If you're skinny, they'll have to balance your upper side body (shoulder) with your waist. If it's to skinny on the waist it'll look cartoon-ish. Good tailor will know how to balance. good luck fitting & wish you have the fit that you want.

i hope they dont add pads on the shoulder. sometimes it makes the suit looks fat

Ask for the tailor to put light padding. Padding help to make structure around your shoulder. Imagine wearing jacket without padding, it's like wearing  t-shirt.

Hello people. I am planning to get a formal wear for a young man. Aged 21 years old. He ought to attend some formal event soon and needs a formal wear.

I have to admit that my family is less educated about style and fashion. So forgive my shortcoming. All these while, we would just simply buy a long sleeve shirt from Jusco/Isetan/Parkson off the shelves and wear it for formal events like wedding etc etc.

As for the young man, he is the youngest generation and I think he should dress to kill and make an impression for employers and peers. Competitive age it is.

So, senseis/taylors out there, mind if answer some of my doubts?

1. How many garments he needs to shop from top to bottom for a formal event? I only know terms like a suit(top)? a slack(pants)? and a dress shoe.

2. How much is the budget for a young man? I did some reading and many said it depends on the material. But I dont even know what material to use. Do suggest a suitable one for a first timer young man.

3. How long it takes to produce 1 set from top to bottom?

4. Most importantly, which taylor to go for? Ruth or Bespoke or  Binwani or *insert* ? Once again, I am trusting the majority's judgement as the situation is like asking a lawyer(me) to plough the earth(farmer's profession). Totally clueless!

Thanks in advance.

ok boss thanks for the info . will tell her to do so later at 2nd meeting..

i just want my waist to fit my body well, normally see in shopping mall all long long one.

oh yeah did mine with suit and pants RM 480.

lololoo hopefully it turns out good since its reasonable cheap.

That's cheap

Good luck. Hope it fit well 

Yeah man, I thought it was expensive until you guys talked about making suit 1-2k last few pages.

Any ways I dont mind RM450 even its cheap as long as she can get me my right size.

Thanks

Yeah man, I thought it was expensive until you guys talked about making suit 1-2k last few pages.

Any ways I dont mind RM450 even its cheap as long as she can get me my right size.

Thanks

where is it?! including materials?

What kind of fabric?

2. Depend on type of fabric. Ranging from 900 and up. Metarial: Wool, Silk, Linen, Cotton, Synthetic etc. I would suggest a wool for the first suit (less wrinkle, last longer than linen) If you live in hot climate choose a lighter fabric. Use summer weight fabric that has looser woven yarn.

3. 8-10 weeks, and 80 hours of tailoring.

I would never ever recommend linen or cotton for a black tie event. They are cloths that are suitable for casual/informal wear.

And I'm very sure that unless you mean one of the Savile Row houses or one of those Neapolitan tailors/houses like Rubinacci, Panico, Fomosa etc, no tailor in the whole of South East Asia spends 80 hours on your suit. Even most Savile Row houses dont spend that much time on making a suit.

Hi guys, just want to know how much to expect when going to a tailor for a suit. Got my graduation coming up next month, so i need to get a nice suit for my self.

I live at bsar, so might stop by one of the many tailors there, but just want to get a heads up on how much to expect. Dont want to enter and be baffled by the prices they throw at me..lol

How do i choose a good one? Im a little large in size, and pointers and how to make the suit as to make me look slightly smaller ( not so big )

thanks guys!

Expect 4 figure price

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Added on November 6, 2012, 7:07 pmGoing to town visiting the tailor. Asking for a nice blue white (small) hounds tooth cotton fabric. set me 2k for  a jacket. 

Hi guys, just want to know how much to expect when going to a tailor for a suit. Got my graduation coming up next month, so i need to get a nice suit for my self.

I live at bsar, so might stop by one of the many tailors there, but just want to get a heads up on how much to expect. Dont want to enter and be baffled by the prices they throw at me..lol

How do i choose a good one? Im a little large in size, and pointers and how to make the suit as to make me look slightly smaller ( not so big )

thanks guys!

What fabric did you choose?It would be normal if you chose a Zegna or Loro Piana though.

I think it's Savile Row on the cover.

If I remember correctly its 2.6k for a 2 piece mix wool suit. 3k-ish for pure wool...unlimited fitting session...just dropby and talk to them...

I am guessing that this could possibly be a J.J Minnis/John G Hardy, Holland & Sherry or some made in China cloth. Which shop is this by the way?

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Added on November 6, 2012, 11:48 pm

This could almost get you a fully canvassed suit in Lumbs Golden Bale by H.Lesser. But I agree, the service is great though 2.6K for a wool/polyester mix is daylight robbery.

This could almost get you a fully canvassed suit in Lumbs Golden Bale by H.Lesser. But I agree, the service is great though 2.6K for a wool/polyester mix is daylight robbery.