We are making a suit for a lady who bought her own cloth to us and asked for something a little bit different. We love a challenge and this was not the kind of cloth we see everyday. Scabal do a range of suitings which contain precious metals or stones, for example if you so wish you could have diamond dust woven into your suit, or Lapis Lazuli or 22ct gold. This particular cloth is the 22ct stripe – which actually looks less savage than it sounds, subtle as opposed to brash but not your average business suit.
We are going to blog the process as this promises to be a little extraordinary, providing Raymond doesn’t ‘lose’ the fabric and it mysteriously ends up as a suit for him by pure coincidence..!
Today we measured the client and went through styling details, Brian and Claire will now draft the pattern and put a toile into make. This toile is like a step before the forward fitting made in cheap cloth in order to get the shape right before the tailors shears cut the Super 150s cloth.
I am anxiously awaiting the updates on this project. I remember when Tom assisted Lucy in the procurement of this fabric.