Tailors in Brittain?? (outside London)

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TimMureau
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:15 pm

Wo knows good tailors in Brittain outside London?
I have heard there are in Eton on the High street a few tailors like Tom Brown, Wlesh & Jeffries and Billings & Edmonds. But maybe there are more places in Brittain where I can find good tailors.
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:00 pm

Where outside of London are you located/looking?
TimMureau
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Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:52 pm

JamesT1 wrote:Where outside of London are you located/looking?

The places in the London area (south brittain I think) and in the Manchaster area.
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Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:43 pm

In Manchester i use James personal tailor in the city centre.

http://www.jamespersonaltailor.co.uk/

There's another one called Nicholas Jones although i've never used them because i found them a bit arrogant....... but they are supposed to be good.
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Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:42 pm

If you're Dutch, why don't you use Martin Stall? http://www.martinstall.com/ He works out of Amsterdam, apparently, and was profiled by Tom Mahon, so he has that crucial British imprimatur for you.

It might be easier than trying to chase down British tailors outside London in the hope that they'd be cheaper.
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Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:18 pm

rjman wrote:If you're Dutch, why don't you use Martin Stall? http://www.martinstall.com/ He works out of Amsterdam, apparently, and was profiled by Tom Mahon, so he has that crucial British imprimatur for you.

It might be easier than trying to chase down British tailors outside London in the hope that they'd be cheaper.

Dutch bespoke :shock: :D
That's great! Thanks for the link!
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Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:28 pm

melia wrote:In Manchester i use James personal tailor in the city centre.

http://www.jamespersonaltailor.co.uk/

There's another one called Nicholas Jones although I've never used them because i found them a bit arrogant....... but they are supposed to be good.

This merchant seems confused as to what product he is offering. In his website he freely uses the word 'bespoke' and even defines it correctly. However under pricing he merely refers to "made to measure" at prices from £650 for a two piece probably of Scabal cloth.

At this price bespoke it is not. Even Des Merrion work from his home is now at £1800 for a bespoke so I cannot believe anyone with the overhead of city of Manchester central premises is doing them for that price.
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Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:01 am

Both James Personal Tailor and Nick Jones, farm all the work straight to factories.
Unfortunately, fused jackets fully engineered, sold as bespoke.
My price without VAT for a 2 piece suit are £1,575.
I have had to increase them slightly to move forward, and the VAT is unavoidable.
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Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:18 am

TimMureau wrote:
rjman wrote:If you're Dutch, why don't you use Martin Stall? http://www.martinstall.com/ He works out of Amsterdam, apparently, and was profiled by Tom Mahon, so he has that crucial British imprimatur for you.

It might be easier than trying to chase down British tailors outside London in the hope that they'd be cheaper.

Dutch bespoke :shock: :D
That's great! Thanks for the link!
Ah, well.... I might just be less Dutch than you think.... And so are my suits ;-) It's for a good reason, thus, that the back of my business cards read: ECHTE maatkleding. (REAL bespoke) It's a jolly little stab at the charaders in the business, of which there's a whole bunch in The Netherlands as well.

And actually, I work out of my humble abode, in the vicinity of Utrecht.
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Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:34 am

Martin Stall wrote:
TimMureau wrote:
rjman wrote:If you're Dutch, why don't you use Martin Stall? http://www.martinstall.com/ He works out of Amsterdam, apparently, and was profiled by Tom Mahon, so he has that crucial British imprimatur for you.

It might be easier than trying to chase down British tailors outside London in the hope that they'd be cheaper.

Dutch bespoke :shock: :D
That's great! Thanks for the link!
Ah, well.... I might just be less Dutch than you think.... And so are my suits ;-) It's for a good reason, thus, that the back of my business cards read: ECHTE maatkleding. (REAL bespoke) It's a jolly little stab at the charaders in the business, of which there's a whole bunch in The Netherlands as well.

And actually, I work out of my humble abode, in the vicinity of Utrecht.
Martin,

I send you an e-mail as soon as posibble for ask some things about your wonderfull work. :wink:
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Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:25 pm

TimMureau wrote:
Martin Stall wrote:
TimMureau wrote:
Dutch bespoke :shock: :D
That's great! Thanks for the link!
Ah, well.... I might just be less Dutch than you think.... And so are my suits ;-) It's for a good reason, thus, that the back of my business cards read: ECHTE maatkleding. (REAL bespoke) It's a jolly little stab at the charaders in the business, of which there's a whole bunch in The Netherlands as well.

And actually, I work out of my humble abode, in the vicinity of Utrecht.
Martin,

I send you an e-mail as soon as posibble for ask some things about your wonderfull work. :wink:
Thank you very kindly, sir. I'm looking forward to it.
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