The London Lounge

Gentlemen,

Thank you. These were exactly the two recommendations I have also received from others and, of course, I have followed Frog in Suit's very favourable experience with Meyer & Mortimer as recounted elsewhere on this forum. On my next visit to London this will be my first port of call.

Would anyone be able to indicate, please, which of the LL UK based artisans are able to produce a more structured coat or all they all devotees of soft tailoring? My tailor retired some years ago and I now need to start replace fading items. I feel that the the more structured or "military" look may...

Couch, thank you for a very full and illuminating reply. My own coat comes to just below the knee and I have found that to be an ideal length. My tailor, alas, retired some years ago so I am unable to quiz him further. I am, of course, now in the position of having to find a new tailor, which is how...

From what I have read and seen elsewhere on LL that is, perhaps, not always so far from the truth.

Costi, thank you.

Yes, at the time, I was not conviced by the explanation but I was very pleased with the finished coat.

Good morning. If I might be permitted to contribute to the debate in my first post to this excellent forum. When my tailor made my covert coat he suggested a longer length to protect the knees when walking through long grass. Interestingly, I was subsequently quizzed by a complete stranger asking wh...