There are 3 methods when you need to buy a new suit
1. RTW = Brands from the peg.
2. MTM = Made to Measure, often promoted and misused as genuine tailored suits. Nowadays the standard for a 'tailored suit'???? Or are you fooling yourself here?
3. Bespoke Tailoring = a suit made by a tailor by hand. All features are purely made for you with your purpose in mind.
Let's call this performance engineering for people who see their appearance as personal branding and don't settle for less.
Read moreCreating a bespoke suit, in this case, a jacket, requires significant practice and involves many steps. The most traditional method of tailoring includes an intermediary fitting known as the baste fit, sometimes referred to as the toile fit.
Read moreThe classic bouclé (boo-clay) jacket was popularized by the iconic French fashion designer Coco Chanel decades ago, and the look is still on-trend today.
Though the term has become synonymous with the elegance of a classic wool jacket, "bouclé" actually refers to material made with boucle yarn and not a specific type of garment as some people think.
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