How to make a bespoke coat. Part 2
After drafting the pattern it is placed on the cloth. We have to make sure that the cloth is used as efficiently as possible so as not to waste any of it with a “bad lay”.
There are some inlays which we use. Some of these are for the purpose of corrections during the fitting. These will be cut off after the fitting has been completed. Others will stay in the coat forever, and will allow for alterations at a later date. Some people put on weight over the years, and one of the nice things about bespoke clothing is that it can not only be made smaller, but also bigger!? I would say that this is a major advantage over Made-To-Measure, although it is a subject that we usually discreetly avoid talking too much about. 
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