Savile Row: the cheapest?

Originally Posted by andreyb2

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My SR tailor (John Kent) understands that bespoke is expensive very well...

He even went as far as too suggest that "bespoke trousers are simply too expensive... frankly, hardly worth the price these days".

Andrey

I agree with this. Sport coats only for me.
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I always used to just tell the client the price when he was selecting the cloth.

Originally Posted by andreyb2

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He even went as far as too suggest that "bespoke trousers are simply too expensive... frankly, hardly worth the price these days".
While I've had odd trousers made bespoke, I more often buy MTM from a favorite men's store.

Originally Posted by agjiffy

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I agree with this. Sport coats only for me.
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More 'sport' coats than suits for me by 3 to 1. But what do you do when you need a suit? It's a bit difficult to match odd pieces to make a suit.

Originally Posted by RSS

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More 'sport' coats than suits for me by 3 to 1. But what do you do when you need a suit? It's a bit difficult to match odd pieces to make a suit.

I currently need suits on a relatively infrequent basis so I can get by with what I have. For a while, I would have trousers made if I was getting a jacket because it was worth the extra expenditure, but with current exchange rates the price increase is significant. I'm tempted to buy a summer suit with some linen in it, but I just get so much more use out of sport coats.

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Originally Posted by agjiffy

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I agree with this. Sport coats only for me.
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Since we're speaking of sport coats, roughly how much do the SR tailors charge for a sport coat these days?

Originally Posted by lasbar

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Save your money and buy your dream suit...

It is a journey and you will see how emotional you're when you push the door of a tailoring house for the first time.

It will be a fantastic experience for sure, hope the OP takes the jump and at least goes and checks Saville Row out. Disneyland for the sartorialist for sure

Originally Posted by David Reeves

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I always used to just tell the client the price when he was selecting the cloth.

My bespoke tailor does the same.

Originally Posted by TheWraith

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My bespoke tailor does the same.
Come now, drop the name!

Zink and Sons in Sydney. Went through a variety of fabric books with Daniel Jones, and he outlined the price of each cloth as I was making my choice.

I always and still do find it useful to get a sense of peoples budgets when they are selecting cloths or even before I start showing them things. Saves embarrassment and disappointment all round. Never thought of not discussing prices and I probably sold about a 1000 Bespoke suits on Savile Row for two quite different firms.

Originally Posted by David Reeves

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I always and still do find it useful to get a sense of peoples budgets when they are selecting cloths or even before I start showing them things. Saves embarrassment and disappointment all round. Never thought of not discussing prices and I probably sold about a 1000 Bespoke suits on Savile Row for two quite different firms.
It is a bit of a legend... Before , when they were serving the happy few , it might have bee right but now , the customers are different . Some ultra rich guys ordering 20 , 30 or 50 suits at the time most likely do not look at the price tag but they're not the average SR customer anymore...

Has anyone used Kent, Haste and Lachter? What's their style like? More Nortons or Huntsman? Also, what is their price range?

Originally Posted by lasbar

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It is a bit of a legend...

Before , when they were serving the happy few , it might have bee right but now , the customers are different .

Some ultra rich guys ordering 20 , 30 or 50 suits at the timemost likely do not like at the price tag but there are not the average SR customer anymore...

THe BBC documentary on Savile Row was very enlightening in this regard. I recall a rather long bit with Patrick Grant where he discussed the importance of brining in clients who might think Savile Row is beyond their reach.

Originally Posted by Lord-Barrington

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THe BBC documentary on Savile Row was very enlightening in this regard. I recall a rather long bit with Patrick Grant where he discussed the importance of brining in clients who might think Savile Row is beyond their reach.

When I went to Anderson for a fitting , the guy in the next changing room was being measured for his first suit...

He was in his early thirties...

Originally Posted by crazey

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Has anyone used Kent, Haste and Lachter? What's their style like? More Nortons or Huntsman? Also, what is their price range?

I did (and do).

There are two cutters: John Kent and Terry Haste. Former used to be head cutter of Norton & Sons; latter used to be head cutter of Huntsman (though in a turbulent time, when all other cutters retired / departed).

An example of John Kent work (worn by yours truly): http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=239461. Also, Mr Kent is a long-standing tailor of HRH Duke of Edinbourgh -- sure you can find a plenty of pictures.

As for examples of Terry Haste work, Nick Foulkes is quite a fan. There are many pictures of him, for example, here: http://www.howtospendit.com/#/articl...oy-terry-haste (click at "view latest" to see more items of clothing worn by Mr Haste).

Price: it used to be 1950 quids for a two-piece suit, incl. VAT. Then it went up a bit... by how much? Wish I know! I pay less-VAT, and Mr Lachter (with whom I deal, and who generally does book-keeping for the company) quotes different figures at different times. Should be around 2200 quids, though.

Andrey