Ongoing Bespoke Projects

[bdavro23]

One of two orders from Salvo, this one is a 3pc in a donegal tweed I found in a fabric store in Palermo. Dry, heavy stuff. Gives the trousers a fantastic drape. A few things to change on this one:

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Rotate sleeves
Lengthen jacket 1cm
Slim sleeves 12cm back to the cuff
Vest will be made 6 button single breasted
Trousers will be shortened, and let out in the thigh (you can see the chalk marks)
Coin pocket flap removed

Something I’m especially happy about is the shoulder extension (juuuuust enough) and teh drape. If I get around to it I’ll take pictures of the inside (the horsehair canvas is laid diagonally), and the difference between the default chest (close to the body) and this new expression.

Fabric looks nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[Andy57]

Some pictures from my final fitting for my Edward Sexton cocktail jacket, earlier this week:

A few tweaks to make and it'll be on its way to me in a week or so!

 

[usctrojans31]

Having seen many faces on here and my own, I can say with confidence: we all make the same stupid expression when getting fitted. It's essentially a mixture of little kid at Christmas and confusion as to why someone is that close to us.

Looks great, Andy. Sexton and Dominic clearly get your body.

 

[The Chai]

I’ll say one thing, going to the gym has certainly been expensive on the wardrobe

 

[emptym]

@UrbanComposition was kind enough to send me a bunch of pictures from a fitting last week with I Sarti Italiani's Salvo. Thought I'd share some here. I asked for them because I was wondering whether to widen the lapels. In a pic UC posted here, they looked a bit narrow to me, but here they look pretty good. Maybe could use 1/4"....:

Some fixes will be made due to my dropped right shoulder.

Love the shape of the jacket in this pic in particular:

 

[dieworkwear]

hm, i want to say don't widen, but i saw a coat on pete with wide lapels and thought it looked really good. it was just a little past the midway point between his collar and shoulder.

fwiw, i asked for slightly wider lapels on my taupe cotton suit. i guess, at these prices, it's not too much of a loss to experiment. whereas, if i went with a more expensive tailor, i would be more inclined to go with what im most familiar with and/ or the tailor's house style to be conservative.

 

[emptym]

Thanks D. In typical SF fashion, I first asked for an extra 1 cm in width. But now I'm thinking .5 cm or 1/2"... I wonder if the pattern would be more balanced with lapels as is or wider. Maybe @Despos could shine some light.

 

[dresden]

I have a couple things in the works with a tailor who travels to Holland from Naples. First fitting of a jacket and trousers.

 

[dresden]

First fitting of what will become a cashmere Ulster type coat. Bad hotel lighting and photo but not much to see yet

 

[NakedYoga]

Some pictures from my final fitting for my Edward Sexton cocktail jacket, earlier this week:

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A few tweaks to make and it'll be on its way to me in a week or so!

The matching turtlenecks are a nice touch.

 

[usctrojans31]

Eager to see how the i sarti fittings turn out. May commission something in January. Traveling this weekend.

 

[Andy57]

The matching turtlenecks are a nice touch.

I specifically wore a turtleneck with a DB suit to the fitting as an homage to Mr Sexton. It was a nice coincidence that he wore one of a similar color.

 

[NakedYoga]

I specifically wore a turtleneck with a DB suit to the fitting as an homage to Mr Sexton. It was a nice coincidence that he wore one of a similar color.

Nice. I guess I am too uncultured to make the connection. The jacket is also very nice, the color especially. I always think that particular combination of color and cut looks good on others, but I can't see myself wearing it.

 

[L.deJong]

My fitting went great, I feel that my tailor has it all dialled in now. He knows what I want and he knows my body.
That's really nice but at the same time a little scary

My shirt fitting went great, but especially the tweed jacket, best colour at the last photo.

 

[classicalthunde]

My fitting went great, I feel that my tailor has it all dialled in now. He knows what I want and he knows my body.
That's really nice but at the same time a little scary

My shirt fitting went great, but especially the tweed jacket, best colour at the last photo.

I'm not sure if you've mentioned it before, but what tailor do you use?