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On Savile Row, you order a "Dinner jacket and trousers" not a "dinner suit."
Even a 3-pc? "Jkt/trs" is the usual item I get invoiced for with any 2-piece suit for daywear. But a 3-piece is a "suit."
Even a 3-pc? "Jkt/trs" is the usual item I get invoiced for with any 2-piece suit for daywear. But a 3-piece is a "suit."
That is exactly how it is written up in the Steed pricelist: Steed - B
Looking at that pricelist, I am taken aback by how little the upcharge is for a dinner jacket and trousers when compared to a normal two piece suit. The upcharge on mine was much, much more.
Looking at that pricelist, I am taken aback by how little the upcharge is for a dinner jacket and trousers when compared to a normal two piece suit. The upcharge on mine was much, much more.
That is low by SR standards. Most houses upcharge anywhere from 300 to 500 GBP.
That is low by SR standards. Most houses upcharge anywhere from 300 to 500 GBP.
It's a few things. They are detailed differently, requiring some additional materials and time to put them on. Some of those materials (good silk grosgrain in particular) cost more. And the canvas has to be done a little differently, with a layer of felt over the pad stitching, other wise the underside of the silk facings would get torn to shreds, and eventually start to affect the look of the surface.
Why do some tailors use silk to pipe the hip pockets? I think this looks awful.