Ozempic is causing trouble on Savile Row

Yes, the customer is returning, but that’s completely normal in the bespoke tailoring process—it’s not new business. The process of getting a completely bespoke suit there's usually multiple fittings over several weeks. It's normal for the customer's body to change, and adjustments to made to create a better fit.

That’s why it becomes such an issue when customers come in requesting an alteration—it’s like being dropped into a team at the final stages of a project that leadership says is 90% done, but it’s been stuck for weeks trying to finalize that last 10% due to some "small last minute requirement changes"

You can assume they'd rather be constructing new clothes, rather than doing alterations. You can also assume that there is some amount of their previous customer base who aren't interested in restarting the process at 0 with creating custom patterns, etc.

It's quite possible that the lasting effects are more dramatic, as this plays out over time and we move increasingly towards casual dress.

Presumably crying themselves to sleep on a Holland and Sherry super 120's worsted pillow, in a lovely navy blue.

And they might have repeat business down the line, too. Absolute horror.

>“Our big worry is that at some point, they will come off this drug, and, inevitably, they will put the weight back on.”

I assumed if I kept reading there would be a line explaining why they can't simply raise prices until the demand becomes manageable with current staffing, such as "We sold all these suits with guaranteed adjustments for £[some heavily discounted number] for life", but I didn't find any such explanation. Shrug

Ozempic has been a nasty surprise for Savile Row.

Joke all you want, it's a very interesting second-order effect that most people probably weren't thinking about.

You’re assuming they tailor to make money, not for the enjoyment of suit-making.

>You're telling me that food has become so addictive and modern life so sedentary that we now need to fundamentally change human biochemistry to resolve the issues those things cause?

Yes, absolutely yes.

The street has been famous under that name for centuries; the notoriety of Jimmy Savile is a blip in comparison.

> change human biochemistry

We've done that in many ways already. For instance, essentially the entire adult population of the western world is dependent on and addicted to caffeine.

> I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop on Ozempic. There has to be one.

I don't have a problem with people using Ozempic other than if the people who really need it (e.g. type 2 diabetes people) aren't getting it cause they can't afford it or cause there's a shortage of it.

Having said that, I'm an obese person, and I still would not use it. I'd like to see in 10 years what the long term outcomes are before jumping in. I hope it's generally good for everyone. I don't need there to be an 'other shoe to drop' or some comeuppance for people who want to use it even just to look good. But I generally accept that there's no such thing as free lunches in life and that life is a series of tradeoffs.

Food has been optimized for thousands of years to be as addicting as possible, so yes, that about sums it up. If anything the food has altered human biochemistry long before anything resembling Ozempic came to be and this is a course correction.

Savile Row has existed since 1735, predating the founding of the USA by 41 years.

Yes. Or maybe, hormonal imbalance are so frequent more and more people become addicted to food?

My food addiction is caused by a grahlin hypersensitivity. It's hurtful to go on a fast, but I still do it every other year to rebalance myself. If I could have, I would probably also tried ozempic when I was obese. I'm now close the 'healthy' 25BMI so I probably won't though.

For people with addiction caused by insulin, I'd rather have them take ozempic than try the only method that worked for me.

Only if the system was optimal to begin with - and it was very far from optimal so there is plenty of room to improve without so unknown hidden cost. Which is not so say that there is no unknown hidden cost - just that there doesn’t have to be.

Barney Stinson approves. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_AgCzt9zcM>

Pretty standard, really.

as someone suffering from eating disorders, causing obesity, I can assure you that this drug is not just for vain, fat rich people. Perpetuating the stereotype is actively preventing people from considering using it. It also paints it in a way that makes it seem like there’s no legislation or way to make it more affordable and accessible.

it's currently expensive, until it's off patent and a generic comes out

so rich obesity sufferers are getting it before poorer fat people

I just assumed it is associated with weight, of any kind.

Not sure why you're being downvoted, it's literally crazy. The drug has been proven time and time again that it not only does what they say it'll do, but has a host of other benefits like helping addicts drop their habits. Jealousy runs deep.