hi,
i am currently based in klang and is looking for a suit for office and evening wear. my budget is around RM1300.
I have tried the suit at most of teh shops like g2000,padini and seed etc etc... none of them fit very well... so i will be having my first custom made one

I have read teh articles on the first page and have skimmed through roughly the 200 pages of post and is now quite blur and hope that the experts will be willing to condense the information i need altogether...

1) could you please list down name and approx locations of the various taylors who are willing to work on my budget based in kl

2) which of them are willing to accept outside bought cloth as you guys mentioned that its cheaper.. i am thinking of looking for cloth at euro moda and binwani's

3) i have asked around teh tailor at klcc (both the one in isetan as well as the guy in the store called fox...)

4) I also went to the tailor shop called smart master and is not quite happy with their sewing quality so i will not be going back

5) I am quite sensitive to heat so would like a light weight coat which wouldn't make me sweat and look like a boiled apple

6) I am 1.8 meters, have a chest of 41, waist of 36 and length of shoulder to wrist of 23.5 (i think). I cannot get off the rack due to the fact that its either too much fabric at the back or too bunched up at the shoulders..

7) will the experts please help

thank you

thanks for the help
but i have some more questions... please bear with me
4) could you please explain to me the difference the material makes ,...i mean i know what colour and what feels good but i don;t know the difference between super 150 and 110/120 etc....
also whats the difference between a cashmere, wool and silk suit ? jsut for curiousity

5) who/what or where is ALT ? please advice

thanks

:-o i think i will avoid you now.... my creep meter has gone through the roof.....


as a side note..... the information is spread out over the 200 pages over 2 threads... it makes it hard for newbies to get a grasp on the situation.... if someone is willing to condense it into an useful format.... it would be much more effectve...

jsut my 2 cents

kotmj : thanks for the advice... i have just been informed by my company that i will be posted to vietnam (ho chi minh) in a couple of weeks.. and have heard that its much cheaper to custom made a suit there... is it true... ? am very confused now

hey guys... was wandering around the curve after visiting binwani's as I wanna have a look at the standard prices here in malaysia and brands of cloth to buy before i head over to vietnam to commission my suit... anyway I pass by a tailoring shop called fit & match. they offered me a suit for 1000 using chesmire wool (spelling). had a look at the cloth... its a super wool 120 xxxl.. what ever that means... anyone used the tailor before.... it seems pretty cheap..esp at a place like the curve...

kotmj: can I humbly ask your opinion on some thing... If I were to get a pair of trousers tailor made, using cheap cloth, will I learn important things regarding the cuts and fall of the cloth when I start comissioning my whole suit ?

will a pair of pants show off the skill of the tailor?

what I wanna know is, is it a good gauge on the skill of tailor.

thanks

thanks for the advice.. although I was pinning my hopes that a good pair of pants will teach me the more important parts on what to know for tailoring.. looks like I have to take the plunge and hope then..

thanks for the advice

hey komj, i have a question for your store of knowledge.. recently foudn a ready made suit thats pretty close fitting, but I would like your opinion on something.

What sort of arm and body motion you make when testing the suit to ensure its properly fitted ? i mean wearing a suit and standing still in it, is something that most suit can handle.. but what are the range of motion that one makes to test the level of fitness of the suit

not sure if I am making myself clear..

I would like to know.. like if I were to raise my left arm by 90 degree's and the whole side of the suit slews to the right.. does that makes it not fit?

hope you understand.../

hey guys, I have a question, is a sport jacket cheaper than a formal suit ? cos am interested in having a sports jacket made, but am wondering what kind of material should I use?

please advice