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 The Suiting Thread V1, Suit/Tuxedo/Sportcoat/Blazer

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post Apr 17 2009, 04:19 PM

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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!
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post Apr 17 2009, 10:13 PM

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Aiyoo nothing expensive.. Just needed to dress for work so cheap volume not bespoke
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post Apr 19 2009, 04:26 PM

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QUOTE(jind86 @ Apr 18 2009, 10:06 PM)
er why aiyoo? i just asked where's your tailor, nothing to do with expensive or not sweat.gif


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!

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post Apr 19 2009, 04:46 PM

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QUOTE(calvinloke @ Apr 19 2009, 04:39 PM)
tongue.gif I believe Jind86 would have something to say about his experience at Bespoked.
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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"

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.

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post Apr 19 2009, 08:09 PM

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QUOTE(jind86 @ Apr 19 2009, 05:37 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?
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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?
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