Why David Bowie Is Right
In a 1975 interview on the Dinah Shore show Mr. David Bowie (my style guru) gives a very dry, cheeky, yet honest answer as to where he buys his attire:
“Sears Roebuck.”
Although I cannot find the exact clip online, what he is saying is essentially one of the mantra’s of Made To Measure:
It doesn’t have to cost a lot to look stylish. It’s all how you wear it.
What I have noticed about dressing well is that people always ask me where I get my money from. How I can afford “all these clothes”. Simply put I do not have that many clothes. I have a lot of pieces that work together and manage to make them LOOK expensive.
I buy on sale, I buy no name brands, make religious visits to my tailor, and shop at places like Target, Gap, Thrift Stores, E-Bay, and Daffy’s. In these stores I always keep a keen eye on the stitching of pieces, button quality and placement, material, and sleeve length.
I also have found the benefits of buying quality custom pieces from Imparali, Indochino, and Alexander West.
This is not a blog dedicated to fashion, it’s a blog dedicated to STYLE. Your own personal style. A lot of people think that the title MADE TO MEASURE refers to custom clothing and while in the technical sense that is totally true, I chose that title because it is more of a way to live ones life:
Custom make your entire world to fit you perfectly.
We can all do well following David Bowie’s little quip about Sears Roebuck.
