u can always bring it to the tailor to shorten the sleeves

yes you should always look around, dont rush when purchasing a suit, try going to men's department stores (like in Isetan, Parkson) and try around there to get a feel of all the variates and find out which ones you like best.. i won't worry much about the sleeves being too long as if they are about an inch or so too long, you can get them altered..

Thanks for the advice guys,
Will definitely look around more.

pictures of the jacket i plan to make

you're welcome.. view the first post in this thread for some advice on purchasing a suit..

any suggestions? i'm having a hard time deciding whether to make the complete set (the brown outerwear and the blue shirt together) or only the outerwear, and what material to use. i want a cotton/ polyester mix, since our weather's so. but i've got no experience going to a tailor to make jacket, other than altering purpose

speaking of 3/4 garments, i have a trench coat, made of cotton, hence its very very suitable for me to wear it in malaysia. i wore it out a few times, and the attention it garnered..geez. wonder why is it so? i'm quite obsessed with them actually, but to get them in malaysia is hard coz only the luxury brands sell them (and they're freaking thick, not to mention expensive )

This post has been edited by Cenarius: Mar 2 2009, 01:05 AM

Fabric plays a part in how it will look. But the cut is somewhat important. This is because a sillouette is determined by a persons body. Because in the end a tailor would make the suit based on a persons body, even if the client says he wants stuff looking like from GQ.

BlueKM, that suit can be purchased off the rack. I saw the exact same jacket, single button peak lapel coat at Padini JUSCO mid valley last year. The cut is not slim but its not roomy either. And the length much shorter and lands just slightly less than the usual on the lap coats. This year i did not check out their stuff this year.

Jind86, I saw that magazine. I think the picture is weird. Probably Justin hunching forward making his head bigger and his waist even smaller than it is. But i hate the tie, it has no body and definition. It looks like its pasted on. hahaha. Also did you read The Star Clove section yesterday? They had a fashion spread on a stripe suit that looks like your Melinda Looi one. I mentioned your pocket flaps looks like an afterthought. But the ones in the paper look much better and welds itself as a part of the suit. That is how i said it could work better. But i hate their hipster pants.

OMFG if i go KL then i'll go mid valley XD DREAM SUIT ISN'T A DREAM ANYMORE!! btw how much ): don't tell me its over RM1000 or it will become a dream again

Its not a dream design. Its an old design from the 50s-70s. They updated it for year 2008. I'm sure its peak lapel, single button. And its black. I'll see if Padini still have this design and "try" to take a picture for you. Prices? Well their coat alone starts from RM299. Their highest range i have seen is RM499. Get the pants still less than RM1K. But you cannot get that particular anime look, because the coat length is not as long as that.

i understand, thanks for the info, it helps me alot!

But if you want something that is anime 'able' glam, fab, high fashion, a little couture and some shock factor, there is this one brand..... I'm kind of reluctant to show this brand. Mainly because its expensive and you can only find it in one place. I nearly bought one of their "Ceremonia" range suits because it was on discount. But had some problem with the fitting. Here is a video of their Ceremonia range. There is one daily wear range called "Outside". But ts not being sold here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzsGX8WjaYk

Before anyone go, thats wedding wear!!! Yes it is, but you can ditch the accessories that comes with the suit and it will definitely turn itself one notch above the regular suits you see anywhere. If you want attention, this is the one to get. Nothing in any of the other brands except the couture line from Versace can match this. If i have the time, maybe i could dig back the old issues of the catalog i have on the old release and post it here.

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Mar 2 2009, 10:49 PM

Very elegant collection there for pret-a-porte. Thanks a lot for sharing the runway video. One of the cummerbund's sheen early in the video had me mesmerized and I kinda dig that white fedora look too. The video perked my interest a little since I'm a serious sucker for long coats (which are normally seen during western weddings, British royal white tie events, et al).

This post has been edited by Fusion[eX]: Mar 3 2009, 01:11 AM

You mean tails. hahaha. Very hard to pull off tails to mix with regular clothes. Will make anyone look a little clownish. Nearly own one long time ago. But could did not like the short front of the coat.

If you like to wear them all the time, might as well join a ballroom dance class and enter competitions. Surely a need for tails in Waltz or something. Kind of jealous of them guys and gals able to take part in the Debutante events. hehehe.

I known some people who purposely go and see opera and classical music just to get dressed up! The lucky ones are socialites where there is one guy who has a column in The Star. But its an expensive affair. Though you get to know a lot of people.

The only recent time where i have to wear a coat was when i have my MyKad changed during CNY last month. Lets say i was the only guy with a tie and a suit that day among hundreds of people. Erk!!

whoever's dad makes suits like those, are seriously 1 hell of a kid which wears super great suits, how lucky of them ):

if i bought a suit in Zara and want to alter it, where should i bring it to? My own tailor or there is tailor i can get from Zara ?

Ah, actually what I love are edward coats. Although, I own a pair of tails too due to my special interest in whatever coats that still carry some victorian influences but I have no chance wear it. If you hate tails, try morning cutaways (which I also own) but they cannot be used in the evening, as the name suggests. Yes, I have some strange attachments to coats and whatnot... both antique and modern. And thanks to ye' olde brit forums like LL, I have been gaining a lot of past century sartorial knowledge.

Indeed, bro! Especially jealous when The Star sometimes run articles featuring those events though I got smitten by the fact that most of the gents casually breaking black tie rules. Good thing their elegant female partners have no sartorial knowledge, else I'd be the gent having their hands for the evening.

Rich socialites whom we can only envy... I do understand their feelings though since people can easily get overdressed in this country for normal events and there are only a handful of events for them to be dressed up like that (apart from Halloween).

Haha! We definitely need more well-dressed dandies like you around town! Hopefully patrons of this thread will start dressing up more so that it will become a norm here but that's only my wishful thought... which will be foiled by global warming.

This post has been edited by Fusion[eX]: Mar 5 2009, 02:19 PM

you could choose to bring to your own tailor or you could bring it to Zara and get them altered there.. i'd personally bring to my own tailor though as they do not have an in-house tailor.. the to-be-alterations are measured by the staff..

Allow me to continue: "...which can sometimes be inaccurate."

Any good tailors for alteration? Because i went to Hugo boss today and it cost me rm 80 but i was quite desperate so i had no choice

i have other shirts to alter i live around bangsar, so klang valley and kl is most welcomed! thank you!

Morning coats, it is even harder to pull off if you decide to mix and match. I mean they are just that as a whole suit. Usually grey in color and sometimes the pants are striped. A cane and a top hat too! I have been hanging out at other forums as well. Specifically this, www.thefedoralounge.com. But those guys are all for 1903s'.



Bangsar don't have any tailors at all? I remember BSC has a tailor too. But i didn't go to BSC for so long now. Since you were at KLCC why not visit "Ruths" which is recommended by Jind86?