Jan 7 2011, 10:38 PM
QUOTE(kotmj @ Jan 7 2011, 09:59 PM)
While all you overfed college kids go to the usual suspects, all safe shopping mall forum approved stuff, I actively seek out the underappreciated, the downtrodden, the Chippendale at the junk sale (so to speak). Today, I may have found something of value.
The tailor was surfing the net. I walked in. There was a jacket with skinny lapels hanging conveniently close, which I proceeded to inspect. Made no worse than a Lord's, but the buttonholes were very nicely handsewn. They were so nicely sewn that I wasn't sure if it was machine sewn. So I asked.
kotmj: Machine sewn?
tailor: No, by hand. But if you want machine we can do machine.
I took a closer look at the lapel hole. Exquisite, and yes I finally saw the small irregularities that makes handwork so charming. f***, miles better than AL's standard buttonholes (though his special edition ones for me are nice).
The fact that the buttonholes are by hand tells me this guy has an old school tailor making for him and that he doesn't send orders to a factory full of Banglas.
Now, of course, the lapels were not padded. Nobody pads them except AL. Not even Lord's pads them. As I've said, standard of make is very competitive. The sleeves were set beautifully. Styling could be improved, but that is always the case and I will work with him on that aspect anyway.
kotmj: How much like this for a 2 piece? I supply the cloth.
tailor: 600.
kotmj: do you also do full canvassing?
tailor: sure. here's one.
Pray tell where this latest talent can be located
He pointed to an unstructured field jacket with pockets everywhere. Inside, it was self-lined the way you see Italian tailors do with linen jackets. No fusing, partial self lining to hide the internal pockets, no structure. A shirt jacket. Nice.
kotmj: No, no, I mean structured jakcets with no fusing but with a horsehair canvas inside, handpadded.
tailor: Oh those. Hah, finally someone asks for them. But they are very expensive. My sifu can make them. In the whole of KL there are maybe 5 tailors who can make them and my sifu is one of them.
kotmj: how much?
tailor: Expensive. RMXK.
kotmj: that's how much AL charges me.
tailor: you mean AL from campbell street? the equestrian guy?
kotmj: yeah. he recently made me a fully canvassed number.
the conversation was a long and pleasant one. He quoted me a very reasonable price for FC. His standard of make is high. The guy appears to me reasonably intelligent. His shop is impossible to find. His buttonholes are sublime.
I may have uncovered an unknown tailor of great potential.
I'm itching to try him out.
(But I forgot to check how high the armholes are.)
The tailor was surfing the net. I walked in. There was a jacket with skinny lapels hanging conveniently close, which I proceeded to inspect. Made no worse than a Lord's, but the buttonholes were very nicely handsewn. They were so nicely sewn that I wasn't sure if it was machine sewn. So I asked.
kotmj: Machine sewn?
tailor: No, by hand. But if you want machine we can do machine.
I took a closer look at the lapel hole. Exquisite, and yes I finally saw the small irregularities that makes handwork so charming. f***, miles better than AL's standard buttonholes (though his special edition ones for me are nice).
The fact that the buttonholes are by hand tells me this guy has an old school tailor making for him and that he doesn't send orders to a factory full of Banglas.
Now, of course, the lapels were not padded. Nobody pads them except AL. Not even Lord's pads them. As I've said, standard of make is very competitive. The sleeves were set beautifully. Styling could be improved, but that is always the case and I will work with him on that aspect anyway.
kotmj: How much like this for a 2 piece? I supply the cloth.
tailor: 600.
kotmj: do you also do full canvassing?
tailor: sure. here's one.
Pray tell where this latest talent can be located
He pointed to an unstructured field jacket with pockets everywhere. Inside, it was self-lined the way you see Italian tailors do with linen jackets. No fusing, partial self lining to hide the internal pockets, no structure. A shirt jacket. Nice.
kotmj: No, no, I mean structured jakcets with no fusing but with a horsehair canvas inside, handpadded.
tailor: Oh those. Hah, finally someone asks for them. But they are very expensive. My sifu can make them. In the whole of KL there are maybe 5 tailors who can make them and my sifu is one of them.
kotmj: how much?
tailor: Expensive. RMXK.
kotmj: that's how much AL charges me.
tailor: you mean AL from campbell street? the equestrian guy?
kotmj: yeah. he recently made me a fully canvassed number.
the conversation was a long and pleasant one. He quoted me a very reasonable price for FC. His standard of make is high. The guy appears to me reasonably intelligent. His shop is impossible to find. His buttonholes are sublime.
I may have uncovered an unknown tailor of great potential.
I'm itching to try him out.
(But I forgot to check how high the armholes are.)
Added on January 8, 2011, 1:19 am
QUOTE(kotmj @ Jan 7 2011, 09:59 PM)
While all you overfed college kids go to the usual suspects, all safe shopping mall forum approved stuff, I actively seek out the underappreciated, the downtrodden, the Chippendale at the junk sale (so to speak). Today, I may have found something of value.
The tailor was surfing the net. I walked in. There was a jacket with skinny lapels hanging conveniently close, which I proceeded to inspect. Made no worse than a Lord's, but the buttonholes were very nicely handsewn. They were so nicely sewn that I wasn't sure if it was machine sewn. So I asked.
kotmj: Machine sewn?
tailor: No, by hand. But if you want machine we can do machine.
I took a closer look at the lapel hole. Exquisite, and yes I finally saw the small irregularities that makes handwork so charming. f***, miles better than AL's standard buttonholes (though his special edition ones for me are nice).
The fact that the buttonholes are by hand tells me this guy has an old school tailor making for him and that he doesn't send orders to a factory full of Banglas.
Now, of course, the lapels were not padded. Nobody pads them except AL. Not even Lord's pads them. As I've said, standard of make is very competitive. The sleeves were set beautifully. Styling could be improved, but that is always the case and I will work with him on that aspect anyway.
kotmj: How much like this for a 2 piece? I supply the cloth.
tailor: 600.
kotmj: do you also do full canvassing?
tailor: sure. here's one.
Sounds promising-care to share the identity & whereabouts of the tailor?
He pointed to an unstructured field jacket with pockets everywhere. Inside, it was self-lined the way you see Italian tailors do with linen jackets. No fusing, partial self lining to hide the internal pockets, no structure. A shirt jacket. Nice.
kotmj: No, no, I mean structured jakcets with no fusing but with a horsehair canvas inside, handpadded.
tailor: Oh those. Hah, finally someone asks for them. But they are very expensive. My sifu can make them. In the whole of KL there are maybe 5 tailors who can make them and my sifu is one of them.
kotmj: how much?
tailor: Expensive. RMXK.
kotmj: that's how much AL charges me.
tailor: you mean AL from campbell street? the equestrian guy?
kotmj: yeah. he recently made me a fully canvassed number.
the conversation was a long and pleasant one. He quoted me a very reasonable price for FC. His standard of make is high. The guy appears to me reasonably intelligent. His shop is impossible to find. His buttonholes are sublime.
I may have uncovered an unknown tailor of great potential.
I'm itching to try him out.
(But I forgot to check how high the armholes are.)
This post has been edited by beau: Jan 8 2011, 01:19 AMThe tailor was surfing the net. I walked in. There was a jacket with skinny lapels hanging conveniently close, which I proceeded to inspect. Made no worse than a Lord's, but the buttonholes were very nicely handsewn. They were so nicely sewn that I wasn't sure if it was machine sewn. So I asked.
kotmj: Machine sewn?
tailor: No, by hand. But if you want machine we can do machine.
I took a closer look at the lapel hole. Exquisite, and yes I finally saw the small irregularities that makes handwork so charming. f***, miles better than AL's standard buttonholes (though his special edition ones for me are nice).
The fact that the buttonholes are by hand tells me this guy has an old school tailor making for him and that he doesn't send orders to a factory full of Banglas.
Now, of course, the lapels were not padded. Nobody pads them except AL. Not even Lord's pads them. As I've said, standard of make is very competitive. The sleeves were set beautifully. Styling could be improved, but that is always the case and I will work with him on that aspect anyway.
kotmj: How much like this for a 2 piece? I supply the cloth.
tailor: 600.
kotmj: do you also do full canvassing?
tailor: sure. here's one.
Sounds promising-care to share the identity & whereabouts of the tailor?
He pointed to an unstructured field jacket with pockets everywhere. Inside, it was self-lined the way you see Italian tailors do with linen jackets. No fusing, partial self lining to hide the internal pockets, no structure. A shirt jacket. Nice.
kotmj: No, no, I mean structured jakcets with no fusing but with a horsehair canvas inside, handpadded.
tailor: Oh those. Hah, finally someone asks for them. But they are very expensive. My sifu can make them. In the whole of KL there are maybe 5 tailors who can make them and my sifu is one of them.
kotmj: how much?
tailor: Expensive. RMXK.
kotmj: that's how much AL charges me.
tailor: you mean AL from campbell street? the equestrian guy?
kotmj: yeah. he recently made me a fully canvassed number.
the conversation was a long and pleasant one. He quoted me a very reasonable price for FC. His standard of make is high. The guy appears to me reasonably intelligent. His shop is impossible to find. His buttonholes are sublime.
I may have uncovered an unknown tailor of great potential.
I'm itching to try him out.
(But I forgot to check how high the armholes are.)
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