A source for bespoke jackets?

[orangehaggis]

I'm having a difficult time finding a bespoke highland jacket and waistcoat manufacturer. After corresponding with merchants that purport to offer bespoke garments, House of Labhran for example, I that they offer very limited options to fit and trim. Many offer high end tweeds with low quality polyester linings. Are there any firms out there that offer truly bespoke highland wear?

I'd be contented with made to measure offerings like those from Gaelic Themes, if they faced the inside of their waistcoats and offered breathable viscose linings.

Orangehaggis

[Downunder Kilt]

http://www.meyerandmortimer.com/

[Todd Bradshaw]

I haven't had any problems or gripes with the custom fit tweed jacket I bought from Rocky, which was made by GT. It fits very well, is nicely and crisply finished and the lining breathes just as well as any of my other tweed jackets. Being 6'4" and about 200 lbs. it was worth the extra $60 or so to have it custom fit. Also, being in a fabric dependent manufacturing business for the past 35 years and the high-end outdoor clothing business before that, I have a reasonably good idea of what goes into a piece of clothing and found the coat to be a decent value. Aside from a true bespoke construction, complete with multiple visits to the tailor at various stages during the process I'm not sure what I would change to make it better.

[CMcG]

What about going to a local bespoke tailor with a bunch of pictures? As I understand the term, bespoke means they literally make a pattern from scratch and use your choice of materials, so I imagine they be able to make a kilt jacket, if they were up for a challenge. As Todd Bradshaw mentioned, that would involve multiple fittings, usually in-person, so true bespoke would be tough over long distances...

[saxandpipes]

I went "made to measure", then had it fit by a local tailor. It worked for me.

Cheers!

Michael



edit: I'm assuming of course, that you don't have someone local to do the complete job. I think this would be the only way to truly get something bespoke. (...and fit as it should).

[Spartan Tartan]

I too have a tweed argyle like Todd's from Rocky at USA Kilts. I had the custom, made-to-measure, jacket in charcoal and absolutely love it. It fits wonderfully. Given that I can't imagine any other manner to construct such a jacket, I just can't imagine what I would do with a truly bespoke jacket. Unless I had a particular material, or other sophisticated and unique design feature, I just can't imagine a truly bespoke jacket coming out much nicer than the one I had made from Rocky.

As Colin mentions too, a truly bespoke jacket would require a new pattern. Have you looked around your local tailors to inquire if any are truly able to work such a unique project? If truly bespoke is what you are after, you might be better suited working with a local tailor to accommodate the multiple fittings.

Just a thought...

[Piobair]

I also purchased one of the USA Kilts jackets, but unfortunately it was waaayyyyy too big. They advised ordering a size up, which for me didn't work. I wound up selling it for about half of what I paid. The jacket itself was well made, but it definitely made me think twice about special ordering a garment that I haven't been measured for by the seller.

[figheadair]

I'm having one made at the moment by , a truly traditional tailor. Having been measured I selected the cloth (had my own), style of jacket and waiscoat, buttons, cuff (none), eppaulettes (none), lining etc.

Humes made my tweed suit a few years ago, fits perfectly, looks great and I love wearing it.