Savile Row turns away customers

[Guest]

Personally, I would have disarmed the bodyguard with a swift kick to the groin, pushed the prince aside, and insisted that my tailor fit me as I had a prior appointment.

You have to remember that there might be another guard with a gun to take you down.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

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Death is a small price to pay to defend one's honor in front of your tailor.

Ofcourse, I didn't mention that after taking out the first guard I would have made for the chandelier, twisting in flight to deliver a stunning blow to the temple of the second guard.

So there would have been no need to die on this particular day.


After taking my rightful place, and according to my scheduled appointment , I then naturally would have called my Swiss banker and bought the damn tailor shop, only then revealing my true identity hitherto hidden behind a self effacing facade which others mistakenly , and to their detriment, thought that they could ignore and so, delay my tailors appointment.

A proper tailor must always honor his appointment with gentlemen of the Lounge.

[Guest]

Death is a small price to pay to defend one's honor in front of your tailor.

Ofcourse, I didn't mention that after taking out the first guard I would have made for the chandelier, twisting in flight to deliver a stunning blow to the temple of the second guard.

So there would have been no need to die on this particular day.


After taking my rightful place, and according to my scheduled appointment , I then naturally would have called my Swiss banker and bought the damn tailor shop, only then revealing my true identity hitherto hidden behind a self effacing facade which others mistakenly , and to their detriment, thought that they could ignore and so, delay my tailors appointment.

A proper tailor must always honor his appointment with gentlemen of the Lounge.

Very well done 007, now after you've picked up your new suit you give M a call and say your on holiday for a while. Hop into your Aston Martin with a beautiful young lady and well... you get the idea.

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

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Anyone turned away from Abercrombie & Fitch by an armed guard should count himself lucky.

[Guest]

Although you would have to be heading in there first...

[Guest]

The anecdote about the use of an armed guard to turn away a potential customer seems a trifle eccentric, even for the English. My own experience is that the Savile Row crowd is quite happy to spend time with potential customers explaining their trade and gauging your requirements.

It is possible that one could be less than welcome if it was rather obvious that a transaction is most unlikely

[Guest]

I find being ignored or having less attention paid to my details to be more common than being challenged by "guards," in dealing with luxury establishments. I believe the fascination with wealth and persona stems from primitive inrapsychic issues, class issues if you will, and is always a factor in business "transactions" at this level.

The smaller, more artisinal the work, the more egalitarian it is (or so I have felt) from a business standpoint. Egalitarian from the standpoint of how the customer is treated. Wealthy people may have a certain cachet, good for name dropping, business promotion, etc., but most "sales" people will readily admit that they are the most difficult and unpleasant to work with. Often, their demands are simply not worth the price of doing business.

One of the privileges of being an American physician is you really learn that everyone's blood is red, and their excrement is equally indistinguishable. There are many reasons men go for bespoke, but it helps to know who you are, where you came from, and check any elitism at the door. If you are treated with contempt, move on.

Terry Teplitz

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I cannot help but, go on...

Two weeks ago my family was having breakfast in NYC at our Hotel. Next to us was General (Ret.) Alexander Haig, and former PM John Major. That, along with the post, reminded me of a tangentially relevant joke I was told in the 1980's at Chipp. It is better when told aloud, but for purposes of illustration I will attempt the delivery:

Gen. Haig is in London and buys some cloth, enough he was told for a two piece suit and an extra pair of pants. He doesn't have enough time to vist a SR Tailor, so upon returning to Washington, brings the cloth to a local tailor. This tailor advises him that there simply is not enough cloth for more than a 2 piece suit. The Gen. rejects this man's opinion, and as he is off to NY, he brings it to a well known NY tailor. This tailor explains again there is not enough cloth for more than the 2 piece suit. The Gen. is off to Hong Kong now, or was it Bangkok, and shows the cloth to the tailor recommended by his hotel. This time the tailor allows there may be enough for a two piece suit and vest, but in no case an extra pair of pants. Now, the Gen. is off to Israel, and retells his story and rolls out the cloth. This tailor measures twice, the Gen. and the yardage. This tailor advises the Gen. that he can provide not only a 2 piece suit, an extra pair of pants, but also a vest. The Gen. asks how is this possible having seen the best tailors all over the world. The tailor replies: You see Gen., in Israel, you are not such a big man!