Well the start of today saw in in work shirt and shoes. I’m not sure if friends and colleagues realised I was serious about going to my tailor while over here. Sandy goes across to the UK twice a year for regular and new clients, plus for Harrow Boys School where he does the tailored school uniforms. I was told about him by two different, unconnected people and so got my first suit from him in November 2010. At the time he made the trousers too wide and the jacket sleeves were not long enough for my taste (I prefer half cuff visible, not full). Anyhow my first stop was three minutes walk from the hotel as he’s based in the office area of Star House, by the White Star ferry terminal. I was remeasured for a new 3-piece suit (plus spare trousers) to find that I’m actually slightly slimmer than last time (not that I had noticed). I’ll be going back this evening for a first fitting. If I’m lucky the suit will be ready before I head back to Blighty, else he’l send it on. My old suit is presently with him so that the trousers can be taken in and the jacket sleeves lengthened. I’m not sure how prices may have changed in the last four years, but Sandy has charged me the same as last time. Continue reading
Visit to the Tailor and Lunch at the Regular Tea House
18 Friday Apr 2014
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