Lamplight
One of the Regulars
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- Bellingham, WA
Ooh, I really like that one. :eusa_clap
Isn't it amazing what happens when a trade is passed on entirely by word of mouth and doing and silent apprenticeship?Matt Deckard said:I'm going to tell you right now that tailoring is a funny science. I've been to plenty of tailors that have years and years of experience , yet that never means they'll do what I want them to do, which 99 percent of the time is tequnique from before they started tailoring.
MrBern said:Wow, 16oz wool, a perfect winter suit. I'll keep this in mind for next winter.
How would you describe this style? Vintage inspired? The blazer seems closer to `60s than `40s.
Fletch said:Where do you think you belong, Matt? What do you suppose your tailors think of you and your "outsider" knowledge of their craft? I say outside because there's obviously no chance of your educating them in their craft - even in a part of it you know about and they don't.
Lamplight said:Ooh, I really like that one. :eusa_clap
Paul Crowley said:I'll probably go crazy and have him make a white linen Palm Beach double-breasted for me next time.
I bet, it looks great on you!Paul Crowley said:Not as much as I do.
So do I. What seems to make it such a problem is that the craft ethic - timeless as they say it is - is meant to serve the market, and the knowledge is passed on only in person.Matt Deckard said:Today anyway, today I don't belong in tailoring. Obviously something has gone awry... have you seen the suits men wear in movies or on TV lately? Not always my cup of Diet Coke.
I just miss the styles and balance in tailoring that was available generations earlier, the looks that appealed to me; dissecting the details, studying the anatomy of the wearer.
************Fletch said:Yesterday's commonplace becomes today's luxury.
Creeping Past said:"Yesterday's commonplace becomes today's luxury."
Marc Chevalier said:It's also the inverse when it comes to certain foods. Take chicken, for example. In my grandparents' memory, chicken from a market was a relatively expensive luxury. So were bananas. Not today.
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ddcronk said:Assuming I met with the right guy.
ddcronk said:Hello, my first post here at the Fedora Lounge. Wanted to tell of my experience with Matt Deckard Apparel. I've been in contact with Matt via email for a few months now and scheduled a fitting appointment for today at noon at the Hilton in Bellevue. The last communication I got from Matt was 2/7/09, so I was a bit concerned about what the procedure was. I showed up at the Hilton at noon, and asked at the front desk where I could find Matt Deckard. "We don't have anybody by that name staying here." Uh-oh. I told them that I was there to be measured by a tailor, and they said that they had a guest doing that, but his name was definitely not Deckard. The nice young lady at the desk called him anyway, and told him my name, and the tailor said to send me right up. The tailor's name was Joe Hermrajani, and even though I didn't know him, he knew who I was, what fabric I was interested in, and what kind of jacket I wanted. He didn't have the swatch of fabric that I was interested in, but said that it wouldn't be a problem to send one to me so that I could see it before I placed my order. He was very helpful and made me feel very much at ease. He mentioned "Talking to Matt," about me, and had all of my measurements down swiftly and efficiently. He even picked up on the small things about the sport coat I was wearing that had been bothering me about the fit. A good experience overall.
If I had to have gripes, I'd say that I wish I'd known what was going on beforehand. I was expecting to actually meet with Matt, and when I left the room with Joe, I actually thought, "I hope I met with the right guy, and Matt isn't somewhere in this building waiting for me." Also, the schedule seemed to be a bit cramped. I had to wait past the scheduled time for the gentleman before me to be finished, and there was somebody waiting when I left. It felt like if I wanted to discuss fabrics or fits any longer it would be an imposition on the next customer (and I doubt I was in the room any longer than twenty minutes).
Those are minor complaints though, and I was treated professionally, courteously, and can honestly recommend the experience to anybody.
Assuming I met with the right guy.
ddcronk said:Those are minor complaints though, and I was treated professionally, courteously, and can honestly recommend the experience to anybody.