Who Was Prince Charlie Anyway?

[Nanook]

Stewart Christie here in Edinburgh still make traditionally bespoke tailored highlandwear (kilts and jackets) and I would imagine so do Dege & Skinner who are Saville Row tailors and, as such, everything has to be hand-made on the premises.

Saville Row is not what it once was. Rents have been on the rise and many companies have been leaving. Those that stay have picked up a lot of junk to sell. Even Anderson & Sheppard had to leave. Others like Gieves & Hawkes have turned to make their money with declining standards of ready-to-wear. With now Abercrombie & Fitch on the Row its only time before Massimo Dutti and eventually H&M (who already have some flagship locations) take over the area with offices, T-shirts and take-away coffee.

I know that Kinloch Anderson now only supply "off the peg" jackets and refer you to Dege & Skinner if you want the proper bespoke item. I can't speak for the others but imagine that nowadays they will only do mass-produced as well.

Machines.

A bespoke jacket with silver buttons will set you back something in excess of £1200 ($2,331.95)

That's a very good price--- much less than high grade ready to wear. I'd be suspicious of cut corner techniques such as fusing--- so-called "half-floating" is quite common among many self-declared "bespoke" tailors (it saves a lot of time and labour).

but is a lifetime investment and something to hand on to future generations as a thing of beauty.

In clothing there is no such thing as a "lifetime investment". Even the finest traditional (heavy cloth against the trend of Super 100s and beyond) items do wear out--- even if they might not go out of style. Shoes might get patina but jackets get tattered.