graysonhenryrussell wrote:I have been overwhelmed just trying to decide which cloth to use & I can't imagine what will happen when I get there.
Dear Grayson,
I understand the challenge. You said that you have used MTM in the past. Fine.
Bespoke is different in the sense that the interaction between you and your tailor plays an important role. In the end, you should have the suit that works for your needs and not a suit that wears you. Concordia is referring to this.
It is helpful for you to know something about the house styles at Davies, Poole and A&S. It is helpful if you could figure out what could work best for you and your built. What I would advise against is jumping through three doors at Savile Row with the idea "to get this and that done within 10 days". A recipe for disaster I'm afraid, and wasting your money.
It could help to start with one suit and a tailor who is visiting a US city where you could also meet him on a regular basis. This could be a basis for the future. You could use your ten days in London to figure out with whom you want to work with and start with a commission, perhaps have one or even two fittings done while you are there. Finding your tailor is a little like dating ladies. A good tailor is for life (although splitting is easy).
I understand you live in North Carolina. The arrangement with a tailor living far away and visiting the US once or twice a year works for a lot of people here, but it has its limitations. An option I would really consider is not to go with an SR tailor to start with, but get somebody in the US. Despos is in Chicago and Dallas; there are a few good tailors left in New York like Leonard Logsdail and Frank Shattuck. It is a lot easier to arrange fittings with tailors you can see regularly and without complications. Personally, I would not want to work with a tailor who is in a city I'm not visiting every 2-3 months.
Cheers, David