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I greatly anticipated the completion of my first bespoke trouser order and I'm so happy with the results that I'd love to share them with the forum. After all the reading I've done and having admired countless pairs of trousers by the esteemed tailors that other members use, I will admit I was a bit anxious at what my results would be.

The cloth is the Cloth Club's Brisa in Mid-Gray.

I've got an extensive review of Richard Lim, and his shop High Society, in the pipeline (I really feel his quality is on par with other work in the forum). However, the fit on these new trousers was so great that I couldn't wait. In the upcoming review i'll have a walk through of the tailoring spaces and detailed shots of a new quarter lined, unconstructed sport coat.

I'm convinced these guys are one of the best kept secrets in Los Angeles custom / bespoke tailoring.

FYI, the general rule of thumb with Richard Lim: any stitch that you can see while wearing the garment is most likely done by hand. Manually operated machine stitching is used for the rest that you don't see. *edit* This rule actually only applies to jackets made by Richard, not trousers.

As this is my first trouser order with Richard Lim, there are still a few MINOR fit issues that I need to resolve. But overall, I think this is remarkable for a first pair. I'll update this post with detail shots of the hand work (extensive), but here are the shots of how they fit. I'd appreciate any input on what I should tell the tailor to tweak for the next order

The shirt is my first order with bespoke shirtmaker Freddy Vandecasteele of Sherman Oaks

Style: Medium - Low Rise, Full Break, No Cuff, Flat Front, Button Fly

Trouser Front:


Trouser Side:


Trouser Back:


**Updated 2/14 with "Handwork" Details**

I'm particularly impressed with the button fly.

Nice work, coolal! If anything, I would tweak... the specifications
Do you think you could be persuaded to try a pair with a higher rise? That would also help the shirt - which seems well cut otherwise - to stay better tucked in. I believe more fullness up top (even if you keep the front flat) would also improve the line - but I guess you already know these things and prefer this type of line... However, the beauty of bespoke is that you can TRY different things.
Looking forward to the full review and pictures of the sport coat!

Costi wrote:Nice work, coolal! If anything, I would tweak... the specifications
Do you think you could be persuaded to try a pair with a higher rise? That would also help the shirt - which seems well cut otherwise - to stay better tucked in. I believe more fullness up top (even if you keep the front flat) would also improve the line - but I guess you already know these things and prefer this type of line... However, the beauty of bespoke is that you can TRY different things.
Looking forward to the full review and pictures of the sport coat!

Costi thank you for the compliments! Believe it or not, this is already a lot higher waisted than I'm used to (about 1 inch below my navel). I'm typically wear jeans at my hips rather than utilize my natural waist line.

However, I agree my shirt would stay tucked and look a lot cleaner with a slightly higher waist. I will definitely be experimenting with higher waistlines on the next orders.