http://howtospendit.ft.com/mens-fashion/11591-a-dapper-nyc-take-on-traditional-tailoring

Take a moment to read our latest article on the Financial Times’ site http://www.Howtospendit.com!

“We all make mistakes, it is how we recover that makes the difference”

We can be found in Yelp, although the only reviews they show are the bad ones, from 21 reviews they show 2, the rest of them are filtered.
Anyways, we thank our customers for helping us with this. We want to make all of you happy. 

THANKS.

We are gonna keep doing what we love the most, Design!

Thank you for this comment Dave.

From Yelp

19 Filtered Reviews for SEW NYC – Scott Evan Wasserberger

Note: The reviews below are not factored into the business’s overall star rating.

• 1 friend
• 12 reviews

• Dave B.

Menlo Park, CA

5/10/2012

I was in town for a wedding and the groom’s gift to me was to get fitted for custom made shirts at SEW. Scott and Alejandra were both fantastic during my visit. I am very excited about the shirts and can’t wait to order more. I will most definitely use them again and refer them to my friends.
Also for some reason they have 19 of their 20 reviews filtered. So other yelpers out there you should read their filtered ones to get a better picture.

SEW’s client base is characteristic of the shop’s Nolita address: twenty- and thirtysomething digital media guys, downtown creative types, and, of course, a lot of Wall Streeters. Wasserberger offers an off-the-rack collection, which he designs himself, as well as fully bespoke suiting. Everything ready-to-wear is made in very small batches (about four pieces per style) and embodies Wasserberger’s latest design thinking.

For fall, expect elbow patches on everything from sport jackets to full suits. The name of the new line, Mappina, means “rag” in Italian but in this case refers to the jackets’ soft shoulders. The Mappina silhouette is sleek in a subtle way, with a constructed shape sans the shoulder padding.

Wasserberger says he gets his inspiration from his surroundings: “I am always looking around the city at what people are wearing, and where else better can you do it?” One standout recent example is a jacket made entirely of grosgrain, with triple ticket pockets.

The fabrics come from such world-class sources as Holland and Sherry and Loro Piana, as well as from some lesser-known companies such as Acorn, which Wasserberger loves for shirting. SEW has a generous collection of off-the-rack shirts, some with trendy thin collars and some with playful patterns. All have mother-of-pearl buttons, and all can be custom fit.

The driving force behind SEW is simply that all of the clothing is made locally. A single tailor does finishing and prep work in the back of the shop; the rest is done at various locations around the metro area, among them a small shop Wasserberger keeps in Brooklyn, where his family’s business started. Production takes about six weeks.

It is time to get serious as FATHER JOSE XTRAVAGANZA & THE ICONIC HOUSE OF XTRAVAGANZA celebrate their 30th anniversary with the XTRAVAGANZA “WRATH OF THE GODS & GODDESSES” BALL. If you have no idea what I am talking about, you have two choices: 1) go on with your mundane, unenlightened life and leave this post immediately, or 2) clear your calendar, dress up, and prepare to witness. This monumental event will be at XL NIGHTCLUB, 512 WEST 42ND STREET, this SUNDAY, JULY 22ND 2012. DOORS OPEN AT 8PM and the BALL BEGINS AT 11PM. There are ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT http://www.showclix.com/event/XBALL for $20, or at the door for $30.

I can’t spend this morning explaining to you what Ball Culture is, but you can go on line and learn about a universe that has its beginnings over a century ago. The modern “Houses” often named after fashion icons became popularized by the movie Paris is Burning, a Jennie Livingston documentary which featured legends such as Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, Anji Xtravaganza, and Willi Ninja. Madonna woke up the planet with the video “Vogue,” featuring Jose and Luis Xtravaganza of the “House of Extravaganza.” I can go on and on but it’s best you come and see the real, the wonderful, the exciting, the style, the drama that this Ball will bring. An Xtravaganza Ball doesn’t happen all too often and I advise in the strongest possible way that you attend this event.

I have been asked by Grandfather Hector Xtravaganza and Father Jose Xtravaganza to be a judge at the Ball. For me, this is one of the greatest honors of my life. I am gushing. What to wear? I judged a ‘Ganza Ball once before and wore head-to-toe Yves Saint Laurent. This year I wanted to go the bespoke clothing route that all the bon vivants around town are embracing. My dear friend Caitlin Kinirons contacted me randomly about SEW Bespoke Clothing, 229A Mott Street, and we were off to the tailors.

From their release:
“SEW opened November of 2007, a boutique for high-end custom-made menswear in the Nolita neighborhood. A unique line of bespoke jackets, funky blazers, dress shirts, ties and pocket squares, SEW brings the distinctive look of Downtown New York City infused with Old World custom tailoring” to lower Manhattan. All meticulously hand sewn by local artisans in NYC, reflective of where our customers are going and where we see men’s fashion evolving to.”

Omg,OMG,OMG! They have nice clothes. I became best friends immediately with SEW founder and designer Scott Evan Wasserberger (SEW). We talked of gin and beer and clubs and folks of lore while he and Caitlin made me look like a gentleman. Scott is a third generation tailor. Him and his family know how to dress people for success, and he decked me out. I’m not going to tell you what I’m wearing; I’ll let you see the ensemble Monday when I put up pictures from the Ball. SEW has these unreal fabrics from such companies as Loro Piana and Dormeuil and says boldly, “If you can dream it, SEW can make it.” Everything is made in NYC and, come Sunday, I am going to flaunt it.
THANK YOU, STEVE LEWIS.

Linen Jacket

So many men simply don’t understand linen, and it’s often those who have had the luck of a childhood in Europe that may ever truly appreciate it. But a linen suit can be perfect for those hot, humid summer days. Try wearing a cotton or wool suit once the mercury pushes past 30 Celsius / 85 Fahrenheit and you’ll see what I mean. Because of its nature, line makes a great summer suit and colours such as whites and creams and particularly suited.

One final note on linen: don’t be scared of linen’s penchant for creasing, it’s all a part of the fabric’s charm.

Wearing SEW and performing his new single “Real Love”

Great new bespoke coat, custom made with vintage wool circa 1965