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 The suiting thread v2

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walnek
post Apr 22 2010, 04:34 PM

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Wow, a new thread. It has been a long while since I last visited this site. Extremely busy with work.

Jind, are you planning to get the ermazine lining soon? Please let me know, hopefully latest by this weekend (the earlier the better). If not, I'll arrange for some other means.

Kotmj, I'll probably be heading over to ALT's on Saturday, but most likely late evening, being the last hour of his opening hours seeing that I have some unavoidable things to tend to.

Silencer, when do you plan to collect your Zegna 3p suit? I saw it there last weekend when I dropped off my fabric, pretty much in the same state as the week prior to.
walnek
post Apr 23 2010, 11:04 AM

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QUOTE(kotmj @ Apr 22 2010, 11:23 PM)
What sort of cloth did you go for? Did you go for the extra features like working cuffs and pick stitching?


Added on April 23, 2010, 12:03 amWalnek:

1. Try sitting down in your new trousers. Do you feel the fork cutting into your family jewels? (Tell him you plan on having children later.) And the thighs: Are they too constricted by the trousers? Are the trousers too tight around the waist? AL likes to cut very tight fitting trousers. I suggest you try side adjusters (no belt loops). Most people have never tried them. And let him make the pants very short, like just touching your shoe. This will be the last time you'll see your pants before they are done. Mine never has any back pockets.

2. Wear your favourite shirt and a good pair of dress shoes to the fitting. Essential.

3. Use your forefinger and press on 6 points along the shoulder seam. Every point should have your flesh directly below it, none should be unsupported.

4. Make sure the lapel crease on both sides are not jutting out. They should be very close to your chest. Use a finger and press on the opening of the lapel, where your shirt shows. Gap between lapel and shirt should be minimal, about 4mm at most.

5. Make sure the jacket collar grips your shirt collar. Zero gap.

The others are visible and should show up in the photos.
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This should be stickied too. Thanks mate for taking the time to do a checklist. I still hope that I can make it tomorrow, if not, it will be delayed for yet another week.
walnek
post May 11 2010, 01:14 AM

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QUOTE(silencer @ May 11 2010, 12:34 AM)
Wow..it has been so long..finally back from the duty..but my suit is still not ready...ouch
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Welcome back, mate. And yes, I saw your jacket hanging at the back of his work desk. Though he did mention that he would be getting on to it soon when I was there mid last week.

How was the big apple? Anything fancy you brought home?
walnek
post May 15 2010, 08:39 PM

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As a matter of fact, ALT is indeed Jermyn Street worthy. I just gave him one of my Charles Tyrwhitt shirts for altering (even for slim fit shirts, the chest's too big, and the armhole too low) and from what I saw so far after picking it up last night was good. One thing I noticed different from his shirt compared to those I have is that the cuffs are extremely stiff. Will it soften after a number of washes?

I saw your suit sitting majestically in the shop last night, Silencer. I'm sure you will like it.
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post May 26 2010, 11:37 PM

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LOL, my mind just switched off after you mentioned the girl.

Actually, it took me only 15mins to get everything passed on to al and mentioning the general direction. However, the first, second (even third) fittings were long. Loads of self-checking-out (felt rather pretentious, but heck, who wouldn't want their suit to look good), discussion with al asking questions regardless of how silly they sounded, and trying to convince him otherwise. It was definitely (as cliche as it sounds) an experience.

Al could be quite chatty too when in his right frame of mind, and it was nice to hear him giving his take on certain things.

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