Ordering tailored clothes online can be daunting. At AskOkey, we pride ourselves on making the online bespoke process as seamless and efficient as possible. With only a few simple steps on your end, we will create the most comfortable garments you’ve ever owned whilst looking like a king. Want a quick run-down on our process?
Those of you who have been around us for a while will have seen, and possibly bought, one of our AskOkey MTM offerings. As you know, the initial launch during the summer was fairly limited, because we were trying out the process and testing our AskOkey designs. As a result, favourites such as the double
We are pleased to announce that you (and all other AskOkey customers) can now use a variety of convenient payment options to finance your AskOkey MTM purchases. Effective from 26 November, you can choose a BPNL option next time you order MTM from AskOkey. We will be accepting the following BNPL providers: Klarna (All regions),
A staple of English coat construction since at least the 1850s, the Raglan sleeve, or rather shoulder, is distinctive and one of the distinguishing marks of a more casual coat. The Raglan sleeve is more properly a way to cut the shoulder of the coat. Unlike the standard sleeve, it is not stitched to the
Ordering tailored clothes online can be daunting. At AskOkey, we pride ourselves on making the online bespoke process as seamless and efficient as possible. With only a few simple steps on your end, we will create the most comfortable garments you’ve ever owned whilst looking like a king. Want a quick run-down on our process?
Pleats go in and out of fashion – they came back in the 80s and stayed with us until comparatively recently, and they are perfect for business and dressier trousers. But, buyer beware – they are difficult to get right, and many tailors seem to have lost the art. We have written before on these
The odd waistcoat is too often neglected as a way to liven up your suit. We are so used to three-piece suits, all parts in identical colour and pattern, that we forget the odd waistcoat and its uses. At one time, all waistcoats were odd. A glance at the fashions of the 18th and early
Known as a type of coat, the Crombie coat does not in fact exist. At least not as a style. Crombie cloth goes back to Aberdeen in 1805, so Crombie is one of Britain’s oldest brands in clothing and menswear. Chances are, you have seen pictures of three-quarter length coats on lads and girls from
Clothing forum members write of many things, one of them being the possibility of online bespoke. There seems to be a consensus that bespoke cannot be done except in a B&M shop, and one does have to wonder why nowadays, and in fact since about 1995 this question should arise at all. What is bespoke
A few weeks ago, we published a couple of posts about ties. Catching sight of his own ties on the rack, your correspondent was moved to think briefly about striped ties. The most obvious use for a striped tie is the regimental, school, college or club affiliation. Useful, if you need to be recognised as
Continuing on the previous post: When you Order MTM, the fifth point to consider is the process. What exactly happens in the MTM shop, behind the scenes? A MTM shop is a factory. It may be turning out several thousand garments a month, or only a few, but it is a factory. That means that
Continuing on the previous post: When you Order MTM, the fourth point to consider is the fabric. And this is where things can get very interesting. Fabric costs money: this may be a truism, but it is true for all that. We forget just how much. Decent worsted wool, the most common fabric for a
Bespoke suits, jackets and trousers are the Bugatti of menswear: exclusive, personalised, the height of luxury and the opposite of mass produced, RTW offerings. At the other end of the market you can find literally boatloads of garments, ranging from T shirts at a few dollars to well made (in some cases handmade) suits in
Curse of most ready to wear jackets, and all too often visible on MTM and even bespoke garments, collar gap is something that we have all seen, and too often owned, so to speak. It spoils the entire effect of an otherwise good jacket. What causes it, and how can it be prevented? Leave aside
The herringbone pattern is familiar in men’s jackets and suits. Wide, narrow, loud or restrained, it has been with us for ever so long. How long, exactly? And how did it start? Like everything in menswear and, more widely, in clothing, it has an interesting story. Ancient, the herringbone weave goes back a fair way: