Family wanted a couple of hours on the beach, which isn’t entirely me, and I decided to take the subway to 62 Street in Brooklyn, only 25 minutes way.

After a short walk in the heat, I came to bespoke tailor Ercole. I think he is the only real deal tailor in Brooklyn. He has an Italian background, and he has learned the craft from very early on, which is typical in his generation of Italian tailors.

I understood that Mr Ercole and an assistant are taking care of the Brooklyn workshop, while Mr Ercole’s son Frank runs their newer department in Manhattan.

With a cut-make-trim price of 2.500 USD for a two-piece suit, Ercole must me be one of the most budget friendly bespoke tailors in New York. I guess the location in Brooklyn makes the low price point possible. Could be that Ercole also uses the sewing machine a tad more than the top tailors in Manhattan. However, that I don’t know. I saw a machine stitched collar and machine stitched lapels on two jackets on display at Ercole’s but I didn’t inspect jackets or trousers any further. You will have to ask them, if you want to know about these details.

Ercole has nomourous cloth bunches in shop from the famous English merchants. Italian Loro Piana is there as well. Moreover, they stock lots of fabrics.

Ercole has a website, of course, and a Tumblr blog, if you want to know more about them.

Source: The Journal of Style