I have been a lurker on the forums for months, and first I must thank everyone here for the great deal I have learned. Truly a joy to read some of your posts!
On to my questions....
In an amazing NYC thrift store find, I recently purchased a beautiful hand-tailored suit in very fine condition, bespoke for a previous owner.
The tailoring on the suit is remarkable, loads of hand stitching and beautiful detailing--what really got me was the interior and exterior pocket linings in blue gingham. The fabric is an understated but stately cashmere & mink 120s charcoal birdseye, made in England (the fabric edge with these details is sewn to be visible in the rear pants pocket). The fabric looks almost identical to that of FNB's suit towards the bottom of this recent thread:
The suit was made by a New York City tailor, Vito Smeraldi, who I have unsuccessfully tried to locate and who I fear may no longer be around. Does anybody, especially the older members and NYC tailors/shirtmakers, have a suit by the same tailor or know anything about him?
The pants of the suit fit me perfectly, and the coat nearly so--but to my eye, the latter is a tad long in the body and sleeves. As the sleeves have working buttonholes, I believe that I will need to shorten the sleeve at the shoulder, perhaps 1". Having read through the shoulder alteration threads on this forum, I realize this is a sensitive operation that should be undertaken only by an experienced bespoke tailor.
Do any of the veteran NYC bespoke tailors mentioned here (Corvato, etc) take on this sort of alteration? If not, who would be a veteran alterations tailor who I can trust to assess me in the suit, and then recommend and execute the correct alterations?
This has become my best suit, and with a tweak or two I think it would be nearly perfect--I don't want to risk ruining the shoulder or the silhouette.
Thanks for your advice!
On to my questions....
In an amazing NYC thrift store find, I recently purchased a beautiful hand-tailored suit in very fine condition, bespoke for a previous owner.
The tailoring on the suit is remarkable, loads of hand stitching and beautiful detailing--what really got me was the interior and exterior pocket linings in blue gingham. The fabric is an understated but stately cashmere & mink 120s charcoal birdseye, made in England (the fabric edge with these details is sewn to be visible in the rear pants pocket). The fabric looks almost identical to that of FNB's suit towards the bottom of this recent thread:
The suit was made by a New York City tailor, Vito Smeraldi, who I have unsuccessfully tried to locate and who I fear may no longer be around. Does anybody, especially the older members and NYC tailors/shirtmakers, have a suit by the same tailor or know anything about him?
The pants of the suit fit me perfectly, and the coat nearly so--but to my eye, the latter is a tad long in the body and sleeves. As the sleeves have working buttonholes, I believe that I will need to shorten the sleeve at the shoulder, perhaps 1". Having read through the shoulder alteration threads on this forum, I realize this is a sensitive operation that should be undertaken only by an experienced bespoke tailor.
Do any of the veteran NYC bespoke tailors mentioned here (Corvato, etc) take on this sort of alteration? If not, who would be a veteran alterations tailor who I can trust to assess me in the suit, and then recommend and execute the correct alterations?
This has become my best suit, and with a tweak or two I think it would be nearly perfect--I don't want to risk ruining the shoulder or the silhouette.
Thanks for your advice!
