Tailoring to me personally, has always been a very amazing experience. The uncertainty, of how your shirt will turn out, e.g. fitting & shirt colour overall, prior to collect your commissioned shirt/pants after a few weeks wait is often very thrilling, and exciting to me.
On my early adventures, while starting out with limited budget, i have tried Peninsular tailors, which include men's tradition, personality and dreamland. If a review is needed, i will pen a reply in my next post.
Later on in life, i found a full-time job, while studyiing part-time. I manage to have a slightly higher disposable income, as compared before when i was in NS, and I started to venture out to finer quality things in life like watches, and also, middle-high end tailors, including CYC, and currently Dylan & Sons.
My tailoring experience with Dylan & Sons.
Over the past two months, i have tailored a total of 5 shirts, 2 pants with him. I have one more pair of chinos in waiting, and i had even introduced my gf to make her "first-shirt with them. (she chose the linen range, which is slightly more exp..=(, well, i paid up.). The fabrics i chose are mainly oxfords for shirts, and mixed wool for pants. Fitting wise, they are excellent, and he does even take into account on my sloping shoulders. Stitching is done well, and for my pants, i am very surprised that he did the inner linings for them, which was not done before from any of my previous peninsular tailors. (i am not too sure if that was a norm for higher-end tailoring.) Shirt buttons are mother of pearl. They really do have fabulous fabrics, but also at a expensive range which i simply can't seem to justify the purchase in economical terms, to me as of now.
Customer service wise, imho, they have a lot of brushing up to do. Ultimately, we consumers pay a premium over similar competitors in the scene, therefore our expectations tend to increase also. Much is needed to brush-up on the SA/Intern's Customer-service & PR skills, as well as on the email exchanges for short appointments with Dylan for styling advice.
Budget wise, for price-sensitive young adults like me, they are worth a shot. The discounts they offer to me as of now, are not really attractive as compared to the peninsular tailors though. On a personal note, i do hope that once in a while they do give me 10% off on one or two items based on goodwill, instead of the bulk purchase of 5 items and above. The initial outlay for 5 items all at a go is simply too big for me. An observation to take note is that the shirt/pant prices seemed to had increase over time, as compared to last year. That is one downside for me.
Overall, i would say, i do certainly hope to build a long-term r/s with Dylan. As I am slightly in-decisive, i do require some styling advice from time to time. Ranking by highest importance first - Fit, Price, Fabric & Customer-service are various considerable factors for me. Let me know how do you guys think about Dylan overall as well. Thank you!
