La Rukico Tailor

Buying a men’s overcoat, pick what is right!

Kelly — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:59:04 +0000

When you shop for men’s overcoat, how do you decide which one is right for you? There are many options, you can pick one of the various men’s overcoats displayed on the racks in a nearby shopping mall or you can devote a little time and attention towards getting a bespoke men’s overcoat from a New York tailor. Well finding a readymade men’s overcoat too takes time, because most of these standard sized overcoats do not really fit well. Thus, while you might think that perhaps in an hour’s time you should be able to buy a readymade men’s overcoat, finding the right one actually takes longer hours and sometimes even days.

Emphasizes here is upon the ‘right’ men’s overcoat because most of the readymade options are not appropriate for you. Either the fit will be too bulky or length wouldn’t be appropriate or the color might be too dull. For some reason or the other, the overcoat will just not solve the purpose.

However when you opt for a tailor like La Rukico, getting the right men’s overcoat is easy. Primarily because, expert tailors at La Rukico stitch customized men’s overcoats, especially for you. When you buy a bespoke men’s overcoat, you have the option of clearly elucidating what you want in an overcoat. With a tailor made men’s overcoat, you pick the fabric and decide the color and finalize the overcoat’s cut and pattern. Be it the length of the men’s overcoat or choice of buttons, you play the boss. With a tailored men’s overcoat, you do not have to wear what others think is fine, but instead you buy, what you are sure about.

Custom suits in New York are expensive … really?

Kelly — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:52:26 +0000

Many male shoppers in New York feel that custom suits are expensive and thus they end up buying readymade alternatives. The group believes that these custom suits as stitched by New York tailors are not priced right, especially because similar options can be found in shopping malls, at a lower tag. The assertions are half correct. Yes, in New York custom suits are priced higher than off the rack options. However, the cost of these New York customized suits is totally justified. Perhaps, having a look at the price break up and evaluating the quality differences in bespoke and ready suits can help evaluate.

The suits as available in a departmental store are standard sized. That is, they are made to fit a man who has a standard body. If you are tall or are a little shorter than standard size dimensions, you wouldn’t fit into these suits. Likewise, if you do not have a perfect broad and sleek body, the suit will not really fit you. On the other hand, in New York, custom suits are made exclusively as per your body measurements. While making these custom suits, the New York tailor makes a special effort and ensures that you look impressive and feel comfortable in these suits. When you buy a custom suit in New York, you thus pay for this deliberate effort and master’s expertise. Would you still believe that in New York, custom suits are more expensive as compared to readymade garments?

Moreover, the fabric quality used in custom suits is far better. This ensures that the New York tailored suits stay for years. The durability factor associated with New York custom suits make them long-lasting and thus justify the cost.

Buy bespoke shirts which are made for your age

Kelly — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:46:47 +0000

If you have turned 40, you just cannot dress up like a teenager. A shirt that is appropriate for you son, most likely will not look good on you. Many men tend to pick shirts which are not meant for their age, thinking that wearing such clothes will make them look younger. However, eventually this buying decision works in the opposite direction. Instead of imparting the desired feel, such shirts make men look even older. In fact, such clothing decisions tend to highlight the age factor. It is possible to look youthful, if you dress right and bespoke shirts can help you achieve the objective.

With bespoke shirts, you have more options. The tailor works out a pattern for the bespoke shirt, which is in sync with your personality and age, thus making you look impressive. Unlike standard shirts, bespoke shirts fit better. If you have a bulging tummy or dropping shoulders, bespoke shirts conceal and thus kind of rectify these body flaws, thereby making you look younger. On the other hand when you pick standard sized slim fit shirts, you further elevate such flaws and thus end up looking bad. Well even for those men, who have managed to stay in shape, dressing as per age is very important. Just because you have a toned body, you cannot copy college kids. You have to pick bespoke shirts, which are stylish and elegant for your age.

Men who do not shop very often tend to frequently make such mistakes. Because the wardrobe is not regularly updated, such men are not very aware of what is now outdated. A bespoke tailor can help you with your shirts and thus can eliminate chaos.

To avoid clothing disasters, consult New York custom tailors

Kelly — Sat, 05 May 2012 09:38:07 +0000

A fashion mistake in a city like New York cannot be pardoned. Let it be professional or personal outings, you dress incorrectly and you’ll soon feel isolated. To be in the circle, you have to dress right. Essentially so because most people judge you by the way you dress. If you are not very cautious in this aspect you are at a risk of maligning your hard earned reputation. A promotion might just get delayed because your superiors could feel that you are not presentable enough to interact with clients. A girl might feel for you but could choose to maintain a distance because you do not dress impressively. At first instance, the human brain evaluates you based upon how you look. In such circumstances, can you really afford to make any fashion blunders?

Well certainly not and in New York you have an easy way out. All you need to do is contact New York custom tailors and rest will be taken care of. New York custom tailors at La Rukico are well aware of the ongoing fashion trends. Besides, we know what best suits you and thus when you contact our New York custom tailors, it is ensured that while you wear what is in, you do not wear anything that looks bad on you.

Moreover, New York custom tailors stitch clothes which are the right fit. It is possible that even the most cautiously chosen readymade clothes might appear inappropriate. For example take the case where you buy a readymade trouser which appears to be of the right length. However, post shopping when you wear this trouser and sit cross legged, the trouser length falls short. When a New York custom tailor works on your clothes, there is simply no possibility of such mistakes.

The job of a bespoke tailor in NYC

Kelly — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:25:53 +0000

An NYC bespoke tailor’s job is to stitch customized garments for you, which make you look better. The cut and line of these bespoke tailor made outfits in NYC is such that your personality gets enhanced. To this end, an NYC bespoke tailor measures you based upon your liking, body and current fashion trends, designs a suitable pattern. The pattern is then used to stitch the desired garments. These customized clothes are made by hand and quality fabrics are used to ensure finesse. The bespoke tailor in NYC works on garments which are for exclusive sale. This is to say that a garment which is stitched for any particular client is not passed off to any other client.

It is this exclusivity factor which requires specialization. Many tailors can work on standard sizes and fits, but if a true customized piece is desired, a master bespoke tailor needs to be hired. An NYC bespoke tailor saves you from making fashion mistake. This experienced tailor works on your behalf to create garments, which portray you as a true style icon. Upon wearing these customized clothes, you’ll feel confident and comfortable. However, these objectives can only be achieved if a good bespoke tailor is chosen in NYC.

In NYC, Mr. Kelly enjoys the reputation of an expert bespoke tailor. Mr. Kelly has years of experience and he understands the technicalities involved in bespoke tailoring. Thus, when you purchase any customized clothes from La Rukico Tailors, you get the best in terms of fit and detailing. Perfect fit, high quality fabrics and apt styling define the output of bespoke tailor’s job at NYC La Rukico Tailors.

How to Wear a Tux

Kelly — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:57:34 +0000

THIS Sunday, scores of men — some celebrated actors, others appendages to famous glamour-pusses — will expose themselves to the scrutiny of the world and, more alarmingly, Joan Rivers as they stride the red carpet at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.

Most are likely to be clad in what is surely among the more foolproof dress uniforms ever devised: the tuxedo. Yet few will manage to get it right. Why is that?

"Men take advantage of their advantages in general," Fran Lebowitz, the humorist and herself a tuxedo wearer, said recently. "But not with this."

Despite being given what Ms. Lebowitz termed "this perfect thing to wear," both stars and arm-pieces are certain to commit sartorial blunders at the Academy Awards. They will wear their pants too long and puddled on their shoes, as Brad Pitt did at the recent Screen Actors Guild awards. They will wear businesslike four-in-hand tie knots, as men like Robert De Niro routinely do, and not the requisite bow tie. They will turn up in suits that fit as though borrowed from Dad, or in shirts with wing collars best left to maîtres d’hôtel, or in colors that make them look like Steve Van Zandt.

"That whole black shirt thing is terrible," said the designer John Varvatos. "When you're talking about these kinds of awards shows, with the elegance of most of the women, the men should be a counterpoint to that."

Often enough these men display their "renegade" natures by adding loopy improvisations: sneakers or Samuel L. Jackson frock coats or open-necked shirts.

They will monkey around in some way with monkey-suit perfection — unless, that is, they happen to be George Clooney. Mr. Clooney always looks Rat Pack immaculate.

He has, of course, an obvious advantage.

"George has an easy and understated elegance about him," said Giorgio Armani, who has dressed the actor for years. "He wears the clothes rather than the clothes wearing him."

In truth, though, Mr. Clooney's many advantages tend to be shared by members of his demographic, male movie stars: men who are generally rich and handsome and able, at a snap of their fingers, to command free clothes from the best designers in the world. "For a movie star to look pathetic, it takes a lot," Ms. Lebowitz said. Perhaps Brad Pitt is not the clotheshorse one might wish, she added. "But anyone can tell him those pants don't fit."

Why no one does is one of the enduring problems of black-tie dressing, a dilemma unquestionably rooted in fear. American men, it is generally agreed, are alarmed by clothes and shopping. And no article of clothing spooks guys more than the form of suiting first popularized by Griswold Lorillard and a group of 19th-century swells in the swank upstate New York enclave of Tuxedo Park.

What began as a modernizing alternative to the tailcoats that were the standard evening wear of the time eventually became the default attire at proms, weddings and bar mitzvahs and any other occasion that called for an element of formality.

"Men's tailoring comes from uniforms," the designer Tom Ford said last week by telephone from London. "And all uniforms look pretty great."

As the word itself suggests, the language of uniforms varies little, and that in and of itself should be a boon to the average man.

"It's so easy and you don't have to think about it," Mr. Ford said. "Yet there's almost this fear."

Like most phobias, he suggested, this one begins in ignorance, or rather on a vanishing body of sartorial lore.

"I sound like an old man, but we've lost manners," Mr. Ford said. "I didn't grow up in wealthy family. We were a middle-class American family. But we knew the rules. We knew that an afternoon wedding was a daytime suit, that black shoes were worn with blue suits and brown shoes with gray."

A classic tuxedo is simply a suit of black or midnight-blue wool with a lapel of satin or grosgrain, the collar preferably peaked to distinguish it from the notch style favored for business wear.

Typically a tuxedo is worn with trousers banded at the outer seam with a single braid of silk or satin, a black silk bow tie that matches the lapel facing, black dress socks of silk or fine wool and black dress shoes. Vests or else the cummerbund that originated in the military dress uniform of British India (and that is always worn with the pleats facing up) are traditional accessories to formal wear, although these elements have lately fallen out of use.

That's it. "You can break the rules, of course," said Mr. Ford, who routinely does in designing suits favored by stars like Colin Firth and, until recently, Brad Pitt, notable for their Gatsby-esque acres of lapel.

And that is fine because, for experts, tuxedo design is a game of themes and variations.

"I'm not sure there are any rules about what you can and cannot wear with tailoring," said Christopher Bailey, the chief creative officer of Burberry. "But I always feel that suits that give you a silhouette with clean details, defined lines and strict shoulders give more of a sense of confidence without trying too hard."

While the handsome Burberry Prorsum tuxedos Mr. Bailey designs (shown to crisp James Bond effect in an advertising campaign featuring the British actor Eddie Redmayne) look singularly unfussy, terms like strict shoulders and sharp silhouette are guaranteed to strike terror into the heart of the average consumer.

It doesn't have to be that way, said Tom Kalenderian, the executive vice president for merchandising at Barneys New York and a men's wear expert. "It's still a suit," he said. "It's not a coat of armor or a metal garment to take you into battle. It's not an evening gown."

For Michael Hainey, the deputy editor of GQ magazine, fit is where most American men go wrong when buying evening clothes or suits for everyday wear.

"There's something with American men where they think their clothes should fit like an SUV," he said. “They think, 'I'm a big guy so I have to have big clothes.' Close to the body does not mean uncomfortable." Look at Jackie Gleason or LeBron James, Mr. Hainey suggested, for a quick tutorial on the advantages a snug fit provides even oversize guys.

"Your tailor is your best friend," he said, and it should probably be remembered that the formal-wear departments of most department stores still employ the services of those undervalued pros.

"What's weird is that guys spend all this time within the culture of the gym, getting toned, fit bodies, and then they wear suit coats that are two sizes too big," Mr. Hainey said.

For Mr. Hainey, who wore a Thom Browne tuxedo to his wedding last year, looking great in evening clothes is a matter of getting the basics right — a simple black suit with a grosgrain notch collar, a point collar white shirt, a tie neither too fat nor too thin and a well-buffed pair of black calf shoes — and of never, ever renting.

"That's the equivalent of wearing a bowling shoe," he said.

Source : http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/fashion/formal-wear-tips-from-mens-fashion-experts.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

Men’s custom clothing: quality versus price!

Kelly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:02:12 +0000

The battle between price and quality has been going on since ever. Which option do you think is better when it comes to men’s custom clothing? Often clients who come to us for getting their custom suits stitched suggest that we use alternative fabrics, which are cheaper and thus make suits, with a lower price tag. We understand that such suggestions are normal. After all, men’s custom clothing is compared to readymade options, which are cheaper. However, these off the rack suits do not fit well and thus men opt for custom tailoring. But when men consider the option of custom clothing, they feel that only the fit is of prime relevance and thus they can compromise on the fabrics quality. However, this is not true.

For a custom garment, while fit is important, fabric too is extremely significant. There are two reasons to this assertion. One, a good fabric imparts the right look appeal to men’s custom clothing. Any cheap alternate cannot give that needed sturdy look. Garment’s fit and other styling nuances depend largely upon the chosen fabric. At La Rukico Tailors, we use brands like Alumo, Zegna, Holland & Sherry, Dormeuil and more, because we believe that quality is more important than pricing.

Secondly, a cheaper fabric option for men’s custom clothing will affect the garment’s life. A custom suit is for years, but if you use cheap cotton for this suit, it might hardly stay in shape for a few months. In a short span of time, the suit will look shabby and money spent on men’s custom clothing will go wasted. Thus, in your attempts to save money, you’ll not only end up compromising upon quality but will also lose out money.

An experienced NYC tailor can be identified from his showroom!

Kelly — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:56:47 +0000

No we are not saying that an NYC tailor who has just opened a luxurious showroom is experienced enough to stitch your custom suits and garments. But we are here emphasizing upon another important fact – the display rack. If you’ll visit an experienced and credible NYC tailor’s showroom, you’ll find quite a few suits hanging in there, waiting to be picked by the customers. On the other hand, a NYC tailor who is not as proficient at his job will not be able to showcase many ready pieces. Alternatively stating, the display rack is a proof of NYC tailor’s skills. Only a good tailor will receive repeat orders and will be able to garner trust among increasing number of people. This trust will be reflected in the completed pieces.

There is another benefit of selecting a renowned tailor in NYC. With such a tailor you have the option of checking through entire range of suits and thus, accordingly making your custom suit styling decisions. After all, custom suits are expensive and if there is a possibility of checking through the various possible options, why not make most of the opportunity? A good look at the ready suits at an NYC tailor showroom helps you decide what will suit you or what might not look as appropriate. Besides, this rack apprises you with the latest fashion trends. In the deal you end up saving your money on not so likeable options.

Thus, when you next visit an NYC tailor’s showroom, look beyond the interiors. The ready suits wish to communicate with you and the message will help set your expectations from the chosen NYC tailor.

Why are custom suits so popular in NYC?

Kelly — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:47:49 +0000

When you talk about men’s fashion, radical changes are not very frequent. In fact, with men’s suits, there isn’t much room for a lot of variety. They all wear those same suits with perhaps a few extra buttons on the sleeve or a few modifications in the collar pattern. Yet, there are few men who look elegantly different from the herd. When it’s all the same, how come only a few manage to create that appeal? Well, the secret is hidden beneath one word – ‘proportion’.

While all men wear those same kinds of suits, selective few invest in custom suits. In NYC, a number of tailors make these custom suits, however not all NYC tailors understand the value of right proportion and thus, only a few men manage to mark an impression. In a fashion cautious place like NYC custom suit is a mandate. When at La Rukico NYC we work on custom suits, our focus is on stitching a garment which appropriately fits. To this end, we devote attention towards right proportions. We understand that you are spending on a custom suit because in NYC, most shops offer only standard sized suits, which definitely are not in sync with your body’s measurements.

Thus, the custom suit stitched by NYC tailor focuses on imparting elegance to men’s clothing. Custom suit’s measurements are carefully noted and based upon the body type, suit is stitched. For instance, if somebody has a relatively wider head, shoulder fit is accordingly adjusted. In this case, tailor makes a suit which has a wide shoulder fit. Likewise, other modifications to standard fit are enabled and thereby custom suits are stitched in NYC. This essentially explains the popularity of custom suits in NYC.

Why spend on men’s wool overcoats?

Kelly — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:25:41 +0000

Shopping decision often importantly relies upon the fabric. Thus, when it comes to buying overcoats, men often select custom overcoats made of wool. The choice is definitely not biased. The characteristic properties of wool ensure that men’s wool overcoats look stunningly impressive, are resilient and perfect for cold and wet climates.

With wool overcoats, you cannot go critically wrong with the look. Thus for those men, who are not very confident of their fabric selection abilities, wool is the safest choice. A men’s wool overcoat carries with it an aura of excellence. Wool is naturally grand; no wonder it sets the standards for other fabrics. During winters, wool overcoats keep men warm by retaining heat. While men’s wool overcoats are great in cold weathers, if you live in an area dominated by wet climate, wool overcoat is definitely for you. The fabric acts as a shield against water. During rainy season, it absorbs weight and thus ensures that your overcoat does not feel too heavy or wet.

Men’s wool overcoats are not very difficult to maintain. Wool is more or less a wrinkles free fabric, which in a matter of few hours, naturally returns to its original shape. But of course, when you wash your wool overcoats, it is important to carefully handle. Try not washing the men’s wool overcoat too often. Use brush to remove dirt. If your wool overcoat instruction label reads ‘dry-clean only’, do not wash it. In fact, with cold water you can clean dirty spots. While washing, do not forcefully rub the overcoat. If the buttons of your men’s wool overcoat are heavy, do not keep them loose for a considerable time, as they might affect the coat’s shape.