Antedote
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Hi,
I recently had my first bespoke suit made at Trend Custom Tailors in Toronto by Don Lee. There have been a few threads on him, with mixed opinions. I'm really happy with the piece, a 3-piece suit with a few innovations (special blackberry pocket in the pants to minimize the bulge, hidden key pocket in the front of the pants also to minimize bulge, exposed belt buckle on the vest via a cutaway), and overall very well-constructed (IMHO). I also had a shirt made with a watch cuff (visible in last pic), which will be nicer on the next one when it's more rounded I hope.
I know the suit is a touch on the long side, that was my idea, seemed to look right that way. I have a 10-inch drop, and it's fairly suppressed, though without a lot of tension. I hope the photos do it justice, because from the back, there's usually no wrinkles visible. I'd really appreciate any feedback on how it looks + how it could be improved for next time. Thanks!
-A
UPDATE: So I was wondering why the pics looked so horrible compared to what I remembered in-store, and I realized my posture was unnatural for the pics I took (years of my mom telling me to stand up straight for pics, when I'm a sloucher, and that's the position the suit was measured for). So I decided to retake some of the pictures without the vest (which I won't be usually wearing together with the jacket anyway, planned on mostly separate use), and actually stand the way I should. There are definitely some critiques that would remain (shoulders still too wide, arms not sitting right, pants are messy), though I don't think it's the train wreck I thought it was at first - would appreciate the feedback.
I recently had my first bespoke suit made at Trend Custom Tailors in Toronto by Don Lee. There have been a few threads on him, with mixed opinions. I'm really happy with the piece, a 3-piece suit with a few innovations (special blackberry pocket in the pants to minimize the bulge, hidden key pocket in the front of the pants also to minimize bulge, exposed belt buckle on the vest via a cutaway), and overall very well-constructed (IMHO). I also had a shirt made with a watch cuff (visible in last pic), which will be nicer on the next one when it's more rounded I hope.
I know the suit is a touch on the long side, that was my idea, seemed to look right that way. I have a 10-inch drop, and it's fairly suppressed, though without a lot of tension. I hope the photos do it justice, because from the back, there's usually no wrinkles visible. I'd really appreciate any feedback on how it looks + how it could be improved for next time. Thanks!
-A
UPDATE: So I was wondering why the pics looked so horrible compared to what I remembered in-store, and I realized my posture was unnatural for the pics I took (years of my mom telling me to stand up straight for pics, when I'm a sloucher, and that's the position the suit was measured for). So I decided to retake some of the pictures without the vest (which I won't be usually wearing together with the jacket anyway, planned on mostly separate use), and actually stand the way I should. There are definitely some critiques that would remain (shoulders still too wide, arms not sitting right, pants are messy), though I don't think it's the train wreck I thought it was at first - would appreciate the feedback.
