SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

[Jamesbond1]

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Please visit a factory in order to learn how the production actually works. Steaming and ironing is an ongoing process during production. Natural fibers aren't static.

Please sit with a bespoke tailor to see how a garment is made!

You can use your tailor who does not like Harris Tweed I’ll use mine who likes anything I ask them to make.

You know what you know so no point taking this further!

Knowledge is power! You have it!!

 

[7_rocket]

 

[St1X]

Please sit with a bespoke tailor to see how a garment is made!

You can use your tailor who does not like Harris Tweed I’ll use mine who likes anything I ask them to make.

You know what you know so no point taking this further!

Knowledge is power! You have it!!

Bespoke isn't always a pinnacle of tailoring. I've seen a lot of bespoke that looks unamusing and I personally prefer MTM. Cost & quality is much better

 

[ericgereghty]

Please sit with a bespoke tailor to see how a garment is made!

You can use your tailor who does not like Harris Tweed I’ll use mine who likes anything I ask them to make.

You know what you know so no point taking this further!

Knowledge is power! You have it!!

Seriously, what are you talking about lol? Aside from that fact that DR is objectively correct (different fabrics are different/can be more or less difficult to work with), the assertion that bespoke/MTM equals all garments coming back exactly on spec is laugh out loud funny. If your tailor/factory nails it every time, he/she/they (and I'm not even goofing with the trio here) may be the singular exception the world over.

In any event, bizarre tangent, but, alas...it is SF.

 

[JTrent82]

ICYMI Simon just did a write-up on tweed bunches and I thought I'd leave a link because it relates to some recent palaver here.

Permanent Style

The Guide to Tweed: Bunches

www.permanentstyle.com

 

[Jamesbond1]

ICYMI Simon just did a write-up on tweed bunches and I thought I'd leave a link because it relates to some recent palaver here.

Permanent Style

The Guide to Tweed: Bunches

www.permanentstyle.com

Simon Crompton is not a tailor just like a car salesman is not manufacturing automotiles

 

[milktoast]

Way spicier here than I thought it'd be during the holiday season. Gentlemen, pause, take a breather, and prepare some of Mingus' legendary eggnog. And I guess put on some tweed if you need to warm up (prefer a chunky cardigan myself this time of year).

 

[Jamesbond1]

Bespoke isn't always a pinnacle of tailoring. I've seen a lot of bespoke that looks unamusing and I personally prefer MTM. Cost & quality is much better

The topic was tailor finds Harris tweed difficult to work with.
Find one who can work with HT. Awesome fabric.

If you guys want to talk about factories, made to measure or bespoke you can but let’s get back to this topic.

We are all saying what we know! No escalation all adults sharing their opinion.

Ricky Khanna and Simon Crompton are not tailors

 

[ericgereghty]

One might dare suggest perusing where actual tailors also say the exact same thing lol.

As mentioned earlier, an entirely bizarre (and pointless) quibble over something not remotely disagreeable.

 

[St1X]

The topic was tailor finds Harris tweed difficult to work with.
Find one who can work with HT. Awesome fabric.

If you guys want to talk about factories, made to measure or bespoke you can but let’s get back to this topic.

We are all saying what we know! No escalation all adults sharing their opinion.

Ricky Khanna and Simon Crompton are not tailors

The topic is in S&M thread, it's not a bespoke tailors, it's RTW\MTM in a factory in China.
P.S. You really come around pretty aggressively. Just move on instead of being toxic towards other forum members

 

[Jamesbond1]

The topic is in S&M thread, it's not a bespoke tailors, it's RTW\MTM in a factory in China.
P.S. You really come around pretty aggressively. Just move on instead of being toxic towards other forum members

What did you find toxic ? Harris tweed? Or a tailor finding Harris tweed hard to work with in question?

Let’s keep it high level gents ! That is what we all are!

 

[JTrent82]

Simon Crompton is not a tailor just like a car salesman is not manufacturing automotiles

My post didn't have anything to do with your comments. I thought it might be helpful to those of us who aren't tweed experts. If you don't find it helpful that's fine but I see no point to your reply but rudeness.

 

[ericgereghty]

I like J, on the whole, but it 100% read as some dude getting liquored up at a bar and jonesing to fight a rando

 

[Jamesbond1]

I like J, on the whole, but it 100% read as some dude getting liquored up at a bar and jonesing to fight a rando

I don’t drink!! And yes you Mr savage are still legit!!

It is what I know so that is all I am sharing we all don’t have to agree all the time just what I know!

 

[Jamesbond1]

Forget about Harris Tweed, tailors... this is Spier thread!

When is the next sale? It's been a while like last month!! We need 50% off across the board for Santa Clause.