The Anderson & Sheppard Expatriates Thread

[Mark from Plano]

That looks great, Mark. I hated to miss them in Dallas (my second miss in a row). I hope they are getting enough action to keep coming.

I know what you mean. Living here one hopes the tailors have reasons to keep coming back.

 

[jdp234]

Couple fitting photos from this week that Matthew snapped, very excited to get my hands on it! 13oz Smith Woollens fabric, because I'm a glutton for pain.

 

[nmprisons]

Couple fitting photos from this week that Matthew snapped, very excited to get my hands on it!

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Nice! I saw it hanging in the closet during my appointment. It looked great then, and better on you.

 

[jdp234]

Nice! I saw it hanging in the closet during my appointment. It looked great then, and better on you.

There was some good lookin' stuff hanging in there, any of yours?

I also sent my first suit back with them for adjustments, so I'm Steedless for the summer til they finish this one and ship it all back. Somehow I'll persevere.

 

[nmprisons]

I wish (although perhaps with more subdued linings). This was my first meeting with them, so I finally have something in the works, but nothing ready for fitting until the return in October.

I thought your last suit looked great. What did you have them tweak?

 

[jdp234]

I wish (although perhaps with more subdued linings). This was my first meeting with them, so I finally have something in the works, but nothing ready for fitting until the return in October.

I thought your last suit looked great. What did you have them tweak?

What’d you order?

Last suit is def great, just had a few small things like sleeve and trouser length adjustments, minor sleeve pitch issue, lowering the collar just a touch. Nothing that would be a real problem at all, just small improvements.

 

[nmprisons]

What’d you order?

Last suit is def great, just had a few small things like sleeve and trouser length adjustments, minor sleeve pitch issue, lowering the collar just a touch. Nothing that would be a real problem at all, just small improvements.

Gotcha. I started simple, an 11oz dark navy fresco. My plan/hope assuming this works out is to build out a wardrobe with them over the next however many years.

 

[bourbonbasted]

While I've loved all my bespoke commissions, I'm toying with the idea of getting a linen suit made and may test the MTM waters with the Steed boys. At this point I'm thinking of opting for their half-canvassed (please hold your gasp), half-lined option. At $1,600 USD it seems like a worthwhile experiment.

Searching the thread I've seen posts on their MTM stuff, but knowing they have a few options in terms of construction, I'm looking for thoughts on the half-canvassed make-up. My goal is to get something very casual and louche, which may lead me back to bespoke (per Matthew, the MTM doesn't have an unstructured/natural shoulder option), but I'd love to hear feedback and thoughts.

 

[TweedyProf]

While I've loved all my bespoke commissions, I'm toying with the idea of getting a linen suit made and may test the MTM waters with the Steed boys. At this point I'm thinking of opting for their half-canvassed (please hold your gasp), half-lined option. At $1,600 USD it seems like a worthwhile experiment.

Searching the thread I've seen posts on their MTM stuff, but knowing they have a few options in terms of construction, I'm looking for thoughts on the half-canvassed make-up. My goal is to get something very casual and louche, which may lead me back to bespoke (per Matthew, the MTM doesn't have an unstructured/natural shoulder option), but I'd love to hear feedback and thoughts.

Do you mean no shoulder padding? Matthew has offered two shoulder options to me on the MTM, a more structured shoulder and a more natural shoulder (or maybe he called it a "soft-shoulder"), but these both involve padding (I've gone with the soft/natural shoulder). I assume you want no padding?

Curious about the logic of the half-canvas versus full-canvas. What's the gain in the format you're considering?

 

[bourbonbasted]

Yeah, definitely would go with soft-shoulder, though I need to see what the expressions look like. Haven't dived deep on the details to this point.

No real logic, other than price point (honestly Matthew quoted me half-canvassed, so unsure what full-canvas MTM runs). A linen suit, while cool, is unlikely to get a ton of wear, save for a few events or trips here and there, so I dunno I want to spend $4.5k on it. I'm decidedly a small-timer. Plus, I'm always in on trying new things and the MTM program seems appealing.

 

[TweedyProf]

@jcmeyer has done a number of MTM jackets with them. Here’s a full suit I did, botany navy twill. Soft shoulder

I assumed half canvas meant fusible and went with full canvas option. I think it’s 200 quid more for the full canvas?

 

[bourbonbasted]

The suit looks great! For only £200, then full-canvas is a no-brainer. Thanks for the insight and I'll confirm with Matthew.

 

[TweedyProf]

The suit looks great! For only £200, then full-canvas is a no-brainer. Thanks for the insight and I'll confirm with Matthew.

Hmmm. I might be remembering it wrong. I don’t think it was as high as 300 pounds greater. It was an increase that seemed to me worth it.

 

[Mr. Six]

Definitely talk to Matthew about what he's done with his own MTM jackets. He's done a couple of lightweight summer ones.

The soft shoulder still has some padding, but I think it would be fine with a linen suits. A couple of things that I would explore with Matthew: (1) Can they use a lighter canvas. I like the default for a business suit or Steed-influenced sport coat, but it is on the heavier side so wears a bit warm, in my experience. (2) Can they do a completely unlined jacket. Like the Drake's version in the photo below. If they could do it like that, then getting it half-canvased would make sense.

 

[TweedyProf]

There are two weights for canvas through Steed MTM, or at least I’ve asked for two weights, lighter for summer, the heavier one on the suit and for a tweed jacket.