Well, yes, muslin. Thanks for reminding me. I have certainly forgotten that term since there is just too much to remember.

But then again, muslin, like other cotton fabrics was certainly more prone to yellowing compared to other fabrics due to its water-retention ability.

As a note, while random yellow patches are caused by humidity, stubborn ones on the collars and cuffs are caused by our skin's natural oil. Can be a real headache to deal with sometimes. Tried bleach and O2 on my tuxedo's collar but the stain just won't go off. On the other hand, yellowing on the armpits are commonly caused by aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly in antiperspirants. Clothing starch is also another culprit. Caring for white dress shirts can be a real pain.

Well this is the modern take. Nowdays humidity carries all sorts of pollutants. Little wonder where the color comes from.

but yeah in terms of clothing storage especially in humid countries like Malaysia, its definitely a wise choice to invest in moisture absorption products such as the thirsty hippo..

hoping one day that i would have occasion to wear suits.. lol then i l have reason to save money and buy them!

Occasion? Wait or make them! Proms, classical concerts. Hell if you like, you could wear them for a movie and no one would bat an eyelid. And you can see some people just wearing a suit and they don't work in any of the establishments.

Interesting thread. I've only just discovered this section of the forums. I love wearing suits - used to wear them everyday but its been awhile since I've had to and I wonder if they still fit!

I guess for me, no two suits are ever the same cause I usually have 2-3 fittings and if my weight fluctuates, lose or put on some weight then my suit will be made accordingly.

Probably have about 10 suits or so and I usually prefer to make two pairs of pants for each suit. Nothing fancy nor particularly expensive due to long standing relationship with my tailor who does all my work shirts, baju Raya etc. Actually have 3 piece suits as well but never get the chance to wear it!

where's your tailor? post up some pictures of suits/shirts from your tailor for us to see =)

Aiyoo nothing expensive.. Just needed to dress for work so cheap volume not bespoke

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Sorry for the late reply heres the picture so what do you think of the suit

Suit - Custom Made - Super 150s wool -
French Cuff shirt - Custom Made - Cotton -
Tie - Raoul - She got it for me for my birthday so i just wore it
Watch - Tag Heuer
Cufflinks - Cuffz - Golden yet stunning
Oxford Shoes - Hugo Boss

For her
Short Dress - BCBG Max Azria - I got it for her just for the dinner
Heels - I don't know
Necklace - Tiffany's

Occasion?
2nd Month Anniversary at Shook@Starhill

Hi all,
I'm thinking to buy a blazer for casual & work. I found this on http://www.zara.com/#/en_GB/top_zara/man/
I feel the 2nd one look nice, black color blazer rm529...
How you guys think??

er why aiyoo? i just asked where's your tailor, nothing to do with expensive or not

i cant see anything

for work, suit jacket is the most appropriate, im not too sure if its the correct jacket which im looking at from zara's website (i went under malaysia), but that one's too casual with those big army-like pockets.. what is great actually is the khaki suit to the left, its great for business in the summer (which means its always suitable in malaysia) and the suit is great for casual as well as its not too serious..

i have one wardrobe blzer and trousers. and one g2k blazer which was retailing at 50% off, last size.

but the wardrobe one due to custom fitting is amazing. real good feel to it, i got it classic , just normal plain black, but i forgot what material.

wardrobe is custom-suit store right? nice, post a picture of you in it if you have the time =)

Why would anyone want to buy a black colored blazer? Unless you plan to wear it with blue jeans or chinos or grey slacks which I doubt it will hardly work. Go get a navy or charcoal suit. The thing about a black blazer is that either you wear contrasting colored pants or forget it. And don't even think of wearing black slacks with it.

This post has been edited by calvinloke: Apr 18 2009, 11:15 PM

True enough. I used Ian Chang at the time was with De Catano but now Bespoked.

Do you know him? He's ok but you have to be clear on what you want cause some people (my dad for example) like their suits to be cut in a very specific way.

He's a good guy and always came by my place for fitting or to deliver my suits. In fact, I used to drop off my laundry to him those days for dry cleaning - tumpang his shop's so get cheaper LOL

He's a good guy and I'd recommend him. If you do go to him, say Razlan recommended you go to him. If he asks which Razlan, you smack him on the head!

I believe Jind86 would have something to say about his experience at Bespoked.

I believe its unfortunate that in the service industry, the level of service, attention and experience varies with each customer. Some people swear by a certain place while others hate it. Like someone on these forums always says "One man's meat is another man's poison"

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Added on April 19, 2009, 4:50 pmAnyways, I'll post some of my suits but pardon the poor quality and picture setting. I've recently moved into a new place and my walk-in closet is not properly arranged yet. So I took out some of the suits and used an E71 (yes, I don't like pictures hence this is the best I can do).

Most are dark color but I have one or two lighter shades. They're all the same fabric so you get the general idea.











This post has been edited by [PIMPIN]: Apr 19 2009, 04:50 PM

i dont know, there's just something non-genuine about this Ian Chang guy being a truly trained savile row tailor (although yes i do believe he did go there for a short time as an apprentice, but how much did he learn?).. it was funny because in this month's (or was it last month's) Malaysian Tatler magazine, there was his picture and a small quote below which said something like "my favorite brands are Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Paul Smith".. i mean are you serious? a supposedly true savile row tailor (at least thats how he brands himself) mentioning about brands such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci? even talking about regular English guys, you're hardly going to see them going, "today i wore a jacket from LV, and this dress pant from Gucci"..

are all these 5 suits by Ian Chang? mind posting a picture of you in them so we can get a better look? btw i noticed you used flat wooden hangers for some of your suits, you're going to end up distorting the shoulder of your suit jacket.. what happen to the original hangers?

That goes so far to show that he is not proud of nor has confidence in his own bespoke suits. Hence, he would rather flash branded trash than his own CMT garments on himself. That would be the logical assumption since a tailor or any sartorially enlightened gents would know better than to go for bad price to quality ratio OTR.

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Added on April 19, 2009, 5:55 pmI am surprised to see that coming from you, Fliz.

This post has been edited by Fusion[eX]: Apr 19 2009, 06:03 PM

The hangers are not flat, perhaps its the photography that makes it look that way. I'm well aware of the need to hang them properly.

Yes, those suits are all made by Ian. I didn't take out all of them, that's about half of the suits.

As for brands, surely a tailor is allowed to have favorite brands? I mean, there's more to life than suits - wallets, shoes, bags, etc could be from LV, etc. Not to defend Ian as I know he's not perfect but I think to pick on that is slightly petty not to mention irrelevant to his work isn't it?