AvariceBespoke
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I am considering having a suit made with Carlos at Summit Tailors in central NJ. He was nice enough to write back with a thoughtful reply today and said the following:
First he will make a try-on, he will cut the garment and then put all the pieces together by hand, all baisted. After the first try-on he will take everything apart to make the changes to the jacket & pattern. He will sew the jacket again to make another try-on w/o button-holes at this point. We will fit again.
He said turnaround is approximately 6 weeks.
He has two methods of making suits.
1) He will make the suit at his shop completely by hand - he believes that this method is comparable in quality to an Oxxford Bespoke suit - similar craftsmanship.
2) He will goto a tailor named Rocco in New York in person with my measurements at 6am on day and he will make the pattern and cut the suit with him (and i assume his staff). Carlos said Rocco also makes custom suits.
The price for option #1 is "about $2,800" and the price for #2 is "$2,220 and up"
Carlos said that he uses either Loro Piana or Scabal fabrics for his suits.
Finally, he said "remember you have as many try-ons as you want until you get the perfect suit".
$2,800 for a hand-made beautiful suit would not be so bad.. I'm seriously considering having him make me a suit - I'm not a style expert I'm just hoping I can properly articulate what I'm looking for (perhaps I can bring some photos)
Any comments/suggestions? Thank you so much!
I'm looking for a 3-piece, 2 button suit with roped shoulder (although not too drastic), a lot of waist supression, high arm holes, relatively large notched lapels, relatively slim flat front trousers w/ side tabs
First he will make a try-on, he will cut the garment and then put all the pieces together by hand, all baisted. After the first try-on he will take everything apart to make the changes to the jacket & pattern. He will sew the jacket again to make another try-on w/o button-holes at this point. We will fit again.
He said turnaround is approximately 6 weeks.
He has two methods of making suits.
1) He will make the suit at his shop completely by hand - he believes that this method is comparable in quality to an Oxxford Bespoke suit - similar craftsmanship.
2) He will goto a tailor named Rocco in New York in person with my measurements at 6am on day and he will make the pattern and cut the suit with him (and i assume his staff). Carlos said Rocco also makes custom suits.
The price for option #1 is "about $2,800" and the price for #2 is "$2,220 and up"
Carlos said that he uses either Loro Piana or Scabal fabrics for his suits.
Finally, he said "remember you have as many try-ons as you want until you get the perfect suit".
$2,800 for a hand-made beautiful suit would not be so bad.. I'm seriously considering having him make me a suit - I'm not a style expert I'm just hoping I can properly articulate what I'm looking for (perhaps I can bring some photos)
Any comments/suggestions? Thank you so much!
I'm looking for a 3-piece, 2 button suit with roped shoulder (although not too drastic), a lot of waist supression, high arm holes, relatively large notched lapels, relatively slim flat front trousers w/ side tabs