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Thank you to all who have replied on the 'puckering' issue. I think the lapel puckering is excessive but will try to post a 'photo so that I can get some further opinion before travelling to London to speak to JP.

Regards,

Troedyrhiw

Re. my earlier post, I seem to have mixed up Frans and SimonC so apologies to both of them.

Apologies for the delay in replying, SimonC. I must confess that I did not visit any other tailors before ordering my John Pearse suit. I have aspired after a JP suit for a number of years and I have been very pleased with the shirts and ties he has made for me in the past. As I explained in my prev...

Hello again, Having just collected my first John Pearse suit, I thought I would report back to members on my experience. Photographs of the finished suit will follow once I have the time to attempt once again to master my wife's digital camera - I am useless with modern technology, I'm afraid. Forgi...

Workwear Dandy has shown how, for certain applications, an unlined jacket works well in terms of both looks and function. I have ordered a sample of the Silver Twill/Russian Twill from Ardalanish Weavers but they only seemed to have it in 12oz weight which will not hang as well as a 18oz. i look for...

I have a pair of vintage bespoke trousers (probably pre WW2 French or Belgian) where the button holes are set at a slight angle. I have not seen this before on any of my bespoke or RTW trousers and I find the flie buttons are much easier to fasten as a result.

Thank you Hesketh. My personal dealings with John Pearse have been limited, due mainly to the considerable distance between my home and London. Certainly I was impressed with how he made up 'copies' of two different styles of Hermes casual shirt using only a photograph of the shirts from the Hermes ...

Thanks to everyone for your comments and suggestions. They have certainly given me food for thought. Dealing with the main points raised: RTW or bespoke? I have given some thought to buying a 'high end' RTW suit and looked at some available in the UK January sales. I was suprised at the high cost of...

Hello, This is my first post on this forum as I have only recently joined as a member. I am looking to order a SB suit which would need to fulfill a number of functions. First my daughter is getting married in October of this year and the suit needs to perform on the day. The wedding is not going to...