Description

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​​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​​ Henri 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.