what is navy zegna and black armani fabric ? where to get them ? how much ?
if you send them to armani, how much they charge for workmanship ?

Zegna do tailoring but they would not accept fabrics, you got to use their own they have an in house tailor which is well trained . another store that has an in house tailor is Canali,They are both Malaysians and they do have some excellant quality in them. price starts from RM9000 for a suit and RM 5000 for a sport jacket, if you have more money to burn you can wait for Angello Petrucci from Brioni's who should be down in September, prices start from RM 25000 for a suit and if you are lucky he might throw in a shirt or a tie. It would take between 2 weeks to 2 months for a complete suit it depends on how much they love you! simply means how much you have burn there!

Do you guys actually go into these severely expensive boutiques? I feel hesitant to do so because I know there's no way I'll be buying anything there.

I mostly just look at their window displays.

Gentlemen, I went to the much anticipated afternoon wedding reception today.

Almost every suit was black.

Never wear a tie to a banquet like this. I dipped mine in a very nice sauce. Thankfully, it's only a Daiso number.

People asked me about my pocket square. They wanted to know what it was. "What is that in your pocket?" I had to demonstrate to a table how to stuff a PS a la Michael Alden.

My jacket made an impression on all. "How many suits do you actually have?" I was asked. "Here comes the Man of the Year" said another. "Very nice," said the groom. I did not hear remarks made about the other suits, and almost every male was wearing one.

My jacket did not rumple as much as i would like. It still looks kinda tame.

Thankfully, nobody there reads this thread. I live in fear of someone coming up to me and asking, "Excuse me, are you kotmj?"

Is there ANYONE here who isn't gay?

Greetings, Agent Smith No.2. I see you have cloned yourself. What happened to your original copy?

Dear all,

Thanks for the prompt replies. I figured maybe a tuxedo might not be worth the investment due to possible one-time wear.  I have just a couple more questions:

1) Where is a good place in the Klang valley to buy material for a suit? I am assuming that I should buy the accompanying buttons as well?

If you want to hunt for fabrics, Jln Tuanku Abdul Rahman. But for suiting fabrics, its really limited to your imagination. But once you reach that section, be bombarded by white, grey, blue and black, the general color. From there on, you just look at the fabric you want. If you like the color, and how it feels then proceed to use some more info gathered from the internet. Like polyester vs wool. Linen vs cotton and such. But really is you are first timer it is very difficult. Unless you have gone and make clothes with your own fabrics before, its kind of tough. Most fabric shops does not sell buttons. You need to find tailoring supplies shop for that. Jln TAR has some but most close on Sundays. If its difficult, you could use their in house stuff and save the shopping time.

2) Are the tailors always ok that you use your own material. Would I have to check with them 1st?

Most of the time they will be ok with it. Unless you bring them fabric that is hard to work with, they might turn you down. Or make you pay more.

3) Has anyone has any experience with Kinslager?

This shop actually is being told first by Lanatir another forummer. He didn't have anything made there before. I think neither of us have too. But at times their promo prices look pretty good. Last time they advertised a tuxedo for only RM12xx something, forgot already. But its really just a tailor shop option closes to anyone living in Subang Jaya. We don't know their workanship level too. The ones that are experienced by some forummers here are the ones you hear everytime. Bespoke, AL and such. Why not you be the first?

Thanks yet again!

The best made in Malaysia jacket (contemporary, not vintage) I've seen was a display suit of a pathetic little tailor in Campbell Complex. I believe it is better made than any ALT stuff. It is fused, of course, but it was very structured and beautiful. Just beautiful. To die for, really. I spent an afternoon looking at many dozen suits in many shops, and this one suit stood out amongst them. But the shop was a hole-in-the-wall and the proprietor was unkept, had a wispy little mustache, wore a worn T-shirt and shorts and sandals. The carpet was threadbare, the cutting board was melamine laminate with large pieces broken off.

I asked to see that display suit, and he gladly handed it to me.

"But this isn't from your shop, is it? The label says it isn't," I remarked.

"No, it isn't mine. A tailor friend of mine loaned it to me to see if I can sell it. He says he rarely wears it."

I noted down the label, and I looked up the shop many times in the internet. They are supposed to have 2 branches, but one was in a shopping mall that crumbled upon itself and the other somewhere else. I called the numbers given but both lines were no longer active. Sigh.

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Added on August 16, 2010, 10:30 pm
I have Daiso hooks at home.

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Added on August 16, 2010, 10:48 pmOh yeah: First fitting of FC DB is tomorrow evening.

The conversation went on for almost 2 hours, and towards the end, when they have relaxed, one of them remarked, "When I started working I thought I made a lot of money. Compared to being a student it was a ransom they were paying me each month. Until I went out to shop in the city. I never suspected suits could be so expensive. Or good shoes for that matter." When he was saying "suits" his eyes wandered between my lapels. When he was saying "good shoes", his eyes glanced down at mine. Hmmm. Was he trying to hint at something?

i hav prom soon n oredi read most all the page here cuz got follow dis thread.... topman suit niceee..goin to buy coz custom make xpensivvvvv n i c some u guys suit out of fashion like kotmj collar so big... eww

anybody know is uniqlo suit better or topman better??? uniqlo open soon....my prom in disember
wat troll troll?? i say my opinion kenot?? more than 1k suit i prefer hav brand like armani xchange

Apparently, the Uniqlo here would be the biggest in SEA. So they should have some suits..But I don't think they would be cheap.

wat price is mark spencer?? i wan get single row button suit... dowan two row button one like some ppl here tailor make... like old uncle style...somemore the front is thick wear in msia not hot?
sounds cheap....got include pants?? wool can wear in msia?

I just walked into Granoff.

They had a fashion show some weeks past and the suits can be fingered by potential customers. I took one of these off the rack: A three piece with a pink linen shirt. I placed in on the counter and began inspecting it while engaging in conversation with the pretty young Malay girl (cool down, Tan Sri, no point changing tailors over such a matter).

The jacket was very convincingly made. I would say it is the best I've seen of all tailors (for a fused construction).

The armholes were high (as high as AL's). It was very waisted, in a way that I like: a sharp nip. Even at that waisting the jacket hung well, the sleeves hung gracefully.

The pick stitching is done quietly, no high tension in the thread. The lining is attached to the jacket entirely by machine sewing, no hand work there. The buttonholes are entirely machine sewn. They are identical to what lanatir took pics of, and lanatir was mistaken. Even the lady there said they were machine sewn.

The jacket has this very perfect, very regular look to it. Unlike AL's which has this pervasive organic-ness to it, where evevryhting seems to have been put together by hand (and with some haste), Granoff's jacket has a RTW quality about it. It was synthetically perfect.

But the jacket was rather stiff. The shoulder padding was not excessive.

They charge 1.2K if you bring your own cloth. I do not know if this includes extras like working cuffs. At this price, I would prefer them over Lord's.

Their shirts are factory made, probably the same factory as Lord's.

That malay gal must be drop dead gorgeious..going to check her out myself... 

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......

One more question. Half lining or full lining? Does lining affect the overall structure of the jacket? AL said half lining "mm leng". What should I do?

More on the cheap jacket.

I found the tag
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Front pockets still stitched together
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The jacket makes me look several pounds heavier than I am. The cloth is so thick.
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The jacket is unstructured. There is no padding or canvassing. I think the weight of the cloth is giving it a better drape(for lack of better word) compared to thinner and lighter fabrics. I think it's quite a good find, for less than parking at pavilion. I have no idea when I will be able to wear this though. =/