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.

Hmm. The point is, he needs to be presentable and good looking la. Looks smart

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Added on November 8, 2012, 9:48 pmThere are a lot of foreign words up there but thanks alot

I guess there isn't much I can do and just hope for the best for the first suit?

Oh yea. Honestly, giving me so much choices for the materials is quite a headache really no idea of what are the pros and cons. Do enlighten me. Thanks!

In short, I just ask the tailor for pure wool as material? and slim cutting?

This post has been edited by clearoldstock: Nov 8 2012, 09:48 PM

Now this is an enlightening and edifying post that should be credited. Thanks Zelz92.

Let's discuss on material first.

After some reading myself, wool seems to be the choice as it can be worn all year long and wrinkle-free which are the two main points that caught my attention.

http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip_6...ion_advice.html
http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip_3...ion_advice.html

But, there isn't any website which describe the different kind of wools. I tried wiki and google, at least, there is no hits for me. Anyone can help me on this?

I wanna know their pros n cons.

What do you mean by delicate wool? I am definitely looking at a suit that will keep the wearer warm Is blend wool good?

Budget: around MYR 1000. But its subjective. Dont mind paying more if there is something worth the money for a first timer.

I can barely feel the difference between different type of fabrics (the catalog provided by the tailor). Just like I hear no difference from a rm500 headphone and a rm30 headphone.

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Added on November 9, 2012, 4:14 pmNonetheless, thanks alot. Will read up the links.

Wool + Cashmere and Cashmere wool is different thing?

This post has been edited by clearoldstock: Nov 9 2012, 04:14 PM