Guys I'm 6 feet tall and what's the length in meters of clothes should i buy? Looking to buy the fabric online and make it at ALT. First time making a suit and hopefully sifus out there can give me some pointers. Thanks

Is 4 meters of fabric enough to make a 3 piece suit on a 6 feet guy?

Anyone going to ALT today? Might be paying him a visit.

guys i went to alt just now. When i ask him about the price of workmanship he keep insisting it depends on the material used. Is it normal? Also he quoted me 900 for a normal suit's workmanship and extra 600 for a fully canvassed suit. How is the pricing?

And alt only has horn buttons and he said one can only get MOP from Singapore and it cost $4/pcs. I am going to source for my own fabric online now. It'll definitely be cheaper.

Yeah i thought that was expensive too. But i'll negotiate with alt when i eventually present my fabric to him. Anyways anywhere else can i source for shirt fabrics? I'm currently am leaning towards a grey suit and this is the fabric I'm currently looking at. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TONIK-LOOK-WOOL-KID-...93#ht_500wt_922

What do you guys think? and he said for my height 4.5 meters is required.

alt told me that a fully canvassed suit will take 2 months. and half canvassed only takes 2-3 weeks. He said his orders are through the roof.

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Added on April 16, 2011, 11:20 pmalso i went to euro moda and look at their fabric. the zegna's are so smooth and nice. but the price is atrocious @ 1100/meter for their top of the line fabrics.

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Added on April 16, 2011, 11:23 pmand about lining alt say his mitsubishi lining is equivalent to bemberg's lining. What do sifu think about this statement?

This post has been edited by h11g: Apr 16 2011, 11:23 PM

oh sorry 4.5 is for a 3 piece. he said if I'm making a 2 piece it would need 3.6 meters, and a bespoke shirt i would need about 1.7 meters.

Thanks for the heads up... what do you think about the fabric I posted?

And since I plan on making a three piece suit how many buttons should I go for?was thinking of either one or two

alright thanks.

yea the price is on the high side. and through out our conversation alt keep mention that got money then surely nice lo in canto

nope i haven't purchase the fabric yet. was looking at other alternative since Karl is pretty busy now.

This looked great. I scared i keep adding more and more requirements alt is gonna charge me through the roof~!

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Added on April 19, 2011, 11:41 amguys what do you think about this fabric? looks really good and weighs in at 280grams/m

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KID-MOHAIR-WOOL-SUIT...3d#ht_500wt_922

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Added on April 19, 2011, 11:45 ambrad pitt in a 3 piece suits, it has the roll over lapel you mentioned as well.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UKBgIqn2Yvw/TGes...-81_468x579.jpg

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Added on April 19, 2011, 2:41 pmGuys I'm interested in buying fabrics for my shirting as well and specifically fabrics from acorn. I'm just puzzle by the different width of fabrics offered which is in 36" and 60". May i know what are the differences? And if ah loke say i need 1.7 meters to make a shirt, does the length of 1.7 meters applying to both the width? Thanks.

This post has been edited by h11g: Apr 19 2011, 02:41 PM

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Added on April 19, 2011, 2:41 pmGuys I'm interested in buying fabrics for my shirting as well and specifically fabrics from acorn. I'm just puzzle by the different width of fabrics offered which is in 36" and 60". May i know what are the differences? And if ah loke say i need 1.7 meters to make a shirt, does the length of 1.7 meters applying to both the width? Thanks.

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36 inch- buy 3 meters
60 inch buy 2 meters

You may need the additional fabric to ensure a proper pattern match - a sign of a well made shirt

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thanks yea better to be safe than sorry. since the fabric is shipped all the way from UK. The pricing seems pretty good for acorn, i really love the royal oxford. might get different colors for that fabric.

wow you are fast~! anyways how much did the new tailor charge you to commission a suit?

1.5k includes house clothes as well? that seems like a reasonable price. i wonder how much he charges for workmanship.

Go 100 inc

guys after browsing on ebay uk for suiting fabrics, am just wondering that karl no longer sells fabrics on ebay? I only saw howard's postings and his color is quite limited for kid's mohair range, is looking for something greyish.

Time is not on your side brother, if you really aren't buying otr better go do now.

guys what do you all think of these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KID-MOHAIR-WOOL-SUIT...fc#ht_500wt_922
gonna be buying my fabric and start work on my 3 piece suit.

Yes that's why I wanna ask around here before I make the purchase. The other seller karl doesn't seem to have anymore fabrics on ebay.