Online Mens Tailor And Custom Tailoring

Common Questions about Product Features

• How are your jackets, pants, and shirts made? What type of construction is done on your jackets, shirts, pants? What are your manufacturing specifications?
  Please find our work standards described at this link where you will find our detailed construction criteria.
  For jackets and suits, we use a mix of traditional old-world construction and more modern construction techniques. Normally, the panel interlinings in our jackets and coats are a combination of fusion and canvas. The top breast panels are fused with hand-basted canvas interlinings for added support and the lower half of the jacket front is fused for increased flow and drape. We offer full-canvas or full-fusion interlinings on jackets and coats, for a small premium. Only the finest threads are used for hand basting so that the outer shell of jackets and coats seem to float on the body when worn.
  We use three types of jacket construction:
  Standard construction - Fusing and canvas. The panel interlinings in our suits are a combination of fusing and canvas.The jackets are fused and canvas facings are used for added support. We can prepare either full canvas or fully fused interlinings.
  Soft Italian Felt construction - is a substitute for heavier British canvas construction. This is a special construction, designed for a modern, softer look with a single layer of fusing combined with soft felt to give the jacket flow and softness. Ideal for semi-bespoke tailoring.
  British Full Canvas construction - This is the traditional method of jacket construction. All inner linings are hand-cut and hand-sewn to the cloth and the canvas is attached to the coat cloth using fine silk thread , giving the jacket the appearance that it floats on the canvas. This construction gives a well built shape to the jacket while providing the drape required for near perfection and is recommended for Classical Bespoke Tailoring. All our shirt collars are top-fused for added durability and stiffness for the highest quality look.

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• Can you do wheelchair fit ? I have physical limitations, can you accomodate them in my custom clothing?
  We certainly can. We will make garments that look good and are comfortable in a wheelchair or that accommodate any physical limitations. We would require images of you sitting in the wheel chair front and back as well as standing(if possible) with front, back and side views. If possible, we prefer images of the full body front, back and side silhouettes clearly showing any physical limitations so that the custom clothing can be proportioned accordingly.This helps us construct the garments correctly with the proper balance of appearance and comfort. Send them as a JPEG format that ends in the extension .jpg with each one no larger than 50 kb. in size. If sending multiple images, ensure the images are zipped before transmission to make for easier uploads and downloads.
  Ensure that measurements are taken off the body when not in the wheelchair as well as when in the wheel chair. This is important for three dimensional measurements such as chest, stomach, waist and hip circumferences as well as the front chest and back measurements.
  When setting up a profile, set up the profile using off the body, out of the chair measurements. The separate set in the wheel chair should be emailed to us separately.

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• Do you make detachable collar dress shirts?
  We can custom make detachable collar shirts per your specifications. To order these, please visit one of our fabric collections, select the shirt category the style, and the color. On subsequent special request pages, specify that you want detachable collars. This will then be incorporated into the order at no extra charge.

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• I am looking for a particular fabric. Can you source a fabric I am looking for?
  Yes, we can. Send us an image of the material, or a link to an online image, or send us a swatch or a detailed description of the fabric and we will attempt to source it for you.
  More information and instructions on sending fabric and specifying the fabric quantity needed can be found at this link.
  To place CMT orders, use this form.

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• Which fabric mills do you obtain your fabrics from? Where do most of your fabrics come from?
  Most of our fabrics are sourced from suppliers in UK, France, Italy, Korea, Japan, China and Thailand.
  www.tessilgrosso.com, www.hollandandsherry.com, www.carlobarbera.it , www.vitalebarberiscanonico.it, www.reda.it, www.zignone.it and www.scabal.com are websites of some of our fabric suppliers. Only the best materials are ordered from these and other top-end millers.

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• What are the shipping and handling Charges?
  www.MyCustomTailor.com does not charge any shipping and handling charges for orders above USD 200. Smaller orders under USD 200 do have a small micro-shipment charge of USD 15. We use international couriers such as FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc., and delivery is door-to-door. When orders are placed using off-site purchase modes like our auction promotions, emailed promotions. or through other similar promotional means, shipping and handling costs are 20% of the total order calculated on regular prices. A two-piece suit weighs about 1.5-2.5 kg. and a cotton shirt is at least 0.5 kg. Each pair of pants weighs about 0.5-1 kg. The determination of which courier to use rests with us; we try to use the most efficient way to deliver your order.

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• Can I send in sizes that I want copied from a garment that fits me well?
  Yes. Log into the MyAccounts section and use the "Send Sizes to Copy" link on the left of the page to submit finished sizes taken from garments that fit you well.
  Detailed instructions on what measurements are to be taken and how to take them are provided.

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• How do I know if My Custom Tailor is for me? Read how previous customers have described our service and the quality of clothing they have received. Or, feel free to make your own comments. We may even post your comments on www.MyCustomTailor.com.

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• I am looking for wrinkle resistant fabrics that are durable for everyday wear.
  Our polyester blends, polyester mixes, and synthetic blends, especially in the Classic Collections, are perfect for high quality, wrinkle resistant, durable everyday wear.
  You can use the Fabric Search function to quickly and easily pick out the perfect materials for your requirements. Select single or multiple criteria when doing your searches for perfect results.

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• I am an existing client but do not see my measurements profile in my account. Do you have all my measurements? If so, why is it not shown?
  If you have ordered from us, we have your measurements on file. You can contact us for a confirmation. There are a few reasons why the measurements may not be showing in your account. The most likely reason is that although you have used our web services before, you may have used a previous version of our website and the measurements you submitted were not added to the database. For convenience purposes we only update an online measurements profile once an order has been received via this new version of our website. The measurements will then be updated as we process your order. A second reason why the measurements may not displayed in your profile is that we had used a sample sent by you for replication. The measurements of the sample are therefore not updated in your online database even though we do have on file the sample´s sizes.

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