SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

[omgitswes]

Had a suit made a few months ago for engagement photos. Went with a full canvassed navy herringbone and I really like it. Think a couple tweaks here and there and I’ll really nail down the fit.

 

[tripreed]

Someone talk to me about S&M shirts. Need a new regular now that Kamakura US is gone.

I have seven shirts, including one MTM, and believe that they are the best value out there. My two complaints would be 1. The infrequent restocks on "staple" shirts like OCBDs, especially if you are a common size, and 2. The time for delivery of MTM shirts. Perhaps the latter is more a reflection of my own issues with patience...

 

[omgitswes]

I have seven shirts, including one MTM, and believe that they are the best value out there. My two complaints would be 1. The infrequent restocks on "staple" shirts like OCBDs, especially if you are a common size, and 2. The time for delivery of MTM shirts. Perhaps the latter is more a reflection of my own issues with patience...

They don’t have any in my sleeve size so I only do the MTM now for dress shirts. I can live with the time it takes for shirts. Another forum favorite MTM website takes a lot longer.

I placed an order recently and someone from S&M noticed the measurements were drastically different from my previous shirt order and they reached out to me. Glad they did because it was an oversight on my part. Would have been unwearable if they didn’t. That type of customer service really solidifies them being my go to spot for anything menswear related.

 

[XxLogo]

I have seven shirts, including one MTM, and believe that they are the best value out there. My two complaints would be 1. The infrequent restocks on "staple" shirts like OCBDs, especially if you are a common size, and 2. The time for delivery of MTM shirts. Perhaps the latter is more a reflection of my own issues with patience...

I am thankful that they actually stock smaller sizes (14.5x33) and fit me so well OTR. I am eager to try the MTO in the future soon hopefully, or even commission my one suit collection in MTO rather than buy OTR lol

 

[XxLogo]

So, what is this @spiermackay and why does it look like something I’d want ?

 

[klcr]

hopped on the custom sale - went for a peak lapel grey prince of wales
never had anything made custom before - psyched

 

[Peking_Gent]

Does anybody here also feel that the pleats on S&M's trousers are too small? I wonder if they could make the pleats bigger and deeper in some future models, or at least make it available for custom.

 

[losrockets]

They're more fashion pleats than anything functional, but then again I prefer double forward pleats.

On a trouser note, I'm evaluating MTO fabrics in the current promotion. How would those of you who have the filarte fabrics such as the light gray tropical or travel wool say they compare to Spier's higher end choices (guabello, VBC, etc)?

 

[cyclemanic]

Does anyone have irl pics of this green Drago hopsack?

 

[MisterrLovely]

hopped on the custom sale - went for a peak lapel grey prince of wales
never had anything made custom before - psyched

I did a MTO charcoal sharkskin in late August, taking advantage of the free canvas upgrade, so I'm crossing my fingers it arrives by mid October ??

 

[FlyingHorker]

So, what is this and why does it look like something I’d want ?

That sounds like the mythical "Bleeding Madras" of old that no longer exists.

Bleeding Madras - Under the Skin of a Colonial Fabric

Madras plaid may evoke images of Ivy League preps and clambakes, but the story behind this summer fabric reveals a history of colonial oppression..

www.heddels.com

"Madras’ big moment came with a 1958 fiasco when a fabric exporter failed to explain to Brooks Brothers that the 10,000 yards of Madras they’d bought were going to fade. When consumers all over the country began angrily writing to Brooks Brothers complaining that their new jackets and trousers were fading and bleeding, the company summoned the exporter, Mr. Nair, to the United States to punish him.

But Nair deftly redirected their anger with an interview with Seventeen Magazine, in which he lauded the fading quality of this miracle fabric from India. Add some coverage by Esquire and Brooks Brothers had a huge phenomenon on their hands. Advertisers started praising the “marvelously muted” and “dustily well-bred” qualities of the Madras trousers and jackets. Before beat-up jeans were considered acceptable, a well-faded “Guaranteed to Bleed” Madras shirt conveyed a certain nonchalance that Ivy Leaguers loved. The reactive, unstable organic dyes that were nearly Madras’ downfall were eagerly accepted and Madras proved an enduring American classic."

I still find it fascinating how a 'flaw' of bleeding and fading was marketed and flipped into being a desirable trait, and it worked!

 

[FlyingHorker]

That, or maybe the shirt of choice for Clark Kent

 

[thedose]

Does anybody here also feel that the pleats on S&M's trousers are too small? I wonder if they could make the pleats bigger and deeper in some future models, or at least make it available for custom.

Sounds like something you could ask for in comment during MTO -- are you speaking about MTO trousers, or OTR?

 

[Peking_Gent]

Sounds like something you could ask for in comment during MTO -- are you speaking about MTO trousers, or OTR?

Their OTR trousers have small tiny pleats. I haven't tried to order a pair of mto trousers from them. Hopefully, bigger pleats could be added if I put it in the comment?

 

[afterthesuit]

Can't make the pleats deeper in MTO. I had asked before.

I agree it would be an improvement