Here's some bespoke done pretty darn well by Thomas Mahon:
http://www.englishcut.com/archives/2010_01.html
You don't see much bespoke on the forums that looks as good as that.
Last edited by The_Shooman (2010-02-20 07:32:09)
l don't really know, but l knew there had to be something suspect about this W.W Chan mob.
http://www.styleforum.net/showpost.php?p=2986888&postcount=1
How any tailor can make bespoke for those prices without cutting corners is beyond me.
Terrible, terrible fitting suits. Some of these tailors have no shame, or perhaps they're deliberately sending the iGents out badly fitted as some sort of revenge?
There is no effort here to address the figure of the person wearing the clothing. The guy with the single breasted has a left shoulder fit which is simply wrong. I suppose the wide lapels and the short fit are matters of taste, but the collar is a screw up.
Manton is tall and thin. Why he chooses a shape that narrows his shoulders and makes them bottle necked is beyond me. The waist is baggy and the alignment at the bottom of the jacket looks off. I also don't think the trouser fault is that they are too wide. I wonder, given the bagging on the inside of the leg, whether the seam is straight and centred. It looks like there's a pleat where there shouldn't be one.
http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103210
I hesitate to contribute this unfortunate Bookster made-to-measure since it's not really bespoke and the guy who ordered it seems pleasant and not too smug-iGenty, but the fit is, shall we say, not super. Someone should probably also explain to the iGent community that Bookster is giving them equestrian hacking coats.
Bookster jackets are ok. The arm is cut big and low: the fold thus created is exaggerated by the waist suppression. It is a typical equestrian fit - you need a bit of room to control that there hos. I find that it looks inelegant in other settings, but that is a matter of taste. Material perfectly decent. But it is RTW standard and it looks it - which is to say that if you are the right shape it will suit. In fairness, the people are nice and the price reflects the above. It is not Bookster's fault that some of their customers have convinced themselves that they are getting bespoke quality at a fraction of the price...