First bespoke effort

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

-Honore de Balzac

Post Reply
T4phage
Posts: 218
Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:42 am
Location: Netherlands

Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:24 am

Great story Tomm! Nice to see another LL member chronicling their first bespoke journey.

Very nice looking suit, the back is extremely well done. I would only change the button spacing to make the lower button fall into line with the bottom pockets, and a touch more room in the trousers, i.e a bit less taper, and a slightly higher waist. Otherwise, an exemplary first attempt!

Jan
maxnharry
Posts: 61
Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:40 pm
Location: Virginia, USA
Contact:

Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:13 pm

Tomm,

Thanks for sharing your bespoke experience. Where did you source your fabrics from?

Thanks,
Kurt
BenedictSpinola
Posts: 154
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:23 pm
Location: Cantabrigium
Contact:

Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:26 pm

Tomm,

That's a very nice suit indeed.

Spinola
RWS
Posts: 1166
Joined: Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:53 am
Location: New England
Contact:

Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:48 pm

A handsome suit, indeed! Who tailored it? Did you choose to have a second pair of trousers made? Have you begun to think of your next project (a dark DB, perhaps)?
Mulberrywood
Posts: 56
Joined: Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:07 am
Location: Denver, Colorado
Contact:

Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:15 pm

Beautiful suit, and I loved the photos and narrative.

Thank you,
Nexus
Posts: 24
Joined: Fri May 20, 2005 8:44 am
Location: Netherlands
Contact:

Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:20 pm

Tom, great story, thank you very much for sharing!
whittaker
Posts: 335
Joined: Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:27 pm
Location: London
Contact:

Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:54 pm

Thank you, Tom. I'm in those early, exploratory bespoke days like you. Your photographs are fascinating. Its a handsome suit.
BirdofSydney
Posts: 294
Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:33 am
Location: Australia
Contact:

Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:12 am

A beautiful jacket, in particular!

But! You must, must wear clean and polished shoes when you have your next one made. Otherwise, you will never look quite right trying it on.

Best,

Eden
Mark Seitelman
Posts: 965
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:42 am
Location: New York City
Contact:

Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:46 pm

Lovely suit! Wear it in health, and enjoy the experience.
cuffthis
Posts: 105
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:58 pm
Location: Wilmington, DE
Contact:

Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:56 pm

Very, very nice. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
Thomas I. Kim
Posts: 38
Joined: Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:24 am
Contact:

Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:37 pm

.
Last edited by Thomas I. Kim on Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
iammatt
Posts: 320
Joined: Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:09 pm
Contact:

Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:55 pm

Tomm-

The suit looks great.

I am going to take an opposite stance from some of the other (admittedly more knowledgeable) members. I think your pants look great! I am about your age (I think), and am a true believer in the slimmer, more tapered pant. I like them for a few reasons...

First of all, as a kid I grew up in jeans and other trim, low cut pants. This might not be considered terribly elegant, but it is my history. Because of this, I find the trimmer, lower rise pant very comfortable and natural. I feel as though I am able to be myself in pants like this. I think comfort in ones clothing is a prime factor in elegance, more so even than the most elegant cut. If you grew up the same, I imagine that you will grow very quickly to like your new trimmer pants.

Second of all, I like to wear my pants a bit on the short side. I think Alden has touched on this in many threads, but to me a slightly shorter pant makes a person look more alert and less droopy. There is nothing less aesthetically pleasing to me than a short, wide bottomed pant, so trim is the way to go here.

Third, I really like shoes. I want to see them. I never have like the idea of covering a huge portion of your foot with a pant cuff. maybe this is a personal quirk, but with the money and care that we all put into our shoes, I say better seen than not.

Again, the suit looks great, and I think your enjoyment will grow because of the pant choices you made.
DFR
Posts: 268
Joined: Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:16 pm
Location: United Kingdom
Contact:

Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:27 pm

Tomm

An interesting piece - it will be good to see the same for your next suit.

You favour quite a well fitted coat - did you not have inside pockets in the jecket or do you not use them?

The trousers looked slightly more relaxed albeit tapered.
stbdtack
Posts: 11
Joined: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:29 am
Contact:

Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:06 am

What an adventure! Thanks! -- nice suit too. . .
Post Reply
  • Information
  • Who is online

    Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 62 guests