Details are only noticable to a select few. First thing that slams right in your face for a suit is the fabric. Jind86's silvery grey fabric is a good example.

silvery grey? eik.. its actually a charcoal grey..

Man, charcoal is ALOOOTT darker. The color would be almost black. But black would drown out all the colors

Read the article and found some interesting things. Firstly cheap labour & quantity. This determines the final price.... cheap. So slap on a designer label and you're set. hahaha.

Polyester, this material you can't do without. It is mixed with a bunch of other materials like cotton, rayon, linen, wool, blah blah to make lining or outer shell. Just mix it with polyester cut 50% off the fabric price. hahaha.

In the end, the author is very good to pick out a suit that fits. Even if its 100 bucks of our money. You can get a 100 buck coat on sale at Carrefour and Mydin. Polyester number that is. The matching pants will set you back slightly above 50. And it sells darn well i tell ya.

My cheapest coat i have is a RM7 from TESCO. hahaha. I got 2 of them. In fact i should get them all and dissect it for fun. But that was 2 years ago.

Interesting article, isn't it? That's what propelled me to get an ASDA coat just for the fun of it.

On polyester, I have no qualms spending 100 bucks on a full poly suit but the cutting of suits from the likes of Carrefour just wouldn't cut it (pun intended. Haha) for me. If only they throw in some waist suppression and thinner lapels like what cheap suit manufacturers in Korea do and I would definitely be happy to get them.

RM7 coat from TESCO? I didn't know that the price of new OTR coats can go that low 2 years ago. Maybe the extra 0 is missing? Heck, if they're that cheap, I'd get a bunch of them and pair them with jeans and T-shirt / Polo everyday until they all get worn out without me feeling any heartache

This post has been edited by Fusion[eX]: Feb 6 2009, 08:30 PM

Well i would not blame you, i blame the camera.



If i show it to you then you will know why. Its wine red, polyester shell, angled slashed pockets and quarter polyester back lining. Very light weight. They we trying to get rid of it at RM15 back then. They still can't get rid of it, so left about 9 pieces then they put it on the clearance rack. I got 2 at RM7 hahaha. Should have gotten more so i could practice my tailoring skills at them.

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Feb 6 2009, 08:35 PM

Well initially i had a few plans on what to do with them. Its kind of cool in a Miami Vice kind of way. They don't fit me though. hahaha. But at RM14 bucks i don't mind.

it is indeed charcoal but you wont be able to tell from the pictures.. the color is much different in real life.. there are few types of charcoals depending on what the brand calls them.. there's of course the one which is nearly black, and the ones which are not so..

a quick search i did on google under "charcoal suits": http://www.mensusa.com/mens_charcoal_gray_...y_suits_usa.htm



This post has been edited by jind86: Feb 7 2009, 02:46 PM

Color is different in every persons eyes. Thousands of shades of grey and there is never a correct shade to call charcoal grey. If i called yours sharkskin, i might be correct too.

I always thought sharkskin is a type of fabric. Not a color?

Maybe a little miscommunication on my side. Sharkskin is more of effect of the fabric. I do not know of fabric type called sharkskin. I wonder what you call those fabric that changes color? Chameleon or 2 tone? RAOUL did sell those color changing shirts 2 years ago. But i haven't seen in real life a suit made of such changing color fabric, but only in variety shows.

I don't know which one to keep!

This post has been edited by yetieater: Feb 10 2009, 11:52 AM

i don't get what you mean? if you're trying to flash your brands, trust me it doesn't work here..

@netmatrix: 2 tone silk blend suit? That would be interesting since I reckon nobody would wear one. If it were to be worn as a dinner jacket, there's already the velvet blazer (which is already fancy enough in my book).

@yetieater: Are you giving one of them away or selling one of them off? I'd be happy to receive the Boss suit jacket from you if it is the former.

This post has been edited by Fusion[eX]: Sep 6 2010, 06:55 PM

Rich black velvet coat. The nice one i saw was by M&S last year. Retailing RM799. Patiently waited for offer price, but it was took off the racks. Haiyaaa.....

Fusion, i cannot tell la. I mean if you had a white dress shirt on, maybe its easier to tell. The black shirt might actually make the jacket sleeve look shorter. But this is a modern suit, and coat sleeves that cover the shirt sleeves seem like acceptable nowdays.

why not wear a white shirt so we can see a better contrast? But from the photo, the length of both the jacket and shirt looks fine to me.

in a professional standard, your jacket is a little short.. however i would not bother altering any, the cuff shown of the shirt is alright, it does not appear too much.. your shirt is at the right length anyway..

This post has been edited by jind86: Feb 10 2009, 08:42 PM

i understand how u feel about the 1" being too much, in actual fact 1" is regarded too much of cuff to show, however your overall appearance looks alright, it does not appear too much judging by from the whole outcome.. i myself am having the same problem, may post up pix soon as well to see what you guys think about the "overall look" concerning the display of my shirt cuff..

Damn, looks like you figured me out

There's an 8 or 9 inch drop from my chest to my waist. Is that normal?

This post has been edited by yetieater: Feb 10 2009, 10:47 PM

how much did u buy your boss blazer?