Pick any Shirtmaker in the world to make your shirts.

[Chris "Italia"]

It says it all...

 

[ghulkhan]

charvet

 

[Chris "Italia"]

Originally Posted by ghulkhan

charvet


That's a very, very wise choice...

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by Chris "Italia"

That's a very, very wise choice...
How do you know?

 

[Chris "Italia"]

I have seen Charvet shirts in New York City; they do indeed make a very fine shirt.

I do know that the bespoke lines are outstanding, since they only use the top Italian fabric mills in the world.

Bonfanti, Riva, Alumno.

 

[Full Canvas]

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Very interesting.

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[Will]

The important choices you can make are your tailor and your cordwainer IMHO. Shirts are much simpler to make and there are dozens of roughly comparable choices. The long established makers can have an advantage in that they may have bolts of out of production cloth that can't be made any longer because the machines have been scrapped. But the make doesn't vary all that much to my eyes.

 

[hopkins_student]

Alexander Kabbaz

 

[Naturlaut II]

Originally Posted by Will

The important choices you can make are your tailor and your cordwainer IMHO. Shirts are much simpler to make and there are dozens of roughly comparable choices. The long established makers can have an advantage in that they may have bolts of out of production cloth that can't be made any longer because the machines have been scrapped. But the make doesn't vary all that much to my eyes.

Totally agreed. With the exception of Kabbaz, who will do everything to make even the first shirt perfect, all you need is two or three orders to get your pattern right and you can pretty much stick to the same shirtmaker all your life.

 

[johninla]

I'm waiting for three shirts from WW Chan. Hope I won't be disappointed. By the way, where is Kabbaz?

 

[Will]

Originally Posted by johninla

I'm waiting for three shirts from WW Chan. Hope I won't be disappointed. By the way, where is Kabbaz?

On Long Island and in Manhattan. Web site is customshirt1.com.

 

[A Y]

Originally Posted by Chris "Italia"

I do know that the bespoke lines are outstanding, since they only use the top Italian fabric mills in the world.

Bonfanti, Riva, Alumno.

Alumo is Swiss. I'd pick the best shirtmaker that's geographically close to me.

--Andre

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by Andre Yew

Alumo is Swiss. I'd pick the best shirtmaker that's geographically close to me.

--Andre
Guy Burgess, when he had defected to the USSR, still had his suits made and shipped from Savile Row.

My shirtmaker might be Marc Lauwers--or maybe even Lanvin.

 

[dirk diggler]

www.suitmaker.com

50 shirts from him so far and I am still happy

 

[jml90]

I think I'd do Paris custom.