There's just something about a suit which is so empowering, and ladies just love men in suits..
Here we talk anything and everything about suits suits and suits..
Post up pictures of you in your suit.. Accompany pictures with as much information as possible..

Here are details on how to buy a suit:

http://www.gq.com/how-to/fashion/200608/ho...-suit-slideshow

http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-212782.html

http://www.luxury-insider.com/columns/Pete..._Breasted_Suit/

If you'd like a well-fitted custom-made suit at a reasonable price, read here: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1351948

v1: Suits (clothing) and others

Let me be the first to piss here...piss...this is my territory now.

Hopefully someday we'll catchup with the OT thread..

wow...a new thread.....here i am to stay....

4th! Altho i dun contribute much

Someone should go buy this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KID-MOHAIR-WOOL-SUITIN...=item519212d3f2

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Added on April 21, 2010, 11:13 pmThat navy DB is a seriously beautiful garment. Very sculptural. Definitely not Malaysian. He just doesn't wear it that well.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/NJBB.JPG

This post has been edited by kotmj: Apr 21 2010, 11:15 PM

Hi guys,

Im interested in making my own suit. KOTMJ gave a few pointers and naturally i followed the lead.

Sorry for being ignorant but would a super 120's wool be more comfortable or wool mix with kid mohair?

Currently im thinking of either this:

100% Super 120

KID-MOHAIR-WOOL-SUITING

Also the reason why im picking only black is simply because of my profession and it being my first suit made. I will definitely have others made in the future.

last question, would 3.2 meters suffice for a height of 173cm? or better to get 3.5m? Thanks

You work as an undertaker?

lol, definitely not. Im a litigation lawyer and it being my first suit..i would like to get a general day to day suit done, hence black. Maybe dark grey would be ok as well.

This post has been edited by GrIM: Apr 21 2010, 11:54 PM

or maybe loyar?

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Added on April 21, 2010, 11:54 pmdon't you hate being dressed in black/white everyday?

i do...

why not try dark navy?

This post has been edited by cocopops: Apr 21 2010, 11:54 PM

Well, black/white i guess is just our uniform...so to speak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_dress

Black seems to be an option, but if an advocate it has to be paired with grey striped trousers. Otherwise a "dark" suit, which means charcoal I suppose. Not quite black, but nearly.

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Added on April 21, 2010, 11:59 pmSeems to be three options

1. black jacket + grey striped trousers
2. dark 3-piece sb
3. dark 2-piece db

This post has been edited by kotmj: Apr 21 2010, 11:59 PM

I Lol at that wiki article. I have seen QCs before, i doubt its a compulsory court attire to wear grey striped trousers.

Anyway i digress. Back to my question please?
Would a super 120's wool be more comfortable or wool mix with kid mohair? Any of the materials shown in my above post any good?

This post has been edited by GrIM: Apr 22 2010, 12:03 AM

depends on your perception of comfort. for me, comfort in the malaysian context means something cool. but both silencer and walnek think of comfort as pliancy and softness. you will not find any of the two in kid mohair. but you will get coolness, especially with the right lining.

for softness and a luxurious feel, go for a high super number.

Thanks for the clarification, kotmj. Appreciate it.

Hmmph, i think i will go for the mohair as walking around in a black suit in the hot afternoon malaysian sun is pretty shitty..

Guess i will get the 70% WOOL/30 % SUMMER KID MOHAIR fabric.

silk lining would be the best choice right? Also would 3.2 metres be adequate for for a height of 173cm? Thanks

yeah, 3.2m ought to be enough for your height. the best lining would be ermazine.

This post has been edited by kotmj: Apr 22 2010, 08:23 AM

Wow, a new thread. It has been a long while since I last visited this site. Extremely busy with work.

Jind, are you planning to get the ermazine lining soon? Please let me know, hopefully latest by this weekend (the earlier the better). If not, I'll arrange for some other means.

Kotmj, I'll probably be heading over to ALT's on Saturday, but most likely late evening, being the last hour of his opening hours seeing that I have some unavoidable things to tend to.

Silencer, when do you plan to collect your Zegna 3p suit? I saw it there last weekend when I dropped off my fabric, pretty much in the same state as the week prior to.

Wow walnek,u still haven't purchase the lining! About my suit,told alt not to rush it as I plan to commission my zegna navy suit in the same day I'm collecting the suit. And, alt is kinda busy too with so many order. The initial plan to go alt to see kotmj linen jacket on this Saturday had to be cancelled as I need to depart to NY on tomorrow evening. Sigh.....

This post has been edited by silencer: Apr 22 2010, 06:47 PM

This bulk order thing can be quite simple:

You give the article number and full description and quantity. Organiser collects all the orders, and then finds items and puts them in his shopping cart. He then proceeds to checkout without actually checking out, so he may see the quoted shipping. He then splits the shipping cost based on quanity ordered and sends each party the sum he has to pay. They pay. Organiser then does the checkout with his credit card. Shipping address could be ALT, and each party can pick it up there or just have AL store them until they are ready to bespeak their suits.

The organiser should preferably be someone who has prior contact with AL, if ALT is to be the shipping address.

Othwise get silk haboutai locally or Bemberg Ambiance through myvoguefabrics or something like that.

Kotmj,based in your previous posting, u still favour the ermezine instead of bemberg ambiance. What is your opinion of bemberg cupro if compared with ermezine.