What is the cost of a bespoke suit? 2022 Bespoke Suit Pricing Roundup!
Hi i'm kirby allison and in today's Video i'm going to discuss the cost of Bespoke suits from some of london's most Prestigious bespoke suit bakers [Music] Following up on our 2022 bespoke shoe Pricing roundup in today's video i'm Going to discuss the pricing of some of London's most prestigious and famous Bespoke suit makers [Music] Now whenever it comes to bespoke suits There are a few important things to just Put out there before we get started First in order to compare apples to Apples in today's video i'm going to Focus primarily on london bespoke suit Makers with a few exceptions all of the Prices that i will discuss are simply The entry-level prices on a standard Two-piece bespoke suit in a standard Fabric now of course a three-piece suit Would be more expensive or if you choose A premium fabric option that will Increase the price of a bespoke suit so In today's video just to give you the Lay of the land we're going to focus on Two-piece suits In today's video we're going to start With some of the most accessible bespoke Offers and then gradually work our way Up to the top which is pure savile robe Bespoke suits which really represents The pinnacle of traditional bespoke suit
Making whenever it comes to suits there Is a broad spectrum with a lot of gray Area in between and not a lot of great Information one of the other challenges When going to purchase a suit especially In the custom range is just the degree Of maybe misinformation out there even From the makers themselves so for the Purposes of this video i really want to Distinguish what constitutes in my Opinion a pure bespoke product versus a High-end ready-to-wear And an off-the-rack product now off the Rack is as clear as day if you walk into A store and buy a suit off the rack put It on your shoulders and walk out that Is a ready to wear product even if it is From an exceptionally high-end maker Like oxford clothiers or kitan or briony That have exceptional levels of hand Work because it wasn't made from your Measurements with the custom pattern That included fittings it is a ready to Wear product Now with made to measure you really get Into this gray space between off the Rack and what i would consider full Bespoke now what constitutes a made to Measure product in my opinion is the Degree of pattern customization Made to measure product you're still Going to have measurements taken you Might even have fittings but at the end Of the day those measurements are being
Inflected or integrated into what is a Block pattern a block pattern is a Standard pattern that has already been Developed and maybe the chest is Enlarged a little bit to account for a 39 and a half versus a 38 where the Sleeves are lengthened or maybe there's A little bit of a drop a shoulder But the degree of customization and a Jet adjustments will be much more narrow Than what you get with a full bespoke Product Now moving between made to measure and Full bespoke i think the true divide Is that with full bespoke someone is Taking your measurements and then a Paper pattern is being drafted by hand That is taking into account all of those Nuanced measurements that are unique to You a bespoke product is truly that Bespoke and that it is made just for you Based off your measurements another Important characteristic of bespoke Is that there are multiple fittings so Whenever those measurements are taken it Is reflected into the pattern and then The cloth is cut it is constructed Together now because all cloths respond Uh differently drape on the body Differently it is really important that Again for a truly bespoke product that There is multiple fittings so that the Cutter can see how that fabric is Responding and how it is draping on your
Body and additional adjustments are Taken into account to ensure that you Have something that truly fits Beautifully so even within true bespoke There is a spectrum with a lot of Nuanced details in terms of the amount Of handwork the amount of adjustments Whether or not that cutter is there at Every single one of the fittings and We'll talk a little bit about that as we Get into the various different makers Now one of the most accessible bespoke Offerings out there that i've come Across is my good friend david hamrijani At david bespoke [Music] Now this really is at that kind of uh Point where you go from made to measure Uh to bespoke uh now david's bespoke Product starts at 2100 that includes a Fitting garment And again it constitutes bespoke because Although david is not a cutter he's Taking your measurements he's sending That back to their workshop and a true Tailor master tailor is taking those Measurements and drafting a paper Pattern Just for you the degree of nuanced Adjustments that they are able to take Into account is much greater than a Made-to-measure product where those Measurements are just going through a Computer and spitting out an adjusted
Block pattern the other thing i like About dividua's offer is that for again Two thousand one hundred dollars which Is very accessible it includes a fitting Garment so before they actually cut the Fabric that your suit is going to be Made out of they will cut it out of a Muslin that allows them again to further Validate that that pattern is fitting You as well as possible Now all of his suits include an Additional fitting of the actual garment Where adjustments can be taken into Account but generally speaking there is Only that one additional fitting but Once you move past that basted garment At most there is one fitting and Depending on how well your pattern is Fitting They might even move straight to finish Without doing a fitting at all so that To me would represent kind of the most Accessible bespoke entry point but for Two thousand one hundred dollars as We'll see here it is actually a very Competitive offer especially considering The amount of handwork that goes into The patterns that the fact that david is Very talented at what he does and a good Deal of my wardrobe is in fact from David bespoke because of that degree of Accessibility Next i want to talk about uh two bespoke Makers that are available here in
America right these are bespoke Tailoring houses that are really based Here now today you don't have as many Bespoke tailors in america as you did 10 15 20 years ago because a lot of those Older italian tailors that came to America just have simply retired and Aren't making anymore but in new york You can still find bonafide bespoke Tailors and there's two that i want to Discuss first being eric jensen at Satoria gallow [Music] Eric is someone that we have featured on This channel extensively in his bespoke Product which is a true bespoke product Uh he's taking your measurements he's Drafting your pattern And then that pattern is being sent to Italy where it is being made at the Satoria gallo Workshop in rome and then the fitting Garment is sent back to new york where You go see eric jensen he does the Fittings adjusts the pattern sends it Back and then it's made in rome at the Sartoria gallo workshop His bespoke suits start at right at five Thousand dollars which is a very Competitive price especially whenever You consider the fact that eric is based Here in new york and is much more Accessible than a lot of the traveling Tailors all of the work as i said
Is completely by hand being done at the Satoria gallow workshop In rome and has that provenance of a Proper italian bespoke garment in new York you also have leonard longsdale [Music] He is someone that is certainly very Well known exceptionally talented he is A true bespoke tailor doing work at the Highest level taking your measurements Hand drafting that pattern and then Having that garment made he is sending His garments off to london to be made so It is a british bespoke product but he Is based in new york and travels quite Extensively his bespoke suits start at Eight thousand five hundred dollars now Again being based in america uh leonard Longsdale travels quite extensively in The cities that he visits are houston Dallas austin san antonio palm beach san Francisco sonoma jackson hole in atlanta And he travels to those cities three or Four times a year of course you can Visit his website to see his full travel Itinerary and leonard also has an Excellent instagram that allows you to See his work and also stay in touch with Him so leonard longsdale was trained Properly in england his suits are made In england and for all intents and Purposes it is an english made product With the added benefit of of course Leonard being based in new york and
Being very accessible to american Clients It is an exceptional product and Certainly represents bespoke at the Highest level now the difference between Leonard longsdale and eric jensen at Sotoria gallow would be one as a british Product and the other one is an italian Product and so that just comes down to Personal preference between their Different styles so next let's jump the Pond over to england which is the Historic home of proper tailoring of Course you'll find more bespoke tailors In england than probably anywhere else On earth and there's no question that They are doing absolutely fabulous work At the highest level now first let's Start off with someone that is no Stranger to this channel that is tom Mahon at redmayne [Music] Redmayne is actually based in cumbria And tom travels to london and he also Travels to the united states quite Extensively several times a year now Tom's product starts at 329 pounds this is an uh xvat price Or about 4 500 u.s dollars now tom of Course was trained at anderson shepard Helped start steed bespoke And now is at red main really carrying The tradition of that great firm forward Red main has actually been around for
Almost 100 years and although not based In london is certainly one of britain's Historic tailoring houses Now another interesting detail about red Main is that they actually have a very Unique service called their suit copying Service This is a service whereby you can send Them a suit that you already like and That fits well And they will measure it out and copy That garment as precisely as possible Now for someone that isn't able to Travel to meet with tom or already has Something that he thinks fits great you Can send that suit to tommen for 1200 Pounds they will copy it for you so it's A unique offer and what's interesting About this is that red main has actually Offered this service since 1933 so in Many ways you would think that this is a Modern kind of response to just the World that we live in but in fact red Main has been offering their suit Copying service almost since the firm Was founded pushing a hundred years so It's an interesting option it's Certainly less expensive than full Bespoke it includes a similar level of Handwork and construction but doesn't Include the bespoke pattern making Process and doesn't include those Bespoke fittings so next let's move to London kent haste and laughter
[Music] Ken hasten lactor is located on Sackville street which is really right In between piccadilly street and savile Row so very close to that ancestral home Of bespoke tailoring which is savile row Now what i like about terry haste and John kent which are the bespoke suit Makers Is that they are exceptionally Experienced and well known and one of The ways that i was actually introduced To kent hasten lactor is that many of my Friends in london that i would consider Amongst the best dressed that i know Many of them use a kent hasten lactor And they have a very very strong Reputation Now their bespoke garments start at 3 500 pounds which is approximately 47 Hundred dollars right under 5 000 Which is a considerable bargain Considering just how well regarded they Are And the quality and caliber of their Suits now what's nice is that they do Travel to new york and so that if you're Not able to actually visit them in London you can still travel or fly to Meet them in new york where they travel To a few times a year you can see all of Their travel dates on their website And we are actually in the middle Of a series of filming
Both terry haste and john kent each Making suits for me so if these are Gentlemen that you're interested in Learning more about of course take a Look at our library of videos on this Youtube channel one of the other Interesting points of distinction for Kent hasten lactor is that john kent was Actually the late duke of edinburgh's Taylor for most of his adult life i Think pushing 50 years and they continue To hold his royal warrant And so again that is just something that Really speaks to the history and the Provenance of this particular firm next We have steed savile row [Music] Now steed actually was founded in Cumbria and a lot of their garments are Still made in cumbria it is a full Bespoke product starting at 3 700 pounds xbat or about 5 000 One of the other benefits of steed is That they travel quite extensively to The united states four times a year in Fact and they're traveling to new york Dallas houston beverly hills san Francisco chicago Dc boston palm beach and philadelphia of Course their full travel itinerary can Be found on their website so steed was Actually founded in 1995 by edwin dubois And tom mahone and they both came from Anderson and shepard so steed's house
Style was derived from anderson and Shepard but more so from frederick Schulte who as a tailor really invented Or innovated the use of that single Piece panel on the front high armholes And soft natural shoulders that are Slightly extended so steed doesn't put Any cuts into their canvas to build the Chest or anything else And it's all cut on the bias for that Soft drape look so steve's clients Really come to them either for that Iconic drape cut but they're also able To cut slightly leaner through the chest If that is something the client desires So up next we have stephen hitchcock [Music] Now steven's father john was the head Cutter and managing director for the Last 10 years only having recently Retired a few years ago and stephen Actually trained at anderson and shepard So he is cutting his bespoke garments in That traditional drape cut now he has Updated his cut a little bit to include A slightly trimmer body because he's Added a side panel that allows him to Again trim that garment a little bit More and to give it a little bit more Shape and we actually have a video with Steven on this channel where he talks Through the art and science of how he Cuts his garments so if you're looking To learn more about stephen hitchcock's
House style make sure you check out this Video His suits start out at 4 200 pounds Or about 55 5600 depending on exchange Rates steven of course is based in London but he travels to the united States also A few times a year and he generally is Traveling to new york washington dc and Los angeles so those are the three Cities here in america that he hits Consistently and for his travel Itinerary of course you can find that on His website Or on his instagram profile Next we have edward sexton [Music] Of course edward sexton worked with Tommy nutter in the 1970s and is very Closely associated with that updated Kind of british aesthetic And so a piece from edward sexton is Going to be a slightly edgier broader Shoulders more shape throughout the body Itself But again doing bespoke work at the Absolute highest level their bespoke Suits start at five thousand pounds xvat Or about six thousand seven hundred Fifty dollars they travel to the united States along with the london collective Which is a group of british artisans That travel together And they travel to los angeles dallas
Chicago Washington dc and new york all of those Dates can be found on collective.london Or on edward sexton's website one of the Other interesting points about edward Sexton is that they do have an offshore Bespoke product That starts off at 2290 pounds and now this isn't made in England but if you're looking for a Slightly more accessible product to get Into bespoke they do offer that offshore Product so this group of tailors that i Just discussed Of course are based in england or more Specifically london but aren't located On savile row now savile row is kind of A dividing line if you will there is an Additional degree of prestige and Heritage associated with firms based on Savile row now this next firm i'm going To discuss is a very interesting firm That is doing a very unique product off Of salvo row and that is chittleborough And morgan [Music] And now joe morgan trained with tommy Nutter in the 1970s and so has a Slightly more fashion forward aesthetic To his suits But is doing absolutely superb work that Really is mesmerizing now what i like About joe morgan and the way that he Approaches his work is that it's very
Innovative it is still classically and Quintessentially british but he knows Just how to push the boundaries if You're looking for something slightly More interesting Now all of his work is cut and made on Premises on savile row so it has all of The provenance of a bespoke garment made On savile row and because his garments Are 100 cut and made on site it just Allows him a degree of oversight and Control that really ensures that the Quality is delivered at the absolute Highest level One of the other things that i like About joe and i could talk about him at Great length is the degree of artistry He brings to his trade If you look at the canvassing that he Does they actually go to the uh great Links to actually sew or pad stitch in a Very unique designs into the canvas of The garment itself i've never seen Anything like this and i don't know of Anyone else on savile row or even london Doing work like this this is work that Is never going to be seen outside of That construction or fitting process And just allows a degree of Personalization to the garment that only The person who made the garment and the Person who commissioned the garment will Ever know exists so again exceptionally Unique exceptionally interesting and his
Work i really do admire because it is Just so inspired So next we have a really interesting and Prestigious group of tailors that are Located on savile row and this is Something that i would call pure savile Row bespoke while pure bespoke is not Exclusive to savile row or even london These heritage tailors are the standard Bearers of a tailoring tradition that Encompasses the essence of what bespoke Tailoring and its legacy has become to Represent in its purest and its most Unadulterated form pure savile row Bespoke is really then the highest most Traditional representation of the Bespoke process and product These heritage firms which have been in Business for generations are located on Savile row and their garments are Drafted cut and constructed 100 percent On the firm's on-site premises this Allows total control over how style Training and development of tailors Quality control and client service and Experience from start to finish In addition as the de facto standard Bearers of the trade these firms Traditionally take on the leading roles Developing and training apprentices Which is essential for the overall Long-term health of the trade itself As such these firms have come to be Known as some of the most prestigious of
The london bespoke tailoring houses and As such their product and their prices Are at the top of our list of course This isn't to say these other firms i Just discussed don't do incredible work They certainly do but these four firms I'm about to discuss occupy a special Place within the pantheon of bespoke Tailors operating at the absolute Pinnacle of the craft now at this Highest level of what i would call pure Savile row bespoke we're looking at Between six and nine thousand dollars For the garment Now it is certainly a lot of money but Taken into the context of the amount of Work uh 60 to 100 hours that goes into The creation of a bespoke garment the Fact that these firms have existed for Generations they travel extensively and Offer a level of service at the highest Level it really is a certainly well Justified At this level the only thing that really Differentiates one firm from the other Really comes down to house style and Each of these four firms i'm about to Discuss really do manifest a very unique And distinct house style from one Another Now i'm going to start with one of the Most famous of course that many people Know we've already discussed and that is Anderson and shepard
[Music] Now anderson and shepard isn't Technically located on savile row Anymore they've moved one street over to Old burlington street but according to The savile robe spoke association as Long as you're within 900 meters of Savile row you can still say that you Make a savile row garment And anderson and shepard is particularly Famous for having really invented that Drape cut that is so iconic so anderson And shepard's bespoke pricing starts out At 4 500 pounds xvat or about 6 000 us Dollars their bespoke premises is Located at 32 old burlington street and Is an absolutely marvelous place we Actually stepped inside anderson shepard To talk a little bit with them about Their house styles In our savile row walking tour video so If you're interested in hearing them Explain their house style for themselves Make sure you check out that video It is an absolutely marvelous firm doing Beautiful work And it is very distinct and easy to Identify because again of that iconic Drape cut anderson and shepard does Travel to the united states quite Regularly and their full itinerary can Be found on their website but generally They're traveling to san francisco dc
New york los angeles dallas and chicago They have an instagram account that Allows you to see more of their work and Interestingly enough they also have a Haberdashery located on clifford street And the haberdashery has an incredible Collection of casual accessories and if You're in london their haberdashery is Well worth a trip out of your way to go Visit up next we have dejan skinner [Music] Another heritage savile robe bespoke Tailoring house doing pure savile row Bespoke work all of their garments are 100 cut on-site and constructed on-site Allowing them total and absolute control Over the entire process Their garments start out at 4750 pounds xvat or about six thousand Five hundred dollars this april dejan Skinner will be traveling to washington Dc middleborough and philadelphia but For their full travel itinerary make Sure you check out their website Up next we have the huntsman [Music] Now huntsman again based on savile row One of the things that makes huntsman Particularly unique is that in addition To their historic presence on savile row Recently they have opened a new York-based cutting room with two Full-time bespoke cutters that were Trained at huntsman in london ralph
Fitzgerald their u.s based cutter is Exceptionally talented and he is someone Alongside ed turco their u.s director we Filmed an entire a piece with about Their new york cutting room and it Really is quite exceptional a degree of Service that they're now able to offer So huntsman has two prices they've got Their british pound price which is only Available to customers that are going Through the entire bespoke process in London on their savile row premises and Their bespoke garments start at five Thousand two hundred pounds uh xvat in London now for their us-based clients Their bespoke prices start at 9 500 And this of course is taking into Account the fact that they've got this New york-based cutting room that is able To offer a phenomenal level of service To their us-based clients now huntsman Travels extensively here in the united States i couldn't even list all the Cities and dates that they traveled to Again because they have this dedicated U.s team but in the next few months They're traveling to houston austin Dallas san francisco la dc boston And really a ton more cities than that i Would refer you back to their website For their full travel itinerary so all Of huntsman's us-based clients are Having their measurements taken by ralph Fitzgerald which is their us-based
Cutter ralph then drafts and cuts the Pattern in new york at their cutting a Room the garments are then sent to London where they are made on-premises At their savile row-based workshop And last and not least we have henry Poole [Music] Which in many ways is considered the Father of london's savile road tailoring They were the first tailoring house in London to set up shop on savile row and Have been there ever since henry poole Is doing pure bespoke at the highest Level again 100 of their garments are Cut on their premises on savile row and Then made in the basement on savile row Giving their team total and absolute Control Now henry pool has an absolutely Beautiful house style and i'm excited to Say that we're actually in the middle of A piece right now with henry poole Exploring the totality of their work Their bespoke garments are are priced at 5 500 pounds and henry pool does travel Extensively to the united states Visiting jupiter island palm beach new York boston dc la seattle san francisco Atlanta and new orleans and of course if You're in london you can always go visit Their absolutely beautiful showroom Ensemble row so there we have it that's Our 2022 bespoke pricing roundup of
Course this is in no way an exhaustive List There are people that we've left out You know feel free to mention them in The comments section below on this video We didn't even touch on the french or Parisian bespoke makers or the italian Ones i mean again whenever it comes to Bespoke garments there's just so many People out there doing absolutely Exceptional work now there's no question That a bespoke garment is expensive it Is a luxury item but whenever it comes To having something made by hand You know the bespoke garment is really So beautiful when you think that today You can have a garment measured made by Hand the same way that these garments Have been made for over a hundred years Just for you to me is really something Exceptional and it was that nostalgia That romance that really got me into This to begin with the work is Absolutely incredible especially when You consider that you have artisans that Are dedicating their entire lives to the Craft and that 60 to 100 hours go into The creation of a bespoke garment Now there's a little bit of a misplaced Emphasis on the product of course the Product is incredible now all of the Handwork that goes into these garments Aren't there for the sake of handwork or Embellishment the handwork really
Creates a durability to the garment that Ensures that it's going to maintain its Shape and it's going to look good Regardless of how the garment is treated There really is a profound durability to Bespoke garments the other benefit of Course of a bespoke garment is that They're generally cut with large inlays Which means that You can wear it Throughout your life and as if it needs To be let out or taken in the garment Can be taken back to the bespoke maker That made that garment and they will Alter it in my opinion one of the most Important aspects of the bespoke process Is the process itself that through Multiple fittings and the commission of Multiple garments across years you're Able to build meaningful and rich Relationships with these absolutely Talented makers i hope you enjoyed this Video of course if you haven't visited Kirby allison.com please do so it's the Best way to support this channel and There you'll find the largest collection Of luxury garment care and luxury shoe Care accessories in the world as well as Other great clothing accessories for the Well-dressed like this beautiful Sovereign grade basketweed tie i'm Wearing today pocket squares braces Socks collar stays fragrances shave Creams and so much much more
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