Whitcomb & Shaftesbury is an interesting operation run by Suresh and Mahesh Ramakrishnan, as well as head cutter John McCabe (formerly of Kilgour, French & Stanbury). They offer two services. The first is a fully bespoke, handmade garment with everything done in London. The second is a more affordable service, where your pattern is drafted and cut in London, but the coatmaking is done by skilled tailors in Chennai, India. It's still fully bespoke and handmade, but by having the coatmaking done in India, you can get a much more affordable garment. For this reason, many tailoring enthusiasts consider Whitcomb & Shaftesbury one of the best values in London bespoke tailoring.

https://x.com/dieworkwear/status/1966634068541587844

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5773675&forum_id=2#49262489)

Several registered firms brought facilities and artisans over from England during the regency and the influence of this remains to this day. I have a pair of nice seersucker shorts that have lasted from about a decade now, made in India

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5773675&forum_id=2#49262491)

but i wld never go to india for any reason so furk em

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