Reply to: Tailor recommendations

[interested]

http://www.kingandallen.co.uk/

Anyone ever used these guys to have a suit made?

they look reasonable, and apparently all the tailoring is done in the UK.

Another option is www.asuitthatfits.co.uk - any feedback?

think I will give Raja a miss - some bad feedback

P

Cheap tulip.

You get what you pay for. Don't spend less than £800 on a bespoke suit.

Or, to quote a favourite diarist of mine upon learning that some mafia boss spent $20,000 on a suit - 'I didn't know you could get them so cheap'

[spudgun]

http://www.kingandallen.co.uk/

Anyone ever used these guys to have a suit made?

they look reasonable, and apparently all the tailoring is done in the UK.

Another option is www.asuitthatfits.co.uk - any feedback?

think I will give Raja a miss - some bad feedback

P

[Goya]

Goya posta link about Mr Raja as I was looking forward to getting some shirts and suits made up.

Thanks

I had a search on Google & found the following:

Here

Here

Here

Here

Here

Now, I guess people are more likely post things to complain than praise. Also, their are several newspaper articles, etc which show Raja in a good light. However, if a journo was coming to do a piece on my services, I'd push the boat out.

Weighing it up, I'll give Raja a miss this time & stick with my English tailor.

[Harrysp]

Goya posta link about Mr Raja as I was looking forward to getting some shirts and suits made up.

Thanks

[Goya]

The Raja is in town this month!

And having just done a search for comments I won't be going along to see him!

The majority gave a pretty bad impression of the service & quality of suits.

Back to Saville Row then

[Goya]

The Raja is in town this month!

[Goya]

Went shirt shopping at lunch. Tried Thomas Pink first & the shirt style I thought would be closest to my desired one didn't fit right - Too big round the body (shirt, not me) & arms not long enough.

Popped over to Mangas (seemed a dodgy name for a business, but realised they're Spanish - translates to Sleeves!) & got measured up. We'll see the results in 3 weeks.

[Mailman]

Yeah but that does mean you will get a few more weeks wear out of that ASDA suit

Mailman

[Goya]

Raja's the man I was looking for! Shame he's not back in Blighty till end of Jan.

[n5gooner]

One of the Mangas shops is only 5 minutes walk from work, so I'll have a look there.

Also a Thomas Pink nearby. Looking at the website, I'm not sure if they do custom fitting, or just a wide range of off the peg sizes.

From what I know of Thomas Pink they just do a wide range of size's, when working in the City I got all my shirts there.

[Mailman]

What about that geezer that travels around meeting clients in 5 star hotels (best you avoid the one in Mayfare perhaps? ) who measures you up and then gets the suits made in [insert country that uses 12yo kids here].

Apparently top class suits for as little as £200???

Mailman

Found it, the name of the geezer is Raja Daswani, owner of Raja Fashions.

www.raja-fashions.com.

Regards

Mailman

[Goya]

One of the Mangas shops is only 5 minutes walk from work, so I'll have a look there.

Also a Thomas Pink nearby. Looking at the website, I'm not sure if they do custom fitting, or just a wide range of off the peg sizes.

[hyperD]

Jermyn Street, London

http://www.thomaspink.co.uk/uk/mens/

Got my wedding stuff from there.

[DS23]

A couple of guys used ti use a place in Bow Lane, sorry don't know the name or if they still exist. THey were on the left hand side when heading south.

You mean the location of the shop or the the side they dress?

[Goya]

What about that geezer that travels around meeting clients in 5 star hotels (best you avoid the one in Mayfare perhaps? ) who measures you up and then gets the suits made in [insert country that uses 12yo kids here].
Mailman

Sounds like the fellow I'm looking for

Thanks for the other suggestions, I'll take a look.