do you use horn buttons for your pants?

no. i wanted to buy some ermazine, and thought i'd throw in some buttons as well since postage is due anyway.

Just choose under Tafetta Categories>>the ermazine viscose still there...told u about that high shipping charges..luckily i bought 2 different ermazine for 1 shipment..goinf to commission my second suit on this saturday....and at the same time, will be collecting the first suit.....just cant wait to c how the zegna cloth would look like...

That's fast. I'm really tempted to come and see.

U r always invited..and the 2nd commissioning of suit will be depending on the quality of that zegna cloth....that will be arriving tomorrow.....based on the usps tracking...

how much of lining needed for a jacket + lined pant?

As much lining as cloth.

shit, i think i screw up. i ordered 0.5mtr of lining for pant

You ordered? From where?

Maybe the tailor can just join two pieces to make one.

coolmax mesh from therainshed,,,,i think it will be a great combination paired with linen for pant-----oh well

Keep me informed about the experiment. The reason you want to line the linen is because it is so damn transparent?

its so transparent yet the open weave of it will make it probly the most cooling / breathable pant,,,,bad idea for unlined pant especially for a person that doesnt wear underpants----will keep you informed, this is going to be project no.5

silhouette takes on a new meaning with translucent linen and no underwear

This post has been edited by kotmj: Mar 30 2010, 09:59 PM

one needs to be confident enough to try it,,,even rocco sifredi doesnt wear unlined translucent linen pant-----and we all know he is the most confident guy with a no underwear habit,,,,,

I discovered some old pics of my first ALT suit. They were taken in someone else's (terrible) apartment with a much better phonecam than mine.



In my haste I buttoned the wrong button, but look at the shaping of the jacket!


This jacket in currently undergoing repairs and pressing at its maker. The breast pocket sewing is torn from my stuffing in a PS hurriedly and the thing has lost most of its shape from being thrown into a car boot with a lot of other things for several days.

This post has been edited by kotmj: Mar 31 2010, 01:32 AM

based fr the pics, im guessing 3/4 jacket length required for lining----e.g a 2mtr jacket would need 1.5mtr lining,,,,but i might be wrong
thx for teh pics

the ALT shirt collar looks nice,,,im guessing 2 3/4 collar point + 1 3/4 back collar right?

fantastic. another firm affirmation of Ah Loke. any better close ups of the piping and half lining?

hmm wondering if i should make another sports jacket... not sure what colour/material yet...

This post has been edited by lanatir: Mar 31 2010, 10:50 AM

I would alsolike to know what is the length requirement for lining for a complete 2 pieces (3.2 metres) and 3 pieces (4 metres) suits.

This post has been edited by silencer: Mar 31 2010, 05:55 PM

When I brought him the kid mohair for a 2-piece I bought 2m of haboutai silk. He said he needed another meter for the pants. So I walked all the way to Binwani and back. When I arrived back he said, wow that was incredibly fast. I wanted to say, wow, I'm not 65 years old.

That is not a ALT shirt. It's a disaster made by Chicago Tailor in PJ SS2.

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Added on March 31, 2010, 10:20 pmI had a closeup of the piping which I posted here but I can't find it anymore.

I went for a light oatmeal linen ... designing my own patch pockets in AutoCAD on company time hehe ... they will be the grooviest ever.

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Added on March 31, 2010, 10:33 pmLeft pocket is the hip pocket. As you can see, it's somewhat hacking. Right pocket is the breast pocket. They have not yet been scaled to the right measurements, and are merely concept studies.

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This post has been edited by kotmj: Apr 1 2010, 01:32 PM

isit going to be unlined? im eager to see the end result