Grey Fox's Hunter's tweed suit by Susannah Hall, Tailors

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Well, here's the (almost) final result. I've never felt so comfortable in a suit; in fact, after a tiring day at Best of Britannia, I felt no need to take it off and change into jeans as I crashed on the sofa afterwards (sorry Susannah, it came to no harm). I recommend the bespoke/ made-to-measure route to anyone.

This has been a significant step in my search for style and I've enjoyed every minute of it. I've loved being a client of Susannah Hall's and have asked her to make me a blazer - that will be another story.

I'm grateful to Susannah Hall, Tailors, for making the suit, to Hunter's Tweed from whom I obtained the tweed and to Heather Amos, photographer, for taking these shots at Best of Britannia, .



Photography - Heather Amos


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11 comments

  1. Antoine Becaglia8 October 2013 at 03:44

    Suit look great on you but a 3 piece suit (especially bespoke) would anyway on a thin and tall man like yourself :) I wonder how it would look on a smaller, bulkier version of a man?

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  2. Heinz-Ulrich von Boffke8 October 2013 at 06:23

    Extremely nice!

    Best Regards,

    Heinz-Ulrich von B.

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  3. Anonymous8 October 2013 at 08:24

    Greyfox,

    Now, you're all ready for next year's Goodwood Revival. I'm not certain that car is though.

    Regards
    David

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  4. Anonymous8 October 2013 at 09:53

    Looks top-notch. How long is the jacket, relative to your, um, posterior, please?

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  5. Grey Fox8 October 2013 at 10:51

    It is a long-ish jacket as I wanted a fairly traditional cut rather than a very modern short length. This is a suit to last, rather than one reflecting probably ephemeral fashionable styles - short jackets will not stay stylish for ever.

    GF

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  6. David9 October 2013 at 11:01

    Grey Fox, it was great to meet you at BOB. The suit looks even better worn in real life than in the pictures. I think Susannah may have persuaded me to visit in the near future for more than a shirt.

    Thank you for your thought provoking posts

    All the best

    David

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  7. L'age moyen12 October 2013 at 10:44

    I would kill for just such a suit - long jacket and all!

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  8. Grey Fox12 October 2013 at 12:49

    Thank you L'age moyen - I'm sure Susannah Hall could make you one without your having to kill for it ;)
    !

    GF

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  9. fred gonsowski15 October 2013 at 19:03

    Hi there Grey Fox,

    Nice suit. Being 3 pieces, you can break it up and use it for soo many looks. The blazer can be put with jeans, the vest and pants with a, let's say, navy blue blazer, the pants would look great with a turtle neck sweater, and the vest could be worn by itself with other things from your closet.

    The main thing with buying things that are sets is to have them ALL dry cleaned at the same time ALWAYS, so they fade at the same exact rate over time.

    Your next suit, Grey Fox, should be something in a Silver Gray ;-}

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  10. Grey Fox20 October 2013 at 12:01

    Thanks Fred - yes, I hadn't really thought about that, so, thanks, I will wear them in different ways.

    I agree about next suit - maybe grey herringbone?

    I hope you are well.

    GF

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  11. Barry Arnold17 November 2013 at 10:20

    A lovely suit - I might have added notched lapels to the waistcoat.

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