Bespoke Tailors

The following tailors are listed in order of price, starting with the most expensive:

ENGLISH CUT. One of the youngest tailors on Savile Row and once the Prince of Wales's personal cutter, Thomas Mahon now makes suits at the top end of the scale, with prices beginning at around £2,000. Englishcut.com

JASPER LITTMAN. Bespoke and semi bespoke suits measured, fitted and delivered by visiting tailors to a convenient location in the South East. The average price for semi-besoke is £699-£799. A semi-bespoke suit is not entirely hand-made and there is no baste-stage, but far more work goes into them than made-to-measure. jasperlittman.co.uk

HIGGINS AND BROWN. Suit prices from £499 to £1299. All suits personally tailored by Andrew Smith and completely hand made in West Yorkshire. Appointments available in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh twice a month. Readers of The Chap are offered a ten per cent discount on all suits and jackets. higginsandbrown.co.uk

PETER SMITHARD. Situated in what was once the heartland of English tailoring, Mr Smithard belongs to that rare breed - a tailor and cutter who makes the entire suit for you. He will retire within the year, so this could be your last chance to go fully bespoke for only £250-£700. Refreshingly there is no web site, so telephone 0113 243 3880 for an appointment

KING AND ALLEN. A fully bespoke suit for £199-£299. So what's the catch? Your measurements are taken at a convenient location in England and faxed over to the Far East, where a kindly Oriental tailor runs it up for you, and then it's finished off in London at a personal fitting. kingandallen.co.uk

LUCKY & OSCAR. One of countless tailors in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, this one comes with a personal recommendation from The Chap. This is the King and Allen approach (see above) but without the middleman and with a nice holiday included. With prices starting at £50 for a jacket, £100 for a two-piece suit, this is a low-risk proposition that can bear surprisingly dapper results. luckyoscar.com