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Gentlemen,
My first post here and I thought I would use it to ask for a little advice. Only partly vintage-related perhaps, but I hope that is a slight and forgiveable transgression.
To put it simply - I want or need a suit, as I haven't owned one now for quite a number of years. My work does not require one, I don't know anyone who wears one except to funerals, weddings and such and in fact I believe the last time I saw a suit in the wild was at a post-wedding party (very post-wedding, as the wedding itself had taken place months before, in secret. This was also the reason I could attend sans-suit) two or three years ago now.
However, chances are that sooner or later someone will once more either get hitched or shuffle off this mortal coil, so there really ought be a nice suit hanging in my closet.
So far, so good. Now, my first thought and instinct was to order a tweed suit from Bookster. I absolutely adore tweed and for instance a dark grey herringbone specimen would suit my needs to a tee. The trouble is, if I were to order a tweed suit I would really prefer it not to be a utilitarian one. I would much prefer a suit in a tweed like Nevis, Galloway, Lochy or others in that vein. Neither, however, would be all that suitable as an all-round suit.
The alternative would be to get an "ordinary" suit first and then spring for a tweed beauty later, in which case I would really like to get a vintage or vintage-style number. Finding a true vintage suit through a shop or on ebay unfortunately appears to be a pipe dream, seeing as I am a generous size 46 both in terms of chest and (this being the most unfortunate part) stomach size. The very few vintage examples I have seen in such a voluminous size have, for some reason, always had other problems. Either they sport abnormally short arms or legs, the colour is unacceptable for my use, or some other annoyance. Hence I would need to have this choice made also. However, the only place I know of for such a project is Magnoli Clothiers, whom I think are also members here. While I am sure they do excellent work, it would nonetheless be nice to have one or more alternatives to consider.
Which is where you gentlemen come in. Are there any other MTM tailors I should consider for a vintage job, considering my budget will bear a maximum of £700/$1000? Any other advice you might have for me will be very welcome too, as this will be the first time I make use of an MTM tailoring service. The actual order will likely not be placed until late spring, so there is no hurry involved here.
My first post here and I thought I would use it to ask for a little advice. Only partly vintage-related perhaps, but I hope that is a slight and forgiveable transgression.
To put it simply - I want or need a suit, as I haven't owned one now for quite a number of years. My work does not require one, I don't know anyone who wears one except to funerals, weddings and such and in fact I believe the last time I saw a suit in the wild was at a post-wedding party (very post-wedding, as the wedding itself had taken place months before, in secret. This was also the reason I could attend sans-suit) two or three years ago now.
However, chances are that sooner or later someone will once more either get hitched or shuffle off this mortal coil, so there really ought be a nice suit hanging in my closet.
So far, so good. Now, my first thought and instinct was to order a tweed suit from Bookster. I absolutely adore tweed and for instance a dark grey herringbone specimen would suit my needs to a tee. The trouble is, if I were to order a tweed suit I would really prefer it not to be a utilitarian one. I would much prefer a suit in a tweed like Nevis, Galloway, Lochy or others in that vein. Neither, however, would be all that suitable as an all-round suit.
The alternative would be to get an "ordinary" suit first and then spring for a tweed beauty later, in which case I would really like to get a vintage or vintage-style number. Finding a true vintage suit through a shop or on ebay unfortunately appears to be a pipe dream, seeing as I am a generous size 46 both in terms of chest and (this being the most unfortunate part) stomach size. The very few vintage examples I have seen in such a voluminous size have, for some reason, always had other problems. Either they sport abnormally short arms or legs, the colour is unacceptable for my use, or some other annoyance. Hence I would need to have this choice made also. However, the only place I know of for such a project is Magnoli Clothiers, whom I think are also members here. While I am sure they do excellent work, it would nonetheless be nice to have one or more alternatives to consider.
Which is where you gentlemen come in. Are there any other MTM tailors I should consider for a vintage job, considering my budget will bear a maximum of £700/$1000? Any other advice you might have for me will be very welcome too, as this will be the first time I make use of an MTM tailoring service. The actual order will likely not be placed until late spring, so there is no hurry involved here.