The Rise of Made-to-Measure: A talk with Blandin-Delloye

Video Description

In this new episode of Sartorial Talks, Hugo and Sonya are interviewing Charles Blandin and Cédric Fourny-Delloye, the founders of the Blandin & Delloye company, a fast expanding made-to-measure tailoring company from France. From weddings and ceremonies to business style and casual chic, more and more gentlemen (and ladies) are currently turning to the made-to-measure culture for their wardrobe. In this talk, Hugo and Sonya question their guests about the evolution of classic style and the rise of a new generation of sartorial cognoscenti. They also tell the entrepreneurial story of these two young gentlemen who started their business 10 years ago and managed, while swimming against the fashion stream, to open 16 shops around France, Belgium (Brussels) and in Canada (Montreal and Ottawa). The made-to-measure tailoring culture is clearly on the rise and we love it! 00:00 Highlights 02:00 Welcome to Blandin & Delloye 05:06 From a coworking space to 16 shops 12:38 The wedding suits 14:48 New colors 17:42 Mistakes to avoid 22:40 Tuxedo or suit? 28:23 The business suits 28:50 Suits and the young generation 32:11 The Super-Hero suit 34:25 Women and tailoring 36:39 The lapels size 38:34 The expansion in Canada 42:46 Tailoring details (vents, notch, shoulders) 46:22 CSR at Blandin&Delloye 50:28 The casual chic 53:30 The 10th anniversary of Blandi & Delloye Blandin-Delloye Website: https://www.blandindelloye.com/en/ Our blog : https://www.parisiangentleman.com Hugo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisian_gentleman/ Sonya's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonyaglyn/ Ours books: The Parisian Gentleman: http://thamesandhudson.com/the-parisian-gentleman-9780500293966 The Italian Gentleman: http://thamesandhudson.com/the-italian-gentleman-9780500022863 To support the show, please visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/sartorialtalks