Freddy Vandecasteele review?

[ks]

I am stuck in what appears to be a bespoke wasteland -- San Francisco. So far, I have not been excited by my forays into bespoke via visiting tailors. So I have decided to explore my options in Los Angeles, where I have family, and where I get down to fairly frequently.

I have seen a couple of mentions of shirtmaker Freddy Vandecasteele (and nice pictures by coolal and av329). Would someone post a full-fledged review of his work whenever that person has a chance so that I (and the other members) could see it?

Thank you!

[DFR]

If you trouble to Google the man you will find many entries which may well help you. There does not however appear to be a specific website.

[ay329]

As to my experience with 27 Freddy Vandecasteele bespoke shirts over the past 3 years:

Fit of the body & sleeves were perfected after a couple of fittings and 4 launderings of the test/sample shirt.

Noticeably better fit than any of my MTM shirts from 3 different Indian owned made in Honk Kong businesses.

Its the collars and cuffs which I still have him tweak with each subsequent order...just my personal taste. My preference is for a looser shirt collar (since I've had way many RTW & MTM shirts shrink uncomfortably).

Just don't ask him for his opinion on any shirt related issue...with the exception of which collar type would be right for your face/body.

As to durability, after countless washings/launderings, his construction keeps up better than my MTM shirts...my oldest Freddy shirts show no signs of wear...not even loose buttons. Except for 1, I have retired or donated all of my MTM shirts

Will never consider MTM again given the value and more comfortable fit from a bespoke Freddy shirt.