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| - I had an odd experience here earlier in the year.
Seeking a blazer, not wanting to spend too much, and having done some research, I made my appointment, confirmed over the phone and dropped in at the appointed time. The space is pretty nice. Tomas was finishing up with a client or some business so I began with his assistant. She took me through how the process works and some of my choices, even answering some of my many questions.
(At this point I should confess that I can be a salesperson's worst or best customer because I've likely done too much homework)
About halfway through Tomas emerges and we have a nice chat about this item, clothing in general, etc. I try on a test jacket and he measures me up, his assistant taking down the measurements. We then went through the options and I noticed that the base price kept climbing and climbing as I opted for what should be standard features like surgeons cuffs. He only could offer me two fabrics but had to check to see if he could get the less expensive choice. After getting everything input, he was off to help another customer who came in. I was told I would be contacted about the fabric but was never called or e-mailed.
After several weeks I went to my regular guy who, while more expensive, is worth it. I thought it was odd that I wasn't contacted again.
A few other points:
I asked if this was made-to-measure or bespoke and Tomas danced around the question saying that his work was "custom". I feel that a garment is either one or the other, unless it is OTR. Perhaps he meant that it is "bespoke-ish" in that a pattern is not cut out for you but everything else (fabric choice, labour, construction, etc.) is that of a bespoke suit. At any rate, it was not clear.
The fact that I only had two possible choices for a blue blazer was pretty limited. Other tailors can offer you a choices of dozens in store or 1000s out of the book if you want to pay more and wait a little longer.
My overall impression is similar to what has been expressed by another reviewer in that Tomas is more of business man than an old school tailor.
The fact that he and the assistant were simply inputting things into an online form led me to think that all they were doing was adding a layer over what you can do online at home. There are lots of online custom, made in China sites now for men's clothing. Maybe it is possible to work with these companies where you can open up a storefront, charge a premium but give the actual labour to somebody else?
Tomas did say the clothes are made in Canada but not by who or where.
The number of measurements was limited although he did take into account some irregularities (one shoulder hangs lower).
I was offered water or tea/coffee but not the good stuff as shown on the website. Maybe the scotch is just for show or is only offered after you've spent a few grand?
Again, the place did feel hip and cool but not quite like tailor shops I'm used to.
The process felt a bit rushed--maybe I came at the wrong time or had used up my allotted hour quicker than I realized.
Bottom line: While I do believe that many guys have been able to get satisfaction here, I'd advise you to look elsewhere in the city for either MTM or bespoke.
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