007 Suits on Savile Row (Bloomberg Magazine)

toutbrun

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-31/savile-row-tailor-recreates-james-bonds-first-suits

Donald Grant

Yep, I saw David Mason this past Monday and he told me about it. Good for him, he's a very nice gentlemen and I wish him much success. He deserves it. My suit was ready, although it needs a couple of slight alterations due to the fact that I lost weight since my initial fitting. Two inches in the waist don't ya know! Eating yogurt and lemon juice is a bi*ch! Not to mention nut cutlets and dandelion tea. Gotta purge those "free radicals". M has been on my a$$ about my health!


DG

welshboy78

DG

Great news! Pity about the weight loss - can't win huh?

So how many diff authentic "Bond" suits does he offer, I need a suit later on in the year and very tempted

Donald Grant

welshboy78 wrote:

DG

Great news! Pity about the weight loss - can't win huh?

So how many diff authentic "Bond" suits does he offer, I need a suit later on in the year and very tempted

It's not that big a deal. He could have taken the suit back to England to have it altered which would have meant another two weeks. Instead I opted to have David take it to a local tailor that he uses to do the alterations. David has been in the business for a long time and has been meeting clients on this side of the pond for a long time. Since I trust David, I trust his local tailor. I should have it by next Tuesday. I'll pick it up myself.

As for the suits he offers, the sky is the limit. There is no catalog per se. You just tell him what you want, that is the Bond suit you want, and he'll make it for you. Your choice of fabric and lining etc. But I don't think one should get caught up in a particular suit. The point, as far as I'm concerned, is that you get the "Conduit Cut" that helped to make Connery as Bond Famous. I should have had my suit it last month, but it has been hectic for David of late. No complaints here, it was very much worth the wait!

DG