The Bespoke Process

Taking upwards of 85 hours and approximately 12 weeks to make your bespoke suit, we do not cut corners.  Every piece we make is created from scratch; starting as we were taught, with your pattern - a giant piece of brown paper and a pencil.  Every craftsman who touches your garment is a highly trained and trusted professional, and each of them works for us because we genuinely believe they are the best.

During your initial consultation, we will discuss your garment requirements, how and when you will wear it and any style ideas you have. We will look through our cloth bunches to find the perfect cloth for you.

We carry cloth from some of Britain and Italy’s most respected mills and have close relationships with all of them. Whether it is a simple worsted or flannel, a luxurious mohair or cashmere, or playful linen, bamboo or silk blend for a summer jacket; our extensive library of cloths will guarantee we satisfy your expectations.  

To start with, Antonia will take a full set of measures and note your figuration.  We will start by drafting your pattern by pencil onto a giant piece of brown manila paper. Once this has been cut out and used to strike your pattern onto your chosen cloth, it will hang in our archive and serve as your unique blueprint and reference for any future orders.  We hope this is the start of a life long relationship with your bespoke pattern.

Once the cloth has been cut, a bundle is made up consisting of your cloth, lining, canvas, pads, and other trimmings. This is then passed on to the coatmaker and trousermaker, who will sew your clothing to a baste stage, ready for your first fitting.  This first fitting will help us to gauge any alterations that need to be made to the pattern and clothing itself before advancing your jacket to a more progressed state for second and sometimes third fitting.  

At each fitting, a real sense of how your clothing is evolving comes through and provides the opportunity for feedback on comfort, fit and styling.  These fittings are really important to us as we continue to build our relationship with you, enabling us to be sympathetic to your wants and desires.

The final stages of the make are finishing and pressing.  Finishing includes minute edge stitching, felling of linings and the hand cutting and sewing of buttonholes.  Our deft finishers carry out intricate work, giving your clothing its finished and polished look.  Finally, the presser spends up to an hour masterfully pressing and steaming your clothing, respecting chest shape and sleeve pitch to perfectly capture the three dimensional embodiment of your initial, unique pattern.

Bespoke suits start from £4200

“Antonia made a bespoke suit for my wedding. I felt incredibly at ease throughout the Montague Ede bespoke process. You can tell she is a master of her craft — combining her experience at the prestigious houses of Savile Row, her own impeccable taste and modern sensibilities, and the unique needs of her clients.

Antonia incorporated my feedback on fit and feel as the suit came together and knew exactly what adjustments to make at each stage of the process. The result was a suit that is comfortable, elegant and sophisticated.

My Montague Ede suit is the pride of my wardrobe. The fit is impeccable, and the style is timeless. There is nothing like the bespoke process for creating a garment that truly is one’s own.”

- W.L.