The London Lounge

I find it difficult to know what to look for at a first fitting and tend to place my trust in my tailor entirely. I probably miss things at the forward fitting also. Are there any resources which perhaps give a checklist for fittings or should I stick with trusting my tailor?

There are a few things the tailor will check in the first fitting that you are entitled to have an opinion about . Length of the jacket is one, width of lapels is another. If you suspect that the armholes are going to be looser than they need to be, this is a good time to speak up.

Nevertheless, a lot of the rest is going to look so unlike the finished product that you should content yourself with discussing the eventual outcome, or tactfully asking questions about the tailor's opinion about where it's all going. For me, it's "be sure that I can do this with my upper arms" (I like to have enough freedom of movement to play the violin, even if I don't always do it).

And then you have to trust the guy's eye. Some will have it, some won't. And some will produce results that are uniquely good or bad for you.

Concordia wrote:Nevertheless, a lot of the rest is going to look so unlike the finished product that you should content yourself with discussing the eventual outcome, or tactfully asking questions about the tailor's opinion about where it's all going. For me, it's "be sure that I can do this with my upper arms" (I like to have enough freedom of movement to play the violin, even if I don't always do it).

Client to tailor: When this coat is finished, will I be able to play the violin while wearing it?

Tailor: Yes, sir.

Client: That's wonderful. I've never been able to play the violin before.

That's about where things stand at the moment.

oldog/oldtrix wrote:

Concordia wrote:Nevertheless, a lot of the rest is going to look so unlike the finished product that you should content yourself with discussing the eventual outcome, or tactfully asking questions about the tailor's opinion about where it's all going. For me, it's "be sure that I can do this with my upper arms" (I like to have enough freedom of movement to play the violin, even if I don't always do it).

Client to tailor: When this coat is finished, will I be able to play the violin while wearing it?

Tailor: Yes, sir.

Client: That's wonderful. I've never been able to play the violin before.

My father once asked the doctor if he would be able to dance after having a piece of chipped bone removed from his foot, with the same reply.

Apparently the doctor didn’t see the funny side.