custom clothes - who do you use?
#1
custom clothes - who do you use?
i'm quite tired of buying clothes from saks/barneys/insert_your_store_here.
jeans these days make everyone look like Bruce back in the 80s; i can't find a decent polo shirt to save my life; sweaters are gayer than the jeans; and i've outgrown my dress shirts.
i want to go completely custom - particularly jeans, polo shirts, sweaters, and dress shirts. and i want it to be quality.
do you have a tailor for your dress shirts? any recommendations for someone that can make custom jeans (i have a design already)? any one have a friend that's producing a clothing line that wants to do some extra work?
- chuck
jeans these days make everyone look like Bruce back in the 80s; i can't find a decent polo shirt to save my life; sweaters are gayer than the jeans; and i've outgrown my dress shirts.
i want to go completely custom - particularly jeans, polo shirts, sweaters, and dress shirts. and i want it to be quality.
do you have a tailor for your dress shirts? any recommendations for someone that can make custom jeans (i have a design already)? any one have a friend that's producing a clothing line that wants to do some extra work?
- chuck
#2
i'm quite tired of buying clothes from saks/barneys/insert_your_store_here.
jeans these days make everyone look like Bruce back in the 80s; i can't find a decent polo shirt to save my life; sweaters are gayer than the jeans; and i've outgrown my dress shirts.
i want to go completely custom - particularly jeans, polo shirts, sweaters, and dress shirts. and i want it to be quality.
do you have a tailor for your dress shirts? any recommendations for someone that can make custom jeans (i have a design already)? any one have a friend that's producing a clothing line that wants to do some extra work?
- chuck
jeans these days make everyone look like Bruce back in the 80s; i can't find a decent polo shirt to save my life; sweaters are gayer than the jeans; and i've outgrown my dress shirts.
i want to go completely custom - particularly jeans, polo shirts, sweaters, and dress shirts. and i want it to be quality.
do you have a tailor for your dress shirts? any recommendations for someone that can make custom jeans (i have a design already)? any one have a friend that's producing a clothing line that wants to do some extra work?
- chuck
#3
I have several sets of custom made slacks from Gucci- you choose the fabric, cut, fitment, etc.
You can visit Levi Strauss to get one-off jeans made from selvage denim.
As for button-up shirts, the most custom I can think of is Thomas Pink.
All 3 of of these stores are in Union Square.
You can visit Levi Strauss to get one-off jeans made from selvage denim.
As for button-up shirts, the most custom I can think of is Thomas Pink.
All 3 of of these stores are in Union Square.
#5
If you end up getting the Stradale are you going to a rainbow flag stripe on it?
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My "father in law to be" has an Italian mens boutique here in the DC area. He stocks the best of the best when it comes to brands , quality and fabrics. Kiton, Luigi Borelli, Stefano Ricci etc.... I just got my first custom shirt a Borelli not too long ago, fits like a glove, plus the little booklet with your name on it and those little touches impress me
#10
I use a Hong Kong Tailor. High quality, reasonable price but not a fancy "designer" (does come with my name embroidered inside though.) This if for shirts, slacks and suits. High quality fine Italian and Scottish wool. If you are interested I can pass on the information however I don't think it is probably "baller" enough for this crowd.
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#11
I would say trunk shows as MTK mentioned are the best I just had 3 Armani suits custom made to my measurements, the guy from Armani measured me , I picked the fabric and in 6 weeks, they were ready to PU. Can't do much better than custom Armanis. I am sure they will make you anything if you are willing to pay enough.
#13
Depends on what you want custom-made. For suits, dress shirts, etc., you're better off checking out the trunk shows/made-to-measure events that are specific to a designer. Realistically, high-end fabric is either made in-house by a specific brand, or is sourced from just a handful of producers (e.g. Zegna or Kiton). You'd be surprised at how little difference there is in terms of cloth with a lot of the high-end brands, b/c more often than not they're buying it from the same few sources.
Casual wear (jeans, button up shirts with a bit more flair in terms of material and coloring/striping) is a bit more difficult IMO. For shirts, my secret is that I take off-the-rack (mostly Ted Baker, Hugo Boss, Versace & Gucci, with the occasional Diesel in the mix) and take it to my tailor for alterations. I get a custom-fit shirt without having to try and find the fabric/color/striping that I specifically want.
Casual wear (jeans, button up shirts with a bit more flair in terms of material and coloring/striping) is a bit more difficult IMO. For shirts, my secret is that I take off-the-rack (mostly Ted Baker, Hugo Boss, Versace & Gucci, with the occasional Diesel in the mix) and take it to my tailor for alterations. I get a custom-fit shirt without having to try and find the fabric/color/striping that I specifically want.
#14
thanks for the recs so far. dress shirts & suits are easy as others have mentioned - i'll just go to WB or Barneys for those needs.
jeans - i'm really sick of this 'tighter is better' mentality. i've got 1-2 old pair that are on their last legs, no pun intended, and i'd like to get a few copies made. anyone have any suggestions? (from what i understand, Levi's doesn't really tailor the cut, do they?)
sweaters - i've tried to find a tailor that will make these (again, i have old sweaters i want to copy.)
casual - the off-the-rack stuff isn't fitting right these days; everyone is tightening their cuts. this is probaby easier to find since there are a million wanna-be designers everywhere hoping to be the next True Religion.
(i have to say, i am surprised by the number of responses in this thread )
- chuck
jeans - i'm really sick of this 'tighter is better' mentality. i've got 1-2 old pair that are on their last legs, no pun intended, and i'd like to get a few copies made. anyone have any suggestions? (from what i understand, Levi's doesn't really tailor the cut, do they?)
sweaters - i've tried to find a tailor that will make these (again, i have old sweaters i want to copy.)
casual - the off-the-rack stuff isn't fitting right these days; everyone is tightening their cuts. this is probaby easier to find since there are a million wanna-be designers everywhere hoping to be the next True Religion.
(i have to say, i am surprised by the number of responses in this thread )
- chuck