Trial run: The Denim Doctor, Manchester...

Stumbled across this guy, The Denim Doctor, who's based in Manchester and have decided to give him a try – got three pairs of much-cherished LVC jeans in various states of disrepair, dating back as far as a decade, two pairs of 1944 S501XX and one 1920 201xx. All need quite a lot of attention in the crotch area and two require front'n'back cuff repairs...





My wife and I will be up in Manchester in a coupla weeks so I'm gonna mail the jeans up to Michael, then he said to give him a ring and discuss the repairs – e.g. whether you want invisibility/clearly visible repairs, contrast/matching patches, etc – then I'll pick 'em up in person... seems like a friendly guy, a trained tailor who just loves denim!

Has quoted me a total of £89.50 for three full crotch repairs w/full fusing/reinforcement where the denim's gone thin, and two pairs of full front'n'back worn out cuffs... yeah, it's quite a lot, but judging by the quality of his work, it's much more economical than paying over £200 for a new pair of LVC jeans!

I'll let ya know how I get on! And also how the repairs my wife has had done to two pairs of her jeans by a guy in Covent Garden recommended by the folks at American Classics...

Well, we went to pick up my jeans from Mike Pendlebury, aka The Denim Doctor, and it was an all-round excellent experience! Mike's family firm, James Personal Tailors, are based in a beautiful Victorian building almost next to the Royal Exchange Theatre in the heart of Manchester - you ascend a lovely old staircase that's bordered by gorgeous tiled walls and then enter a thoroughly impressive, thriving hub of pure craftsmanship! The work room contains numerous bolts of cloth, items awaiting repair/fittings plus walls of signed photos from celeb customers, including many of George Best - Mike's even got a proper chain stitching machine! Then there's a front fitting room simply packed with vintage and modern sample books, advertisements and mementos of this family-run firm... here are a couple of poor snaps of Mike and the work room...





Mike's a lovely fella and did a real bang-up job on my three pairs of LVC jeans, using denim as backing right across the whole thinning areas, not just where the cotton had frayed/worn thru, and excellent, really comprehensive machine stitching, too... I reckon he's given my jeans another ten years! :eusa_clap

Highly recommended!

I'm just amused that the "Denim Doctor" is wearing a suit rather than jeans! lol

Edward said:

I'm just amused that the "Denim Doctor" is wearing a suit rather than jeans! lol

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But the really cool thing is that he made the suit himself...

Of course he wears a suit.
The mans a Doctor!