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just watched the last of these programmes, very interesting, seems like the industry is on the up which is good news. It is "back in fashion" according to Savile Row etc, but also interesting to note that there is no clear "sales and marketing" drive for industry which ensure it's survival, similarl...

it could actually be the right forum for this topic, as he does indeed offer a bespoke tailoring service which I believe is operated from Notting Hill showroom (?) http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/collections/index/bespoke,217,PSC.html I like some of his stuff, its sort of a contrived British eccentric lo...

Gents - A serious question. How do you store your bespoke suits, and is there a particular brand/store you always get your suit covers from? One with NO seemingly innocent 'gaps' (i.e. weakspots). I am after one which even the most possessed, Satanicly inspired moth could not penetrate. I ask you to...

Just to follow up on this. I decided against it. I did go to the tailoring area of Dubai, but in the back of my mind there was that belief that the finish and craftsmanship would simply not be how I would hope. As someone said, UAE probably has some great tailors, but they do not have that British o...

thanks for your good advice Doug. To be honest, I had only planned to visit a Dubai tailor simply as a way to get "more things made for less money" than it would be in the UK. Your comments have opened my eyes though. Since there is no tradition there for proper tailoring, as you've implied, it woul...

Gents, I have a forthcoming trip to Dubai for two weeks. Does anyone have experience in buying *quality* bespoke in Dubai? I have searched various forums and although there seem to be a few recommendations, I fear those standards are not mine. To clarify, I'm not expecting to get S.R. quality tailor...

Gents - Having had a fantastic experience of bespoke suits made for a number of years by my tailor, until reading and researching more recently about tailoring and the history of bespoke online - I did not know there was such a thing as a 'cutter' or a 'coatmaker'. To me a tailor was a tailor. Someo...

Thanks Marcelo,

for anyone interested there is another forthcoming BBC documentary featuring SR tailor, Ozwald Boateng:

8th Jan, BBC4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... e_Matters/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gmj5m

Hi Just a quick introductory post. New to the London Lounge, but fortunately, not new to 'bespoke' clothing. Glad to have found a website which covers possibly everything you could wish to know about tailoring and fabric in such depth. In terms of my own interest in 'bespoke', it comes from having a...