Comments on: No Sleep till Bushwick | Martin Greenfield Clothiers

By: ER

ER — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:50:28 +0000

A couple things…
1. When you are doing hand tailoring, you dont want to sit in a regular ie. comfy chair. You sorta crouch over your work. The balance is different. Check out this guy: http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/50773720.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=E41C9FE5C4AA0A14598EB813DA5CB59A398B5CBB0DC6289CE802AFA67377C4CCB01E70F2B3269972

2. Canvas can be hand or machine basted. Both give that roll to the lapel. I suspect, by the prices, that these are machine basted, but that is just a guess. As otherwise, there would be many more pictures of people hand sewing jacket fronts in that herringbone stitch that allows the canvas to float in place. Like in the pic above.

By: brandon

brandon — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:01:47 +0000

To tell if it’s canvassed or glued, take the jacket between your thumb and index finger and rub together, and if it’s indeed canvassed you should feel a layer in between the two layers of the shell and lining.

If Martin Greenfield is making it, it’s undoubtedly going to be canvassed.

By: HolThaDo

HolThaDo — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:32:25 +0000

forget it tailor said it’s basted not glued. Also having workable buttonholes added.

By: HolThaDo

HolThaDo — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:52:46 +0000

exactly — I’m wondering if these Gilt Martin Greenfield’s suits (tux in my case) are/is canvasssed/basted rather than glued. I am no expert, no idea how to tell. I guess I’m assuming basted but I thought those would cost much more. Anyone?

By: Tuce

Tuce — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:21:29 +0000

@HolThaDo “Hand-tailored” doesn’t really mean anything. I think you mean your suit is canvassed rather than fused. That means it has a full interlining (usually made from horsehair) rather than glue.

By: HolThaDo

HolThaDo — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:27:27 +0000

just got my tux from the Gilt sale today. Love it, it’s perfect. Question for you experts: these “hand-tailored” suits/tuxes are basted, not glued, correct? Is that what “hand tailored” means?

By: Ted

Ted — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:34:31 +0000

Thank you for the inspiring post. I love stories like this. From
Holocaust survivor to the great American success .The man has balls of steel.

By: Blinkable

Blinkable — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:19:11 +0000

@jc completely agree on the lining.

Any idea on the lead time needed for one of these suits?

By: jc

jc — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:56:14 +0000

interesting lining in the 19th photo

By: Fay

Fay — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:42:37 +0000

Love these images.
just recently completed sewing a mens suit jacket myself.
So much goes work and effort and patience goes into it.
Crazzy.

http://fayfriscolife.blogspot.com/2010/07/gentlemens-club.html