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#1 2006-10-04 17:50:20

kenperes
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Fitters and Cutters

So often on the "fora" you read about my cutter this and my cutter that.  Nobody ever talks about the most important, to me, part of the process which is the fitting.  You also see a lot of terrible looking bespoke suits.  Is it possible that too much emphasis is put on cutting and the original form of the pattern, and not enough is put on tailoring that original pattern to be absolutly perfect for the consumer?

Please discuss...

 

#2 2006-10-04 19:56:45

kenperes
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Re: Fitters and Cutters

I agree with you.

The English are terrible.  There is no art, just mathematics.  It is like they are convinced they got it right the first time even if they did not.  Maybe a nip or a tuck, but that is it.  Basta cosi.

 

#3 2006-10-04 21:01:27

passingtime
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Re: Fitters and Cutters

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.

 

#4 2006-10-05 01:45:30

Yale Cameron
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Re: Fitters and Cutters

Marc, who is your tailor, I thought I remembered you using corvato but I cannot remember exactly?

 

#5 2006-11-22 03:42:15

Horace
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Re: Fitters and Cutters


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