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Djay Imrith is a Parisian master tailor born in 1966. In 1982​​,​​ at only 15 years old​​,​​ he went from Mauritius to Paris to find work with the French tailors. Trained by Francesco Smalto and Henri Urban​​,​​ he learned how to cut and make a suit following the Parisian style​​,​​ including the famous Parisian lapels (also known as frogmouth lapel in English or boca di lupo in Italian). With Smalto he made several suits for businessmen​​,​​ celebrities​​,​​ and even three suits in 1989 for French President François Mitterrand​​,​​ a famous client of another Parisian tailor: Cifonelli. In 1994 he opened his own atelier Rue Clauzel in the 9th arrondissement. He quickly found success with several lawyers and celebrities​​,​​ notably the singer and French icon Johnny Halliday. He decided three years later to move to a bigger location in the 8th arrondissement​​,​​ not far from his prestigious clientele. Djay is renowned for the use of exquisite fabric with strong patterns​​,​​ from the softest cashmere to the delicate linen and superfine wool. He also proposes stunning silk lining​​,​​ with original embroidery and colourful designs. His style is a blend of English and Parisian tailoring: strong shoulders​​,​​ very high armholes​​,​​ slanted pockets​​,​​ tight waist and small chest​​,​​ Parisian lapels​​,​​ and a unique drop pocket in the lining. His cut is modern with tapered trousers and a lapel placed high on the shoulders​​,​​ while remaining rooted in traditions. Every stitching is made by hand with the help of his team of 13 workers (seamstresses​​,​​ buttonholes makers​​,​​ trousers makers​​,​​ etc.). Djay prefers three button suits​​,​​ for a more conservative look. The fantasy of the clientele is expressed in the colourful lining​​,​​ the discrete monogram on the inside of the right sleeve and the contrasted buttonholes (especially with the colours of the French flag) I propose a classic example of Djays work: a 2003 three-button charcoal grey suit in a blend of flannel and cashmere from Huddersfield. It features his unique drop pocket​,​ Parisian lapels​,​ black mother-of-pearl buttons​,​ the "C" stitching indicative of a Camps​​/​​Smalto alumni in the lining​,​ and a striking crimson red lining. It is the perfect garment from autumn to spring as a business suit and on formal occasions. As always with Djay​,​ it is fully handmade​,​ from the lining to the buttonholes​,​ from the shoulder to the collar​,​ along with the trousers. The condition is like new. The suit is best fitted for someone with a 36UK​​​​​​​​/​​​​​​​​​46FR​​ size​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​ around 1m75. Here are the measurements: Shoulders: 41​,​5cm Sleeve length: 58cm (with 4​,​5cm of fabric to let out) Chest: 48cm Waist at button: 46cm Jacket length: 75​,​5cm (collar included​​​​​​,​​​​​​ with 4​,​5cm of fabric to let out) Lapels: 9cm Waist for trousers: 40cm (with 7cm of fabric to let out) Length from inseam: 75cm Length total: 98cm (with 5cm of fabric to let out) Legs width: 19cm (with 4cm of fabric to widen it) Cuffs: 5cm Quality similar to the following bespoke houses: - In France: Camps de Luca​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Francesco Smalto​​,​​ Cifonelli​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Claude Rousseau​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Arnys​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Lanvin Mesure​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Urban​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Max Evzeline​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Opelka​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Kenjiro Suzuki - In Italy: Caraceni (Augusto or Domenico)​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Rubinacci​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Dalcuore​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Panico - In England: Anderson & Sheppard​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Henry Poole​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Huntsman & Sons​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Nutters of Savile Row​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Chittleborough & Morgan​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Richard Anderson​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​ Meyer & Mortimer Possible to try it in Paris 15th Arrondissement.