My fiance is looking for a tailor made suit for the wedding. One normal gray suit and one black tux.
We went to Bespoked today and they quoted about 2k for a suit. 

Apart from Bespoked, are there any more good tailors out there? I've read some ppl commenting about ALT, are they good?

And I have read some of the forumers here commenting about getting your own cloth would be much cheaper. But not sure what kind of material is good for a suit.

Care to give us some tips on how to choose a good tailor? and what to look out for?

TQ!

So u met the malay girl too eh? I think she is very cheerful and quite helpful. And Granoff made a good impression on me based on sales staff alone. Less can be said about some other shops.

thanks alot! i mentioned the sleeve heads to himself, but he brushed it off as a WIP. will call him alter today to tell him about the changes. he also mentioned that my right shoulder drops more than the left and said he will fix that.. don't quite understand the trouser part though.. horizontal pleat? 

also thought the sleeves are about 0.25" too long. you reckon?

Here's my two cents worth

1. Go for classics - there's nothing worse than wearing something fashionable which will provide material for mirth several years down the line when your off springs/relatives remark " what were you thinking when you were wearing that outrageous outfit eg John Travolta's 3 piece white suit in Saturday Night Fever "

2. I would suggest a single breasted charcoal grey suit in a notch lapel ( in 2 or 3 button configuration , depending on your fiance's height/built ) & a peak lapel single breasted dinner jacket in black or midnight blue , preferably with a grosgrain silk lapel

3. Buy your own fabric . Depending on your fiance's size it would be generally 4 to 5 metres per suit.
4. I am partial to British fabrics but am reliably informed that women prefer the feel of the Italian variety.
5. The main places to check out fabrics are as follows:-
    a) Binwani's / Silk Street
    b) Euromoda
    c) Jackal

I would suggest a Super 120's in 8/9 oz for the Grey suit for longevity & perhaps a Super 150 for the dinner jacket given the fact that it would only be worn occasionally . The key is to work within your budget & not to get impress with big brand names ( Zegna ) who spend on marketing & mark up their prices accordingly. It's best to avoid purchasing fabric on the web as a novice unless you have some knowledge of what you are buying. My personal experience with web vendors is mixed.

Please visit Styleforum to research on how to instruct your tailors. Malaysian (Asian) tailors require a great deal of guidance & unless you know the various tailoring nuances , the end result may not be desirable.

6. There are 3 tailors that get much attention with the LY forum members. I will list them along with their pros & cons of each based on my personal experiences as well as that of friends who have patronized them:-
a) Bespoked
    Pros- need little direction , consistent quality
    Cons- Expensive , charges for every little extra detail

b) Granoff
    Pros- Creative director open to suggestions , quality OK
    Cons- can sometimes add a little creative touches which were not requested

c) ALT
    Pros -Cheapest of the 3
    Cons- Can practise discriminatory pricing so need to act tough on price negotiations, require a lot of direction
    otherwise end results can be undesirable.

Another way to approach this is to buy the suits at the year end post Christmas sales & have the suits altered ( assuming your fiancé 's body shape isn't too far off from the standard stock size.

Good luck with your forthcoming nuptial festivities & let us know if you need more help with this.

Do visit Styleforum & 
6. I would look at doing some research on styleforum to get some idea on how to instruct

Not sure this is the right place to ask my question,but I just wanna know that will it be too formal if I'm going to wear my suit and vest for my annual dinner tonight......
There will be alot pf professors attending the dinner and I do hope I can look good in front of them during dinner and if I'm wearing too formal compare to them/others ,I would feel kinda weird......

I noticed the slope problem too, it is far more obvious on my right shoulder than the left. I wonder if it's because of my dropped right shoulder. How does the tailor compensate for a dropped shoulder? Initially he wanted to make the shoulder padding thicker but I resisted.

There was an unfinished jacket (basted suit?) in the display window with visible hand stitchings, so I asked the owner how much it would cost to make one of those (due to my limited knowledge of chinese tailoring terms I told him 'suits that do not use glue'). That particular shop seems to offer a more personalized level of service compared to the fabric store tailors, I might try them when I get my own cloth.

waiting for end the year sale to get z zegna suit and sport coat hopefully !

their price and quality are pretty bargain compared to Prada,Gucci and Emporio Armani..

Prada suits starts at 7k onwards (size 46 onwards for msia boutique), Gucci suits starts at 7k aswell , but I never see them in Malaysia boutique... they only carry sport coats.. which are great quality but priced at 7k-20k (also only comes in 1 size 48)

as for Emporio Armani they also comes in size 46 onwards only in Malaysia.. their 4k-5k david line and jude line suits are crap.. their only good suits are 6k-7k napoli line (canvassed) which i believe might aswell go for Prada ?

as for Z zegna suits and Sport coats at just 4k-5k (with that much money save i can get a prada shirt for 1.8k and a suit/sport coat or a discounted 3k giorgio armani shirts..)  ! but not sure wether they are made in Italy or not but the quality and fit are incredible.. but the material may not be top notch though (prolly reserved for their much more expensive higher line Ermenegildo Zegna and Zegna Couture..)

Z Zegna is Ermenegildo Zegna diffusion line to cather to young people ... slim cutting  and more fashion forward design much like Emporio Armani to Giorgio Armani

i should have checked this store earlier 

they even have MTM specialist there.. but i dont have budget for MTM stuffs though!

it was a great experience there , the guy know what he was talking about , not just a sales person he does zegna MTM aswell .. I was very impressed when he can tell my size correctly without me telling him ! and he even know what type of suits that i like (fitting suits)

at the beginning i was torn between Prada or Gucci for my next suits, but at the moment i went and tried the suit in Z Zegna ! its clear what my choice is! (although Gucci stuffs are made by Ermenegildo Zegna but the difference is the price is clearly too steep.. but i can tell the Gucci sport coats have better finishing than Z Zegna material wise.. they have cooler buttons,cooler inside lining (i am not sure what is it called) and .. its GUCCI!! many celebs wear them 

Does anyone still fancy combination of both mandarin suit and mandarin shirt?

I will be in Malaysia next march to get a suit made to bring back to Australia. Time is limited so i need to choose the right tailor.
What price does Bespoked charge for a fully canvassed 100% wool suit if they supply the materials and you dont know much about suits? ie. just a basic suit, i dont need surgeon cuffs etc.?

Also does he offer extra's, eg 2 pairs of pants or custom MTM work shirt?

i dunno from my experience buying in giorgio armani they dont even know what is canvassed or fused lol

anyway these guy said he can do specialize in MTM for zegna so yea.

i dont think all people working in boutiques are spm dropout , have u been to LV boutiques etc

must be your shoes!