With these three sets, we are taking an important step: it is a project that we have built together, with your feedback, over the course of the discussions we have had with you, one of the first that we wanted to develop when turning to new know-how. We have thought long and hard about launching tailored suits following your requests. But this is an expertise in its own right and we wanted to remain specialists in shirtmaking, taking the time to train ourselves. We have taken a first step, which we are sure you will like!
Speaking of suits, one of the biggest problems is that you often have to buy the jacket and pants at the same time, without being able to mix and match them. But we don't all have a "standard" body shape (and it's actually quite rare) or you simply only want one piece of the two.
So we have chosen to give you the option of offering you a complete set, with different sizes if necessary, or each piece separately. Some will prefer to wear our jackets with jeans. Some our elegant pants with a jacket. Or both sets, for work or pleasure. It will be up to you to decide!
Three jackets and three pants with a tailored feel. For the fabrics, we turned to our renowned Italian suppliers: Vitale Barberis Canonico and Angelico. We chose wool flannels of an ideal thickness, between formal and casual style, for the sake of adaptability, as you like (we were able to see it with our classic-cut casual shirts)!
We entrusted the creation of these jackets and trousers to Gérard, who founded his workshop specializing in the art of tailoring in Romania. A "Sartoria" that made our sets with the same quality requirements as for custom-made products.
Want to know more about what you're wearing? We invite you to take a look behind the scenes at this tailoring workshop . A brief history of jackets and pants.
Elegant and easy to match jackets. For our first flannel jackets, as always, we did not skimp on quality. We got two soft and supple blue and grey flannels, which do not crease (or almost) from Angelico. Our other fabric, more vintage, comes from Vitale Barberis Canonico, certainly one of the most renowned drapers among the "sarti".
Many men around us were telling us about their difficulty in finding a jacket and pants set that didn't look too office-worker-like.
You don't change a winning cut. For the construction, we kept the same details as for our summer jackets. A cut that falls well on the shoulders, slightly fitted at the waist, with two slits at the back to allow movement.
You will also find the Neapolitan shoulder, flexible, which allows to structure the jacket without making it too imposing, which is particularly appreciable under a coat in winter, to keep you warm in all elegance. Last but not least, we opted for "kissing buttons" at the sleeves, the kind of detail that we notice.
To be combined and mismatched as desired, we have imagined three pants halfway between chinos and sartorial pants, made in the same high-end flannels as our jackets.
Many men around us were telling us how difficult it was to find work pants that they could also wear for the pleasure of being well dressed. They were looking for a versatile piece, one that was neither too "white collar" nor too casual. So we reworked the cut of our chinos to give our pants a more "tailored" feel: a higher waist, a refined belt and a slightly straighter cut.
The length of our pants has been deliberately designed without a hem, so that you can adjust them directly to your measurements. So yes, this implies that you make a hem in all cases... but it is the tailoring spirit that we were looking for.
If you want a specific address, here are the retouchers located in Montorgueil and Batignolles with whom we usually work, and who do good work. As a guide, a simple hem will cost you between €7 and €14.
- (Literally) two steps from our Batignolles boutique
Seam Couture & Alterations
15 rue du Mont Doré, 75017 Paris
- In the Montorgueil district, near our first boutique
Zelda Retouches
9 rue Mandar, 75002 Paris
- At home (our partner for several years) Tilli.
How to choose the right length?
Suit up! Whether you wear our pants with beautiful sneakers or leather ankle boots, our jackets with casual flannel shirts or formal shirts with musketeer cuffs, you will always have style! Easy and pleasant to wear, soft materials that do not weigh down the silhouette… It's a match!
