Working button holes - machine or hand made?

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by Nativefx

Anyway, he charged me $124 for the sleeve length adjustment and the working button holes. Do you think this is a fair amount or a little excessive as well? I don't know whether he will do them by hand or machine.

that's an $80-100 job here in NYC (Wilfreds/Bhambi). $124 is a lot but not insanely more. The most important thing is whether you like the job or not. If you go somewhere else and they do it for $60, but mess it up, that will obviously be more expensive.

 

[RJman]

What's the point of working buttonholes on a RTW suit?

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by RJman

What's the point of working buttonholes on a RTW suit?
The same as on an MTM or bespoke suit

 

[Nativefx]

Originally Posted by iammatt

^^^ Wait, you go to a Chinese tailor named Abraham? That is awesome. Pay the man whatever he asks just to be able to mention this.

I'm guessing about being Chinese, he is of course Asian. From information I received on this forum and AAAC, he is supposed to be the best in PDX.

Originally Posted by edmorel

that's an $80-100 job here in NYC (Wilfreds/Bhambi). $124 is a lot but not insanely more. The most important thing is whether you like the job or not. If you go somewhere else and they do it for $60, but mess it up, that will obviously be more expensive.

I thought it was rather expensive as well, but like I said I don't know how he came to that number since everything he wrote down was in his native language.

When I had him take in some suits I bought a while back (5 I believe), I think it ended up costing me $700-$750 total. Of course he had to make numberous adjustments on all the jackets and pants. The work was pretty good from my "limited" experience, so that's the reason for my questions. I am planning on purchasing some additional suits and sportcoats and will need to have some alterations made, so I'm hoping I can determine "quality" of the work better.