21 Technical Points

To be of Savile Row Bespoke standard, a suit must meet 21 Technical Points. It is not an exhaustive list of the features but they are required as a minimum:

The Jacket must have:

Sufficient inlays to allow 3 inches adjustment to the main body seams
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All linings felled by hand
*
Hand prick-stitched vent and front edge

 

Top collar hand draw-stitched onto the facing
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Sleeves set by hand
*
Hand stitched front buttonholes and left lapel buttonhole with sewn flower loop. Inlay under the collar.
*
Hand cut and shaped shoulder pads and canvasses
*
Slanting breast pocket with hand stitched border

 

Armhole lining eased and hand felled
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Hand top-stitching on the front pockets
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Front and cuff buttons sewn on by hand with cross-stitch
*
Linen used to reinforce pockets and gorge
*
Hand canvassing on jacket foreparts
*
Cuff with opening slit and hand stitched buttonholes

 

The Trousers must have:

Internal waistband with inlays of 3 to 4 inches on the back and side seams for adjustment
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Buttons sewn by hand in cross-stitch
*
Hand made external buttonholes
*
Hand stitched fly

 

Half lined trouser fronts for comfort
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Hand stitched seat seam
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Pockets, band-lining and back curtains sewn in by hand