Ben, Architect

Ben, Architect

Bespoke Tailoring: Suits, Shirts & Coats

A pattern drafted for you alone. Jonathan sees to every appointment and order. Three fittings, approximately 10 to 15 weeks, or 6 to 8 weeks express when needed. Two-piece suits from £3,950, including VAT.

How it works

  1. Appointment. At the King’s Road studio, or we can come to you.

  2. Styling. Cloth, lining and style, chosen around the way you live and work.

  3. Measures. Posture, figuration and a full record of your measurements.

  4. Skeleton baste. The first fitting, to set balance and line.

  5. Pocket baste. The garment is re-cut and refined.

  6. Final fitting. Last adjustments before finishing.

  7. Finishing. Handwork and pressing.

  8. Collection. At the studio, or delivered to you.

Bespoke

Jonathan learned the trade from his father, a cutter in Dublin. He went on to learn the essence of soft tailoring under his mentor Thomas Mahon, former cutter to King Charles III, with a year at Airey & Wheeler on Savile Row.

Every commission begins with a conversation and a paper pattern made for one person alone. Jonathan takes your measurements, guides the choice of cloth and conducts every fitting himself.

House style

The house style is soft and light. The soft shoulder and lightly padded chest come from Thomas Mahon. The knowledge of cloth comes from Airey & Wheeler, lightweight and tropical specialists. Whether this is your first commission or one of many, the process is the same: unhurried, personal and built around you.

Workrooms

The pattern is drafted once the room is quiet. Every bespoke suit is cut and stitched in London’s West End. The W1 label inside records it.

Because the work is done by hand, other work can be set aside when a date demands it. Express takes about 6 to 8 weeks.

Appointments are held at our King’s Road studio, or we can come to you with cloth in hand. We make suits, coats, dinner jackets, trousers and shirts.

“The process he takes you through is engaged and interesting, and helps you to understand the complexities of tailoring clothes.” Max Landry

Cutting a bespoke jacket forepart in the Jonathan Quearney workroom

  • A bespoke garment is cut from a paper pattern drafted for you alone and made over three fittings. Made to measure is made to your measurements and specification from our full range of British and Italian cloths, over two fittings and in a shorter time.

  • Bespoke: three fittings (skeleton baste, pocket baste and final fitting), approximately 10 to 15 weeks, or 6 to 8 weeks express. Made to measure: two fittings, approximately 7 to 8 weeks, or 4 weeks in selected English cloths.

  • Clothes made to be worn and lived in, not saved for best. A soft, natural line that follows the body, cloth chosen for the life you lead, and details that stay quiet. Our designs are refined over years rather than replaced each season, so a suit made today still looks right, and feels like yours, for many years to come.

  • Use the form on this page, call or WhatsApp 07779 275180, or email info@jonathanquearney.com. Jonathan replies personally to confirm.