Kittlemeier
New in Town
- Messages
- 29
- Location
- Valdosta, GA
I have a problem. Every vintage suit that I try on just doesn't fit in the shoulders. I'm no bodybuilder or anything but that should be evident in my pics. I assume it's just the steroids and chemicals in our food and the human race getting larger on a whole or whatever(the whole A-2 design change and all). I love the style of vintage suits and can't stand the usual fare that's available at so-called men's shops.
I bought a vintage tux several years ago that I just fell in love with the details. I told myself it fit knowing it didn't. When the time for my wedding came around I decided to look for one like it, you can probably guess how that went. I happened upon a little shop about a block from the state capitol building in Tallahassee, FL called Nic's Toggery. They sold me on a company called Samuelsohn(listed in the Canadian section of Style and the Man for those who have it) who do made to order suits.
Basically you look through the swatches of fabric, pick out the cut and details of the suit you want, they take all the measurements a tailor would(definitely some I'd never had before), and it's made in the factory in Canada. When it comes in they do all the final alterations like cuffing and taking in(if you're on a workout program for your coming wedding) or letting out(if you've gained sympathy weight with your expecting wife) the pants. The cost is probably half what on site tailoring would be and the quality is great. Nothing compares to the fit you get out of one of these things.
I just wanted to let everyone know that the option is available and how pleased I am with the service. Everyone always seems to be looking for something specific like Rick's or Indy's dinner jackets with no luck. This is a great option in that situation. K
http://www.samuelsohn.com/index.cfm
I bought a vintage tux several years ago that I just fell in love with the details. I told myself it fit knowing it didn't. When the time for my wedding came around I decided to look for one like it, you can probably guess how that went. I happened upon a little shop about a block from the state capitol building in Tallahassee, FL called Nic's Toggery. They sold me on a company called Samuelsohn(listed in the Canadian section of Style and the Man for those who have it) who do made to order suits.
Basically you look through the swatches of fabric, pick out the cut and details of the suit you want, they take all the measurements a tailor would(definitely some I'd never had before), and it's made in the factory in Canada. When it comes in they do all the final alterations like cuffing and taking in(if you're on a workout program for your coming wedding) or letting out(if you've gained sympathy weight with your expecting wife) the pants. The cost is probably half what on site tailoring would be and the quality is great. Nothing compares to the fit you get out of one of these things.
I just wanted to let everyone know that the option is available and how pleased I am with the service. Everyone always seems to be looking for something specific like Rick's or Indy's dinner jackets with no luck. This is a great option in that situation. K
http://www.samuelsohn.com/index.cfm