Is it recommended to go for Jeremy for first suit where I know nuts about suiting? How much is the average cost for JT suit?

No experience with ALT, but mine was done with Jeremy. I had a couple of other experiences with smaller so called "old school" houses which I can only extrapolate to ALT's style.

Jeremy was very knowledgeable, patient and most importantly to me, was willing to share on what might or might not work on my piece. This is because I was pretty apathetic to this all and would have just followed whatever a tailor will say.

This was exactly what happened with a friend's suit which was done in a tailor at 1U and the result was this:



A fused piece with that being told is the appropriate length, refusal to do working buttons and the advise that one should button all the buttons when your photo is being taken. It cost him more than 2k. 

Looking back I'm pretty grateful for JT's guidance and his perfectionist view on his pieces because the flexibility and knowledge meant I was able to consider the pro and cons of a certain cut (i.e. advantages and cons of having pleats) then decide which to go for. He was also quite willing, if not extremely interested to try on the more unusual or interesting style that I'm not sure if ALT would offer / agree from the past stories I've heard.

If you're a deadbrain at this like me, would recommend Jeremy's.

Go for JT. Better if you can touch and feel the cloth since this will be a special suit. Good luck.

Oh dear. That's quite a horror story you have there. Does the store name perhaps rhyme with Ford?

Re-read his website (JT I mean) and found that he does a whole one-stop.

I'm guessing at this point, it's better for him to guide me with the cloth and what not, rather than to bring my own.

Questions:

1) Does his price listed on his site include the cloth, or is that for workmanship alone? If the latter, how much am I looking at to make a full suit?
2) His Fused is actually a half-canvassed...right? Since he mentions using a horse hair chest piece. Or should I specify this to him?
Thanks. You're the third person to say this now. Guess I should drop him a line.

Yes. I think it's largely depends on what you want to do. Half or full canvassed? Material?

will probably go with half canvassed and maybe super 100 wool? what's the estimated price range?

dont wanna walk into the shop and got shock of the price

will probably go with half canvassed and maybe super 100 wool? what's the estimated price range?

dont wanna walk into the shop and got shock of the price

Should be around the price of his brochure. Just give him a call, he won't bite.. much 

He also posts here so maybe he'll see this and pick up on it.

I can't remember the name, but I'd say it is near 1U JJ area 

1) I'm not sure if his brochure have changed, but with me, it was inclusive of material though you can opt to choose better one at a different price or get your own cloth.

2) Yes, you choose either half or full canvassed.

he'll bite when you ask him for a "half canvassed" =p

i've gone to both ALT and JT before. The main difference is that you need to give ALT some direction. he's been in the business for a long time, and sometimes what was good 15-20 years ago might not necessarily translate to what's good today.

That being said, i believe ALT is slightly cheaper than JT, but for 2k, you should be able to get something from either of them quite comfortably. no full canvassed tho. those cost quite a bit more.

In fact, with 2k, I think you can also check out Bespoked in 1u. Heard good things about them too!

I've been trying to get some of my ties slimmed from around 3.5" to around 2.5" - brought them to a couple of places in Bangsar, and they pretty much unanimously said they couldn't/wouldn't do it. Any ideas where I can get it done?

Also, suggestions for M2M shirts would be great. Shirts from Muji fit surprisingly well but the collar's too small for my fat neck. Wouldn't mind going back to ALT for the shirts, if not for the recent news of his long waiting times...

anyone know tailor with good quality material?i would like to do some shirt..thx