Latest Project: Mycustomtailor Suit!

[Mr. 'H']

Hello Mr. H, I was sorry to hear that, as we discussed before; I think I just got lucky!


Thanks! Navy is a great color, especially solid navy. I went with brown to match my vintage Borsalinos and my two brown Adventurebilts.
Yes, two pockets. It does make for a clean look, and I like the fabric back, though silk would make the jacket slide on and off better, wouldn't it?
The Spectators are from Pediwear and a post on them may be found here. I love these shoes!
The suede wingtips are from J.Crew, BTW.

Right, my order's going in to Pediwear ASAP. That seals it!

Will post pics, it is solid navy. Bad cut on vest - v was too low and you can't tell I'm wearing it under the coat.

H.

 

[Mr. 'H']

Did you just specify 44L or did you give them all the laborious details of each and every measurement?

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Did you just specify 44L or did you give them all the laborious details of each and every measurement?

Oh, man, you asked me that and it slipped my mind! :eusa_doh:
Sorry.
The answer is: yes and no!
I told them I was a 44L. I also told them that my chest measured 42", my waist 40", and my belly (where my pants lie) is 38". Then I told them that my pants size is 38" X 32" and this 32" measurement turned out to be too long.
I told them my neck was 16" and my sleeve size was 35". That's it. I didn't do all of the inseam outseam measurements.

I am glad I didn't. It didn't confuse the issue!

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Oh, and Pediwear is awesome. I am so thoroughly happy with them. I can't wait to get another pair, perhaps the black and whites or a solid pair of black wingtips. -Great company!

Let me know what your experience with them is like.

 

[Zach R.]

I was debating whether or not to give Mycustomtailor a try a month or so back and decided not to--but with these kind of results, I may have to rethink my decision. :eusa_clap

 

[Mr. 'H']

Maybe I might give them another go too, just give them the basics this time - 46L etc....

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Maybe I might give them another go too, just give them the basics this time - 46L etc....

Less for them to screw up.

 

[Zach R.]

Well, I ordered me one today, and the only requests I put were: "Higher waisted pants than normal with a higher rise. NO belt loops on pants, will use suspenders. Pants with little taper from top to bottom - wide-legged pants." I also requested working buttons on the sleeves.

I used the off-the-rack option and put in the basic measurements, we'll see how it turns out in a few weeks.

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

Higher waisted pants than normal with a higher rise.

Pardon my ignorance: what is "higher rise" as opposed to higher waisted? You mean the most narrow spot is the waist, this is higher, and apart from that, above the waist, there's more fabric still?

 

[Zach R.]

Nothing I think, rise usually refers to the zipper/button length though, I just wanted to make the point that I wanted higher waisted pants, so I put basically the same thing twice.

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

I see. (And understand. I wear normal suit trousers rather high, and as most of them aren't made for that, I'd certainly make that wish clear when ordering a suit.)

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

By the way, Zach, your avatar is a great picture of a great looking bloke. (And I'm not bi- or homosexual.) Mr Connery would probably look good even in a 1970s eggplant-coloured party suit and a polyester toupee.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Zach,
Good luck with that, my friend! Report back.

 

[Zach R.]

By the way, Zach, your avatar is a great picture of a great looking bloke. (And I'm not bi- or homosexual.) Mr Connery would probably look good even in a 1970s eggplant-coloured party suit and a polyester toupee.

Thanks. Coincidentally, the next suit on my list is definitely Indy Magnoli's Goldfinger repro.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Mr Connery would probably look good even in a 1970s eggplant-coloured party suit and a polyester toupee.

Well, isn't that what he wore for those later films, anyway?

The films where you could hear his bones creaking in every action scene. Cut ... Mr. Connery's zimmer frame is in the shot ...

bk

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

Detractor.

As opposed to Sean Connery, I think Roger Moore always looks clumsy whatever he's wearing.

By the way, I think Dalton was the second best Bond. I couldn't take Brosnan serious after Remington Steele. (Disclaimer: I'm not taking Bond seriously anyway.) And though I don't like the very little I've seen of Robbie Williams, I think he'd be a very good Bond in the Connery/Dalton tradition.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

As opposed to Sean Connery, I think Roger Moore always looks clumsy whatever he's wearing.

In terms of bond movies, i agree.

But he looked really sharp in The Saint (he was The Saint, right? Hopefully i'm not revealing my ignorance) ...

bk

 

[Zach R.]

Even though this is completelyfftopic: I agree. Dalton and his films were vastly underrated, and they brought the franchise the closest to its literary roots that it has ever been since FRWL.

Oh, I'm a huge Remington Steele fan as well.

 

[Big Man]

I just saw this thread and found it interesting. I have purchased two suits from RavisTailor.com . Looking at several of the web sites, I think three or four of these guys are the same people, just different names. Don't know why they do that, but ...

Anyway, I am a rather "difficult to fit" kind of guy, and find it very hard to be able to buy a suit "off the rack". Not too many stores (at least in my area) carry 58 extra longs, and if you ask for a three piece suit, well you just get a blank stare. So, I tried ordering a suit from RavisTailor.com . The turn around time was very good (three or four weeks), and the suit fit me very well. I was pleased with the quality and workmanship. It doesn't look or feel like a $1000 suit, but then it isn't a $1000 suit. However, for the price, I was very satisfied.

I will be ordering another suit from them, and may try the "Hollywood drape", although I really don't have the "body style" to make that cut look like it really should. I would be interested in hearing from any others (especially big guys) who have ordered this style suit.

Bottom line - for a big man, the folks at RavisTailor.com can make a decent suit at a reasonable price.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

In terms of bond movies, i agree.

But he looked really sharp in The Saint (he was The Saint, right? Hopefully i'm not revealing my ignorance) ...

bk

I once found a lightweight, grey flannel suit made for Roger Moore in the mid-1950s by Warner Bros. Costumers. (He must have been very, very young then!) It was a single-breasted model with peak lapels. The most beautiful tailoring I've ever seen. About a size 42 Long.