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Video showing how a hand made suit is constructed
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Bespoke suits and Custom-Made Clothing Emerging in Washington, D.C. The rise of the Made-To-measure and custom made or Bespoke suit is making it easier for the “normal Joe” to acquire garments more fitting to their personality, style and body type.
Other benefits of purchasing the above mentioned garments is that you have access to quality garments at an affordable price, if you know where to find the sources that are available in your area.
If you are one who shoppes the two for one sales, even though it is within your budget to invest in quality clothing, then you need to watch the video below to gain at least some understanding of what goes into a suit that has been properly constructed with fine fabric. Once you begin to understand why suits have such a variance in price ranges, hopefully you will see the benefit of investing in garments that are more in line with the rest of your life style.
Not only will you “look the part” but you will command the respect you have worked so hard to achieve. You have worked hard to drive nice cars, buy nice homes, go on nice vacations and purchase all those great toys. You dine in the finest restaurants sipping on the finest wines. The funny thing is most people never see all the “stuff” you have acquired, they see you, and you forgot to upgrade your wardrobe to the finest clothing that can be purchased for a pretty reasonable price. Clothing that is inline with the rest of your lifestyle. It’s time to shop somewhere other than the places college graduates purchase their clothing when just starting out.
The suits you purchase at your local warehouse, or two for one sale, are hardly touched by a human hand. If you were to extract the glue that is used in those suits to make up for the lack of hand tailoring you find in a quality suit, you would be able to supply your kids with elementary school glue for an entire year.
Fabric also comes into play. Fabric is like gold or silver. There is only so much high quality wool that can be produced each year from the available flocks of sheep in the most favored areas of the world. The fabrics that are used for the low end suits contain a significant amount of polyester and the grade of wool is extremely low. Fabrics are allowed to contain a certain amount of polyester and still claim to be 100% wool. The actual wool that is used in your typical two for one warehouse suit is extremely low grade and is produced on a massive scale making it possible to offer garments at such a low price. You get what you pay for in.
Bespoke Suits and Custom-Made Men’s Clothing Emerging in Washington, D.C.
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Bespoke suits and custom men’s clothing stores have been rapidly on the rise in and around Washington, D.C.
Several notable new shops have recently opened in the District, and bespoke suits seem to be emerging on a larger scale, as well. Consumers can buy tailored suits from online retailers such as Indochino and Astor & Black or shop from big brands venturing deeper into the world of accessible suiting, such as J. Crew, with their Liquor Store in New York City.
“The custom clothing business has been on an upswing for over a decade, as men have come to appreciate finer clothing and taken more interest in their appearance,” explained Michael Andrews, owner of Michael Andrews Bespoke and newcomer to the D.C. sartorial scene.
The man might make the clothes, but a great suit will leave you looking and feeling your best, ready to take on the world. And when you want a high quality suit that can last a lifetime, made from the finest materials with the utmost in precision, care, and expertise, you’ll need to visit the right bespoke tailor.
Here are the top bespoke suit stores in the Washington, D.C., metro area, new and old alike. Whether you’re shopping for that first perfectly made, defining suit or simply the latest addition to your wardrobe, these are the places worth exploring.
via Bespoke Suits and Custom-Made Men’s Clothing Emerging in Washington, D.C. – Yahoo! News.
