Kuhlman's is now online! Why it is one of my favorite shops.

http://www.kuhlmanseattle.com/

Check it out if you guys want to. Now, it doesn't have most of my favorite brands. In fact, there is only one brand than they have that I really like - Nice Collective. I don't own any Fred Perry, but they have tons of that. Spiewak I recommend, but I prefer slimmer cuts for myself. The tailored clothes they have by Filippa K are decent, but Acne fits me better, for the most part. The do decent tailoring, but I hardly ever need anything tailored. So, why do I like the shop?

1) Customer service is really terrific
2) and this is what makes it stand out - there is a real sense of the owner in this shop. The pieces are consistent wth one another. Though the brand mix might seem to suffer from multiple personality disorder (Nice Collective, Fred Perry, Fillipa K, Nixon watches, and Property of Bags?), but the pieces bought all fit together nicely. There is not really any other store quite like it. It's not paint by numbers, you can't categorize it as "Hipster Americana", or "Luxury European', or anything like that at all. it confuses and surprises.

The owner, Scott, is a stand up guy too. I don't buy from there too much anymore but I used to all the time and he was incredibly helpful.

I've been a customer there for awhile and it's also one of my favorite stores in Seattle. Note that they also stock Schiesser.

Regarding the tailoring, Scott and his crew can do pretty much anything. I've also seen some of his custom work and it's really good stuff.

For a second I was worried...isn't there a mass market Thomas Pink style lower end looking store by the same name?

awesome! I was just thinking about Kuhlmans!

Originally Posted by robin

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Regarding the tailoring, Scott and his crew can do pretty much anything. I've also seen some of his custom work and it's really good stuff.

What kind of custom work are we talking about? As in, just tailoring, or MTM shirts and such?

Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC

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For a second I was worried...isn't there a mass market Thomas Pink style lower end looking store by the same name?
Yes, but there's no connection between the two. To add to the confusion, even the owner's share the same name.

Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC

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For a second I was worried...isn't there a mass market Thomas Pink style lower end looking store by the same name?

I've seen that, in Greenwich Village or Chelsea right, on 8th Ave.? I've seen one in Boston too. That stuff is wretched.

Originally Posted by Lel

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What kind of custom work are we talking about? As in, just tailoring, or MTM shirts and such?
Scott tells me full bespoke, but I haven't really asked him any questions about it. I've been meaning to commission a suit from him just to try it out, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Shirts can also be made, along with many other things. I do use them for alterations though, and they're great and easy to work with.

Originally Posted by robin

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Scott tells me full bespoke, but I haven't really asked him any questions about it yet. I've been meaning to commission a suit from him, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Shirts can also be made, along with many other things. I do use him and crew for alterations though, and they're great and easy to work with.

That sounds excellent, any idea on the price points?

Originally Posted by Lel

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That sounds excellent, any idea on the price points?
Basic suits start around $2k, no idea on anything else. That's about the same as the few other custom tailors in town.

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I've seen that, in Greenwich Village or Chelsea right, on 8th Ave.? I've seen one in Boston too. That stuff is wretched.

I think there is one on like 12th/6th also.
There used to be one under Roc Center next to Hale & Hearty.

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I think there is one on like 12th/6th also.
There used to be one under Roc Center next to Hale & Hearty.

Solid real estate, right there.

does kulhman's carry MIE fred perry gear?

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does kulhman's carry MIE fred perry gear?
Yep, along with some Italian made knits. They just got in a shipment for fall stuff like a week ago that I've been meaning to stop in and check out.