Dun worry you look just fine.

It's not funny.

No. I think I'll just use a spritzer bottle.

You should not encourage the stalker in him!

This is the true gentleman's water bottle.

I'm on the brink of buying a trouser length of light grey flannel and a suiting length of mid-weight navy worsted.

What weights are they in ? Any other details you can provide?

Sounds like a very versatile purchase which will allow you to mix & match outfits.

I personally prefer 10 to 12 oz fabrics -Depending on how they are constructed, they tend to be more crease resistant and is able to withstand greater abuse .

OT : It's strange to see peopel discussing trouser materials at 3am in the morning

It's limited to persons of good taste who have to engage in teleconferences with the US in the middle of our night!!

It's encouraging to see a community of individuals here trying to elevate & encourage the bespoke arts instead of depending on the West for their tailoring needs. Or fall prey to the mass market appeal of designer suits.

I halted myself last night and have asked the seller to provide more details on two of his cloths before I pull the trigger.

A few months ago I would have provided the links to the cloths, but if I were to do so 2 things will happen:

1. Both would have been bought before I myself have the opportunity to.
2. Next week when I drop by AL's, both lengths would be there, waiting to be made up into DBs with swappable buttons.

I'm looking for a heavier cloth. I used to feel perfectly fine in merely a twill shirt and jeans at 20 degrees Celcius, but now that I'm acclimatized to the Malaysian climate I shiver at 24 degrees.

Wise move. Hwa Seng (HST) has a good selection of heavier cloths but you can obtain a better price if you come to the shop ( in Singapore ) in person & negotiate . The website prices are a tad high. The other option is to wear long johns with your existing suits. Uniglo does these ultra thin versions which seem to keep the body warm but not uncomfortable in centrally heated rooms. I bought a pair which I used earlier this year in Northern China & found it effecttive.

Been stalking this thread for a bit & finally got off my lazy ass to register and say hi to my comrades across the causeway. You guys have got a pretty good discussion going on, compared to my local folk bickering on a certain h w z forum about which polyester suit is cheaper & better..

Beau - were you at Iris tailor in SG last week? Some of the points you raised sound awfully familiar - esp the part about the HK tailors & WISC shirtings.

Holy sweet sartorial jesus! I never thought I would see gshen from SF on Lowyat.net.
Your knowledge of Singaporean bespoke would really help most of the forumers in here.

Anyway, a warm welcome to you, gshen!

Gee, thank you! Warm welcome indeed.

I'm just another small timer sharing my thoughts and experiences that will hopefully help others out.

Now you are being awfully humble, gshen. It is small timers like me who look up to people like you.

If I remember correctly, kotmj even showed some of your pictures to his tailor, Ah Loke as reference material.

Yup, vaguely remember seeing that post somewhere here. It was actually kotmj who led me to this forum quite a while ago too.

That said, I have a 6x2 DB suit in the works, using the very last bits of Minnis' Rangoon in mid-gray. Sweet cloth & a real pity that it's been discontinued.. Hope to have some pics to show in the next couple of weeks!

Someone dial 999 and tell the Malaysian army the Singaporeans are invading at last!

Oh MAI gawd. It's indeed gshen. The real God has cometh. Move over GodStalkermj!

Iris Tailor sounds like a place my friend recommended. It could be him you ran into. I believe he came across some of his old RTW suits when he was clearing his HK property for rent . I was not in Singapore last week.

We were colleagues in London , he subsequently relocated to Singapore while I was posted to HK before returning to Malaysia.

We were recommended to AMHC by another colleague ( who have since switch allegiance to WW Chan ) The same colleague came across a bale of vintage sea island which was sold as part of a liquidation exercise of a European firm. It was sold at a very ridiculously low price & some of us have fond memories of the wonderful shirts that were created as a result of that purchase.

Iris Tailor comes highly recommended by him as it's given some of his old suits a new life. I am waiting for him to commission something ( I think he was planning to make a hacking jacket in Harris Tweed & a Linen Jacket ) before I pay them a visit.

It helps that Nani, the fitter furnished him with some culinary recommendations from Indonesia in time for the World Cup which appealed to his inner gluttony. If you do happen to run into him, tell him to bring more of the Indonesian Cashews & Prawn Crackers when he comes up to Malaysia otherwise we won't let him cross the border!!