any tailors recommended to alter gown?Thanks

Hi Guys,

A friend of mine is getting married in a couple of month and would like his groomsmen to wear linen long sleeved shirts and linen pants ( its an island wedding ). Would anyone be able to reccomend a good and budget friendly tailor that carries a decent range of linen? preferably black for the shirt and brown for the pants.
On a side note: I have heard and read so much about ALT but i have as yet not been able to find where he is located or his contact number.. Would anyone be kind enough to PM me his number?.. Thank you...

Hi, i'm looking to get my first suit made similar to the pictures below in terms of the cutting.

If i remember correctly, there's a thread with the list of tailors but i can't seem to find it. Anyone has the link? 

Yes i only can find V3. I can't find V1 (i think the full list is there)

Any clue why there are some shirt, the last button will need to be horizontal?
I'm referring to the female button

So, I went to Ah Loke's Tailor, made a shirt, not really a good cut. He needed 2.0m for my length. My previous tailor was a legend but he has left the country, only used 1.6m and made them long so I could tuck it in well. Ah Loke made my shirts a tad shorter than I'm used to so difficult to tuck. Anyway, well fitted top half and very slack bottom half (I have slim waist with broad-ish shoulders). So, very disappointing at the end of the day. Brought it back for him to mend hopefully it turns out 'wearable'

Went to Binwani's at the Curve today. Met with Dennis their 'master cutter'. Excellent guy picked up on nuances I didn't see Ah Loke measuring. My right hand is 0.5in longer than my left hand and Dennis caught on to this. He also measured for a 31.5in length which allows for ample tuck with a 2.0m cloth.

Dennis used to work for Sparkman before they sold (and Sparkman is now only lacklustre at best, possibly because of the new owner?). He knows my previous tailor - Chin of Sire's Tailoring (Bukit Bintang then Cheras). So, good vibes from Dennis hopefully next Sunday when I pick it up it'll be perfect.

The waist looks ok, not sure if more suppression would do you good. Sleeves definitely need to be shortened by 1-1.5 inches.

How's the quality/workmanship of Wardrobe in Bangsar, anyone tried them out?

Very well sir, thank you for your input. How are the charges like, acceptable, expensive?

I see, sir.

For a first timer, what instruction to give and what fabric to choose will be sufficient? Follow kotjm's article stated above?

A good tailor should be able to guide you. I think it's a bit ridiculous that you should need to read up before going. It's like going to the doctor, right?

Sounds like a plan, getting fabric from ebay now, hopefully turns out well.

Cool that will be awesome!

Btw how about Lord's Tailor's craftmanship compare to Wardrobe? Heard pretty good review about them?

Wow, there are still people posting here? Lord's and Wardrobe are both poor choices... save your money!

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Added on June 29, 2012, 8:34 amGet something from Muji or Uniqlo. The cloth will be better and it'll be cheaper. And you won't be supporting lousy tailoring.

Is this any good?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/60-KID-MOHAIR-SUPE...=item519c145178

I find this comment very interesting. Would 'acceptable' be the standard you are looking for after paying quite a sum of your hard earned money for a suit?

Guys, i've been wanting to ask this for quite some time.  I'm planning to make a tuxedo for my wedding end of the year.

Understand that tuxedo's have their shiny satin material on the lapel of blazer. 

Here comes the issue.  Because tuxedo are stuffs that you probably wear once in your lifetime unless you're into the entertainment of glamour industry, is it possible for you to alter the satin lapel of the blazer into a normal blazer after the wedding? I plan to turn the tuxedo(minus the shiny satin lapel) into a normal suit so that i can wear them for exhibitions and/or friend's wedding.  I'd try to keep some remaining material. 

Question is, is it even possible to do it?

I would speak to the tailor to see if its possible or not.  But just wondering anyone here did that before.

Well the tux is something you wear once and prolly won't wear again, given my line of work that doesn't require me to socialise with the elites in the country.  Not wanting it to be wasted, i just thought it would be nice if it could be converted into a suit.

Hey guys , I was wondering whether there are any tailors that can do repairs my suit. It has two silverfish bites that are around 3mm in diameter( left in the cupboard in Australia for too long without mothballs).
I have asked around but no one seems to be able to mend the suit.
Thanks

I went to Binwani's to speak about the tux/blazer combo, basically the tailor tells me not to do it.  A tux is a tux, a suit is a suit.  The satin/silk lining on the lapel is not easy to remove and even if you remove it, it will leave a mark.  Besides, the buttons on the tux is made of satin/silk, just like the lapel.  While the buttons are easily replaceable, the same cannot be said about the lapel.

The tailor advised me to do a lapel with the satin/silk finishing that is about 1/3 or 1/4 of the overall width of the lapel.  With that, you'd at least be able to wear it and pass it on as a blazer in future.  That being said, i don't think it's a good idea afterall.  Sigh, gotta invest in a tux that i'm only gonna wear it once.

Thanks Deriku, i mailed british fabrics regarding this item -

60% KID MOHAIR 40 % SUPER 100's WOOL WORSTED SUITING FABRIC. LENGTH 3.50 METRES.WIDTH 150cms (60").WEIGHT AROUND 265  GRAMS / METRE. PLAIN DARK NAVY BLUE SHADE WITH A FIRM, SMOOTH, SHINEY,CRISP FINISH.

And the reply is there is enough cloth to make 2 suits... Im confused..

Additionaly... How much of horsehair canvas needed for a single suit?