Travelling Bespoke Tailor, very excited about New York
I’m planning a visit to the US in November, and I’m quite thrilled by the prospect.
Since I began blogging a few months back, I?ve been getting rather frequent inquiries from the U.S. Some of course have been simply general queries, others have been serious requests to come and visit. While I would love coming over, I have also been apprehensive about it. Obviously there are costs involved, and in order to make it all feasible, I had to wait until enough people wanted me to make the move. Well, that moment has come. It’s a big step for a local tailor to come to America, but it’s one that I have to take. And want to.
For now, I have only planned to visit New York, but if queries from other cities come in, I am of course more than willing to extend my stay and come look you up. At present, I am also considering the following cities: Dallas, San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle. (Seattle is where I used to live, I’d love to go there once again.)
For those readers who’ve not yet had the time to read all my rantings, I’ll just summarize the procedure.
On the first visit, we will discuss your future suit. The thing is that a suit should not only fit your figure pleasingly, it should also express something about you. What I mean is that every tailor will cut your suit specifically for you, but not every tailor will look beyond physical aspects. So I usually like to have a little time to talk to people about their suit. What kind of use will it get. Do you wear suits every day? All day long? A few questions will help me to cut something that really will fit you well.
We also look at the sample bunches I bring along. Here you will find a wide variety of cloths, patterned and plain, lightweight or more sturdy. I use cloth from several well-known firms, such as Scabal, Harrisson’s, and Holland & Sherry. Also my personal supply is there. If desired, I can assist you with the right choice of cloth.
I will then go home and cut the suit and baste it for a fitting. Once it’s ready, I’ll return to try it on you. Right now, this is intended to be in Janurari, but might be earlier. At this stage the suit will be sewn up with cotton thread (basted), which allows quick and easy alteration, so as to fit the suit to your physique as well as possible. Any details you will want changed can be discussed.
Then I return home and finish the suit, after which it is delivered to you by courier. Ideally, a second fitting would in some cases be desireable, but there is a good reason why I choose to work with one fitting only: One is usually enough. I say ususally. However, a suit needs to settle on you. Even if the fit is perfect, a few weeks of wearing it might cause small matters to arise. This is why I always request my clients to make an appointment on my next visit, for me to check once again for a perfect fit. That way it will be a far more true-to-life assessment than with a second or even with a third fitting. So when, after having worn the suit for a while, you would discover that you want a few more things adjusted, I will take the suit and tweak or alter whatever has turned up.
And that will be that: A splendid suit, ready for years to come. And that can easily be ten, or depending on the cloth and care given, twenty or more. Anyone out there surprised I’m so passionate about bespoke clothing? What can be nicer than giving someone a suit, ‘Here you go sir’, and knowing that they will still wear it in ten years? Heh, I like my job!
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