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Thanks for the tips gents. I have gone ahead and ordered a pair. First fitting will be in February. In order to keep this post alive, I will post pictures as soon as the first pair are completed. Feel free to post pictures of your bespoke commissions here too!

Thank you all for your responses - I knew that I would get excellent feedback from true connoiseurs! I was wondering whether it is best to go with the famous Cleverley chisel toe. I have big wide duck feet so not sure what is the most appropriate for enhancement. Anyhow, I am sure that they will adv...

Do any of our esteemed members have any experience with G J Cleverley in London? Any thoughts? Are they worth trying out?

I am a customer of Lobb Paris and would be interested in hearimg a comparison from someone who has tried both.

Does one boot maker have an advantage over the other?

I wanted to start a discussion thread on different house styles on Savile Row. In particular, I wanted to ask if anyone has tried Henry Poole before. If so, what are your thoughts on the tailor? I have tried a number of tailors on the Row, with differing degrees of success. Like many LL members, I a...

Kolecho, I was thinking of buying a Covert coat when I was at Cordings a few weeks ago too. I too like the fawn colored ones - but be careful which collar you buy (they have a brown and a burgundy collar). I find the burgundy collar a bit more formal and dressy than the brown. I think the Covert coa...

I have dropped into Marc's store before and have had a brief chat with him . He is basically a designer who is inspired by the AA Golden age of the 1930s. From what I recall, he does not do full bespoke (at least as it is defined in the LL). Guyot basically has a made-to-measure approach, where he h...

I am very sad to hear this news. Brian made a number of things for me - all top notch. Beyond his excellent tailoring, I will miss his sense of humour, his candid feedback (strong opinions), and his awful humming among many other things! I really enjoyed working with Brian, and will miss him as a fr...

1. Anderson & Sheppard (predominantly)

2. Thomas Mahon, Brian Russell et al (A&S alumni)

3. Richard Anderson, Kilgour, Ah-Man (couple of suits)

As you can probably tell, I like a natural shoulder and some drape. Am enthusiastic about trying Rubinacci's, but that will have to wait...

Hear hear...

Can't wait for a North by North West inspired cloth. You can count on my support!

Depends on what sort of alterations you want done. When I want something changed I usually just take it back to my tailor on the Row. However, if it is delicate fine tuning of something, Brian Russell does an excellent job. He can fix overly crooked or straight coats and anything else you can think ...

Thank you all for your wonderful replies. I will look into the fabrics and tailors that you have suggested. I had not realised that local craftsmen had the edge in lightweight tailoring. I'm a customer of Anderson & Sheppard, and thought that their looser fitting garments would be very well suited t...

Charvet has a bespoke service starting at 350 Euros a pop. Then they have what they call a demi-mesure or MTM service. Lastly, they have RTW shirts in the store. I have tried their bespoke shirts and can attest to their quality. Having tried a couple of other English shirtmakers (T&A, Budd), it is s...

Dear all, I need inspiration and where else best to go than LL? There's a good chance that I'll be moving from temperate Paris to hot and humid Hong Kong. For those of you who are familiar with the territory, the weather is rather tropical for almost 9 months of the year. The question is therefore t...

Just received Kent style DB in grey flannel (inspired by Astaire I guess ) Pictures to follow...