Select the Perfect Suit to suit your act
What Makes A Good Suit?
“The difference between fashion and style is quality.” Georgio Armani
Cost ~ Suits range in price from $50 to $5,000. As a magician, a good rule to follow is to wear a suit that retails for at least the hourly price of your act. A birthday party magician can wear a cheap suit, but a corporate magician should consider much higher quality suits to perform in. It will be paid for after one performance.
The “bespoke” suit is the ultimate luxury suit in the $5,000 price range. Obviously, these are the suits of royalty, hand crafted and cut exactly to your figure. They are hand sewn with the finest wools. Fabrics are the height of quality. 'Bespoke' is actually a term dating from the 17th century, when tailors held the full lengths of cloth in their premises. When a customer chose a length of material, it was said to have “been spoken for”. Hence a suit made by a tailor who makes your clothes individually to your specific personal requirements is called "bespoke".
The top bespoke suit makers haven’t seen a drop-off in business during the recession, as they only make a limited number of suits per year. They take up to 5 fittings and six weeks to produce a bespoke suit. Caraceni (Italian) tailors spend 63 hours per suit; Anderson and Sheppard tailors (to Prince Charles) spend 40 hours and three fittings per suit. The jackets are more elegantly draped than fitted, the interior flex canvas is cut on the bias, and armholes are cut small and tight for increased maneuverability. Interior and exterior pockets are reinforced so they won’t pull the suit out of shape.
A “made-to-measure” suit simply uses a basic, pre-existing template pattern, which is then adjusted to your individual measurements. It allows customers to choose the fabrics, styling and details before the tailor takes the measurements, and forwards the order to the factory. This suit is also made with the finest wools and linings, and is hand crafted. However, it is half the price of “bespoke”, averaging $2,000 to $4,000, and prices run about 25% higher than off the rack.
“The difference between fashion and style is quality.” Georgio Armani
Cost ~ Suits range in price from $50 to $5,000. As a magician, a good rule to follow is to wear a suit that retails for at least the hourly price of your act. A birthday party magician can wear a cheap suit, but a corporate magician should consider much higher quality suits to perform in. It will be paid for after one performance.
The “bespoke” suit is the ultimate luxury suit in the $5,000 price range. Obviously, these are the suits of royalty, hand crafted and cut exactly to your figure. They are hand sewn with the finest wools. Fabrics are the height of quality. 'Bespoke' is actually a term dating from the 17th century, when tailors held the full lengths of cloth in their premises. When a customer chose a length of material, it was said to have “been spoken for”. Hence a suit made by a tailor who makes your clothes individually to your specific personal requirements is called "bespoke".
The top bespoke suit makers haven’t seen a drop-off in business during the recession, as they only make a limited number of suits per year. They take up to 5 fittings and six weeks to produce a bespoke suit. Caraceni (Italian) tailors spend 63 hours per suit; Anderson and Sheppard tailors (to Prince Charles) spend 40 hours and three fittings per suit. The jackets are more elegantly draped than fitted, the interior flex canvas is cut on the bias, and armholes are cut small and tight for increased maneuverability. Interior and exterior pockets are reinforced so they won’t pull the suit out of shape.
A “made-to-measure” suit simply uses a basic, pre-existing template pattern, which is then adjusted to your individual measurements. It allows customers to choose the fabrics, styling and details before the tailor takes the measurements, and forwards the order to the factory. This suit is also made with the finest wools and linings, and is hand crafted. However, it is half the price of “bespoke”, averaging $2,000 to $4,000, and prices run about 25% higher than off the rack.