t know anyone who had a bad experience. Camiceria Sannino and Camiceria Piccolo would be the two in the price point I’d consider being willing to do remote and seem to have kind of made that process their bread and butter.
Re: your Budd question. In addition to trips to the US, Budd has an outpost I believe in DC. The Georgetown store was great to work with but I ended up just getting some pajamas.
Thank you, Derek. I do, indeed, use Budd. Although I have used several other shirtmakers, I'm happiest with the cut and fit of Budd.I've never used Budd for shirts, so I can't comment on their work. However, I believe @Andy57 uses them and I think he always looks great.
Thank you!I'll also give a thumbs up to Andy57's shirts. Not sure if Budd is the only maker he uses, but I have picked up on his reference to them.