It is a common misconception amongst the public that cutter is the person who matters and, as Marc says, when they hang out their shingle the mass flock to them. I had an experience that reinforced this several years ago when I ordered two suits, identical except for the fabric, from a famous London firm. It was obvious that there were two different coatmakers as one suit was fine and the other one required major surgery. After that I always looked for good fitters rather than good cutters since it seemed that anything the cutter did could be compromised by the making whereas the cutters flaws could always be hidden provided there were generous enough inlays.