On one incident, the 'teeth' damaged the strap on one side of my pants. Guess I pulled it too hard.

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Added on August 23, 2010, 10:37 pmWhat zipper AL uses? I can't believe R is still using YKK. It's either ARROW or OPTI on my grandpa's old pants.

This post has been edited by bloke1: Aug 23 2010, 10:37 PM

YKK 2C. The eyes and hooks are STAR.

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Added on August 23, 2010, 10:54 pmThe best eyes and hooks in the universe. Remarkably, you can still find this brand in KL, you just have to know where, though the quality may not be the same and the asking price horrendous (in relation to the tiny bits of metal)!





This post has been edited by kotmj: Aug 23 2010, 10:54 PM

Let me know if you come across matt brass versions. I've seen some on Italian trousers but have not found the source of the item in question.

I actually bought 2 dozen gunmetal hook/eyes for my tailor. She specifically told me to get them in HK's shamshuipo market as they are much, much harder and more durable than the ones available locally ('Tailor' brand).

Will post pics once I get my trousers.

Any particular store there?

BTW how does one order from RJW?

The way we go about things the tailors should reduce their prices & charge minimally for labor.

'Tailor' or 'Talon'?

'Tailor' is the brand used on my navy pants in primary school.

Quite sure it is tailor. Possibly the only stuff available locally.. Quite sad, really.

These are the modern-day Deponirts, a far cry from vintage ones...

its dissimilarity is huge,,,,i hope its not ciplak ones------how much isit?

i don't know how much, i found the pic on the internet. it does look ciplak, but who would go ciplaking fasteners?

it might come fr teh same factory that produce ciplak levi's buttons

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i once made a pants w/ a no-metal concepts,,,,buttons replacing hooks (it was button-button @ the extended tabs) + ykk 'tooth' 5vs zipper on the fly replacing the normal coil #5 zipper----i kinda like it,,,,

You'll never know. There are even fake YKK zippers!

Probably made in China these days

hey beau, what were you doing at alt on saturday anyway?

Collecting my shirt. Got the fit & design just right on the second attempt. Will launder a few times to see how it stands up to abuse before passing AL the good material to work on.

Can the gorge height be adjusted during fitting?

This post has been edited by bloke1: Aug 24 2010, 11:49 PM

Probably at the basting stage within certain acceptable tolerances . The cutters don't like . My Mat Salleh friend vastly increase his knowledge of Cantonese obscenities when he made a similar request to his HK tailor.

I'm guessing it would be possible to get it lowered, but I don't see how can it be heightened?

I've never asked for something like this so I have no idea. But basted jackets have inlays everywhere, even in the armholes, so maybe in the collar too.