Sam's Tailor Suit Review | Is it worth the hype?
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- čas přidán 14. 09. 2022
- We have all seen the lives and TikTok content from our friend Roshan from Sam's Tailor. But are the suits actually worth it. We took a dive into the style and make of one of his garments and this is what we found out.
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I own a Sam's Tailors suit, passed down to me. This was made a good few years back, I can't confirm if Roshan made it. But it was made from a wonderful Dourmeil cloth, full canvas. The cut was classic, lapels not skinny trousers pleated and finishing excellent
I’d love to see a picture of it!
Thanks 🙏 glad u were happy with it
The first 5 minutes, you are reviewing the design choices of the CLIENT. I have been to Sam’s Tailors and had suits made. The client is asked many design questions and gets what they ask for. I have both wide lapel slim fitted and narrow lapel super-slim fitted (Daniel Craig James Bond) from Sam’s. The first visit Roshan measures the client, and design decisions are made. Second visit (the next day) a test fit of partially constructed suit is made, and measurements are tweaked. Third visit is a final fitting, then suits are shipped to my home in the USA a week later. I highly recommend Sam’s…but get there at morning opening time, otherwise you will have to wait. They take their time with each client, so you don’t want to be 5th in line
U have got this all wrong. We ask the client every question for style choices and they choose. We don’t dictate to them
But you guys do have a very noticeable house style.
Dont listen to this fool sam
Not to mention a grown man assaulting young boys back sides while having a suit made and at that price in hong kong id rather not go there if Im going to pay to be violated by a grown man. 🏃🏻💨 I'm sure the competition in HK might offer something similar in quality and not harass me while having it done.
@@a.b.tchannel3572It's clearly a joke which he asks them if they want to do
@@foxrestive8285 even if permission is granted, it's still weird and comes off strange like no one serious would want his business.
Image is everything in that business I'm not sure a serious would be happy to see or be asked that. I wonder what his father before him would think to see what his business turned in to.
I am a huge fan of Roshan Melwani and Sam’s Tailor. I own several pieces designed by Roshan and the quality is phenomenal and all pieces are truly artisan. He is always ahead of the curve and always will be!
Is Roshan the son that took over? The very tall skinny one? He is excellent
@@finn4435 Yes that is Roshan. His father is still the owner of Sam’s Tailor and is still involved in the business. Roshan is the director and is definitely the driving creative force and he has been the driving force regarding bringing Sam’s Tailor into the future and is responsible for the business survival during the pandemic
Great review! Definitely a lot to think about.
I can’t get with the styling of this jacket. It feels really, really dated to me.
As far as other tailoring to look at, I’d be interested in what you think of Collaro. I just got my first suit from them, and I absolutely love it!
Indochino has been a headache. None of the "custom" fit suits or pants I have altered have impressed me as far as fit is concerned.
The gorge height really jumps out at me, the peak is probably riding on or above the clavicle when worn.
Overall I think the design is very 2012, when people wanted the Mad Men skinny lapel early 60’s suit with Daniel Craig shrink fit cut.
Good to see they’re decent quality for the money otherwise.
Yeah, this feels peak #menswear
And the style can be hard because I’ll be honest I’ve made things I’m not happy with because the client was so insistent on it.
@@AspiringGent I think it’s kind of his house style, based off his own suits it seems to be his personal preference at least. I was thinking about the gorge height earlier. His clientele is presumably mostly Asian, and there is the belief that raising the gorge visually extends the torso increasing perceived height (short jackets, slim lapels and smaller flaps are part of this). I assume this is why he would favour it.
I also remembered a blog you’d like, Fatto a Mano. I don’t think it is being updated anymore but it is still up. They have some detailed test-downs of a lot of high-end tailoring.
@@AspiringGent That's gotta be the most surreal experience! I suppose that's the reason a portfolio is "selected" pieces, not "all" pieces...
Love these review videos!
What should we do next?
@@AspiringGent Maybe a Brooks Brothers double vested?
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
I don't mind that thin lapel. I find the thick lapel to be staid, and thus not my preference.
Did you get the full service? 😅
I got these pleated pants, and when i sit down they tent up a lot at the crotch. I can grab at least a handful. Whats going on there? do you have a video on how to fix that?
cool video louis ,i had a question about an alteration ,so i attempted to alter a sportcoat and it came out preaty well except for a centerflap that wont lay nicely across the butt any idea what it could be ?
Does the jacket feel too snug or do you think it’s a problem with the vent itself?
@@AspiringGent the upper back feels good and does not pull at all its only the flap that dosent lay nicely
Like the way you review suit ps l just enjoy your channel so much so happy that I subscribe keep up the great work and videos... can you please review a Hugo Boss suit l got one from a Up brand/Hight end store
Thanks for being here! We definitely can! I’ve been waiting to do a Boss suit for a little while!
I don't know anything about suits but I've been seeing him on tiktok and am from hong kong was thinking to myself like his suits don't look special like it makes everyone wearing them look like they have super narrow shoulders? The only suit that ever jumped out to me was one I saw tristan tate wearing that one was ridiculous could tell it was expensive even to the untrained eye (myself).
Great job
Many of the design choices were the clients. I know this because we were the client for this suit. What I will say is that this suit, despite being given sizing MULTIPLE times was so incredibly ill fitting, it was obscene and could have never ever been worn as is. After begging for resolution, we brought it to Primo and they fixed it with measurements. My sin in law picked it up 4 days before the wedding and it fit perfectly. Sam's Tailor used to be well known and well respected by many military men back in the day. It is one of the reasons we went with them. Never ever again.
Design choices like the lapel width, contrasting button hole colour are all choices during the set up
Looks super cheap, particularly the cloth imo. The skinny lapels, contrasting stitching, and a single vent dont really help either... Definitely would rather go with suitsupply or spier and Mackay, particularly for this price point....
Those are great options. I would be interested to see a higher quality suit from them because that would probably boost their ratings.
IMHO I agree with most of your points but believe he's a flash in the pan insofar as permanent style(classic) and not my cup of tea! Tight suits are wrong and really are uncomfortable for even the ectomorphs who dare to wear them LOL.
Definitely double back vents for me
Not a huge fan of the design. Obvious care has been taken in the construction. I think your score is exactly where I’d put it.
we cant even see the suit with the lighting
I kind of miss that it is not indochino to have employees. Ain't asia sorta labor-rich? No one obeys the laws there, thank god.
You are so right. The narrow lapels and contrasting stitching are ridiculous. Unwearable.
When I got a suit from there they discussed the option to add stitching and the colours for it.
They urged me to have a complementary instead of contrasting coloured stitching. This is obviously just my experience but I think it's unwise to assume that every customer receives and is pushed towards the same house style.
Edit: they also suggested a normal lapel and this was a suit I asked for formal events and job interviews.
Wide lapels. Every day of the week.
I think wide lapels are dated and clownish
Horrific sound quality
I haaaaaate that you used the phrase "looks feminine" as derogatory description for tailored clothing.
First of all, there's plenty of ways to express femininity, and the size of your lapel is the last thing I think of. I think it's also wrong, plenty of dude-bro man's-man f*boys sport the skinny lapel look.
Second, even if this were the case, it's sad that you feel like you somehow can't express your femininity in your clothing.
One of the reasons I like tailored clothing is that I attribute the elegance in tailoring as an inherent feminine trait.
So it's fine, be whoever you want to be. Femininity lives in all of us, same as masculinity, in different doses, and it's fine.
If you’re going for a more feminine like that totally fine and we can definitely do that.
And I’m sure there are plenty of dube Bros wearing small lapels but those dudes are wear feminine looking suits. That’s fine if that’s what they are going for.
For us clothing is a language and we make clothing that is bold, strong, and masculine. If that doesn’t describe what you like there are plenty of other makers.
@@AspiringGent Hey, thank you for the reply and clarification-I know you're also running a business, so I'm not trying to put that down in any way.
I'm just not sure the “feminine looking suits” comments are quite so solid. Just case in point, I'm going to make the argument that suit/outfit you are wearing in the video is very ‘feminine’. Why? Because it's has a generous length, large peak lapels, the pants are flowy and wide. It's very drapey, very elegant, very beautiful, purposeful.
The point is that the garment itself is just a piece of cloth - and is not inherently gendered. People make it gendered by connotation with the people who generally wear it. Contemporarily, this type of suit is worn by women, because elegance, purpose and beauty are currently seen as more socially acceptable to femme presenting people than masc. They are therefore more frequently sold in women's sections in department stores and fast fashion houses then men's sections. You can go to Zara, H&M, Target, etc. right now, and see this. Before you scold me, I know, that's not your customer. But it is the majority of people buying and perceiving tailored clothing.
And that's why I think it's silly to educate people while using this vocabulary. Because the point can be made that outside the Hashtag-Menswear-Cary-Grant-Cosplay-Community, a suit that is ‘bold, strong, and masculine’ is one that is short, small, and is toned down in every way: allowing the wearer to either show of his physique, or hide in the complete anonymity of how boring it is. Contrastingly, a feminine suit is one that is turned up to 11, flowy, generous, loud, and beautiful.
If I can just one thing across, it's not that you're wrong-from your point of view you can make your case and point to examples from last century and be completely vindicated-it's just that it's kind of silly. Using gendered language for pieces of cloth doesn't really capture the essense of a that piece of cloth, or the reality of the people wearing it.
Femininity lives in me as well and I’m delighted when I get to express it
I re-watched the video to make sure I wasn't just reacting to the comments. I think the phrase was something to the effect of "I don't like this, I feel it looks feminine and I like a more masculine look" then he invited us to tell him what we think. It did not sound derogatory to me, but that doesn't mean I have to agree or that Louis is free from criticism as Tim Gunn himself is routinely under fire for talking about masculinity, femininity, and the difference in the bodies of men and women and how clothing fits a person who is transgender. I understand that "masculine" and "feminine" are words we used to say without a second thought but today we are beginning to understand their meaning and impact on behavior. I think we all need a little grace here in how we talk to one another and describe how words make us feel.
@@donone7686 🙄
jacket on the left is gorgeous, perfect as-is.
right looks dated and sloppy, very "american" style.