Quote Originally Posted by Posh View Post
Okay, getting a custom made suit in London is NOT impossible, it's just not cheap. I just IMed one of my colleagues, a retail analyst at an affiliate of my company, and he reminded me that there's a great new company founded by this young, totally hip but traditional guy named Warren Bennett. He is bringing a Savile Row sensibility to those who want to spend slightly less. His company is VERY wired with a site that's easy to navigate BUT that's not the best part. This next part is what is astonishing to me.

You can measure yourself, being COMPLETELY honest, or go into their convenient London tailoring center and they will measure every nook and cranny of your body to ensure the best fitting suit your money can buy. Instead of getting two suits from Oxford Street or Savile Row, you can have have seven or eight of these suits. You can select everything about the suit from the color, fabric, buttons, cut, lapels, trouser cut, waistcoat cut, linings, pockets, pleats, ticket pockets and so on. They don't skimp on options. They even let you choose between regular legs and the Prince of Wales bootcut. That's virtually unheard of in inexpensive tailored suits, my colleague said.

Call their tailoring center up, make an appointment and they will treat you like a Savile Row customer. They have pictures of the suits on clients, testimonials and a site so navigable everyone should copy it. The company is called A Suit That Fits. My colleague says it makes getting a custom made suit in London affordable to people with net worths not equal to the GDP of Sierra Leone.
SFA,

I am not sure if your planning on any stops in the middle east on your way back but just about every country in the region has tailors called "same-same" shops. You can bring them a bolt of cloth and a picture and they will make you a suit. I was in Saudi and Qatar from late 01 until mid 03 and it was about $100 for the labor back then. They were all over the place there and in Dubai. They do shirts for around $20 too. Was the only good part about my two year deployment. If nothing else you can have the local tailor measure you and send it in to the London guy.


Good luck,