Reasonable timescales for bespoke?

[davidhuh]

Dear Hectorm,

how does the excitement about a new car bought today compare to the excitement about your first one? In case you don't drive, think bicycle...

cheers, David

[hectorm]

how does the excitement about a new car bought today compare to the excitement about your first one?
cheers, David

Yeah, you're right.
There is no comparison in excitement between my first Karmann Ghia and my last MB ML bought with the family in mind.
May be it's time for my next car to be the P1800 or the Blenheim that I always secretly wished for (in left hand drive).
But I don't want to derail this thread more from the topic of timescales of bespoke.

[C.Lee]

... my main point was that despite having reduced my sartorial ignorance (increased my own proficiency) never have I surpassed the level of satisfaction with a bespoke suit that I achieved when I was a complete ignorant on the subject. Granted, I have now more appreciation, enjoyment, sometimes even passion, for matters sartorial and the whole bespoke process (idea, research, execution, etc), but the results come, at best, just as expected. There is no surprise, no awe.
May be I´m too picky or spoiled. May be just human.

The best surprises are the least expected. A customer's simple request of his tailor to "cut a three piece in heavy Donegal so I [customer's godson] could look presentable" leaves much freedom to the tailor and the outcome of the final product. Maybe over time you have traded surprises for appreciation. I know I have, and life is still good.

I am weary of having experience and knowledge lead to taking the tailor's hand and eye for granted, and to over-specifying a commission. It is a fine line. Nothing kills romance like the details.