Good Price! I asked an alteration shop inside Endah Parade in Sri Petaling and they quote me RM80 for shoulders only!

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Feb 10 2009, 07:01 PM

From what i know, if the size is much too big on shoulder and collar, it does not make sense in value to get it altered. Many tailors would not do it because it involves too much work. The usual ones that most tailors would work on are sleeves and waist.

Fusion, well i didn't remember the shops name. But there are 2 ladies in there on a small hidden section in the Endah Parade. There are 2 more alteration shops in Times Square and 2 more in Sg Wang. these are just alteration shops and not tailoring. Maybe would enquire this weekend.

T-shirts are kind of hard to describe. Too long, it would mean u are trying on a rapper look. Too short, maybe looks like a girls tank top. I don't think there is a correct t-shirt. It depends on the manufacturer that designs the style. I like T-shirts with full sized short sleeves.

Nowdays they shorten the length to almost half off it. And it is angled very short on the bottom of the armpit. The cutting is not as generous or as traditional as last time. I can say you loose at least 2 inches on every part of the T-shirt every when you compare a year 2005 T-shirt and a 2008 one. An XL is not an XL anymore.

Anyway if you want to shorten a T-shirt, i suggest you take an old one that you like and match the length.

I know places like Euro Moda, Gulatis and Binwanis have at least a certified tailor inside. I was pulling a prank on one of them last time just to know that they are the tailor and not the saleman. hahaha.

That is a thought. What i know if you buy off the rack, they can alter the body length and sleeves. But not the shoulders. Its much like a normal coat. If your coat has a liner, then its a definite no. Too much job. Trech coat without shoulder padding seems easier. But overcoat is hard. And you need to wear your suit jacket on with the trench or overcoat to get them altered. Unless you are thinking of something else.

Some do have. Just to add some girth to the shoulders. About the seams not being water proof, i remember reading about waterproof yarns. But its for baggage use. I wonder if they have used it for outter wear as well? Hmmm.....

I don't think anyone alters Polo shirts. Also the strings used on them is different from the ones used for making shirts and such. I believe they are stretchable strings.

The other Wardrobe branch is in KLCC Isetan. Same as the mens floor inside.

How many pints can u give? hahaha. Now this one is probably dying for fashion in a good way that is? hahaha

I dunno whether to laugh or band with you to complain the tailor. But the former is making me snicker for some reason.

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Jan 5 2010, 01:08 AM

Those are weights for drape. It is also used for shaping the bottom of the pants. i think you might have noticed how when you stand and the pants ride down a little there will be a little fold near the cuffs? This one keeps that from happening. I have a few Japanese tailored pants myself. And this feature is almost always present in large sized pants from Japanese. And yes they are from bundle shops too. Though they are not from the same fabric. I must visit their main warehouse/shop in Selayang to look for more goodies.

Nope not really. If you take your arms up, the sleeves ride down. It will help movement is you have forearms like Popeye. Its to accommodate the design of the shirt cuff being smaller than the rest of the sleeve. Using more folds can balance out the circle and gradually reduce the diameter of the sleeves ending to the cuffs. The more pleats used to balance the circle. If not, all sleeve cuff will be big and wide like a suit jacket. From what i know, french cuff was actually a designed to circumvent the puffy pirate sleeve effect. If you have seen very very early pictures of french cuffs, there are no pleats. And they are large almost filling the suit sleeves.

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Sep 23 2010, 09:44 AM

Is the bottom 3rd one (black and white) a shirting material? I wonder how it would look like as a finished product?

If u are in bukit jalil area then u should go inside endah parade and check. I remember there is an alteration shop on the upper floors. The place is not facing the main court one. Its at the lanes inside. Dunno if they are still around or not. but go in the afternoon sure no people one.

The answer is CAN. U can ask the tailor to make a reversible suit. The suit does not having lining. U can have either regular lapels or notch lapels. The drawback of such suits is u cannot make very structured shoulders because it has to be able to be worn 2 side. And such suits are a little on the heavy side. It could be warmer too. But unless u can make it without using very thinck wool, then it might be wearable. The only time i have seen a reversible suit jacket is made by Commes Des Cargons. One side is regular black dress suit jacket, and when u flip it inside out the other side is dark blue in color and has a tribal print on it. I saw it once at some bundle shop. They were asking a lot for it. You could still see some beng sold in Japan Ebay by the same brand.

The only problem now is finding a tailor that would make such a suit for you. And how much you are willing to pay for it. But u stirred my long curiosity on the question if any tailors here willing to make one. Hell such jackets exists in movies. i think the first time i saw such jacket is in Mission Impossible tv series 1970s' one. Ok time to hit the tailors for pricing and feasability.

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Jul 25 2012, 04:19 PM

Yes. I mentioned non structured shoulders. It definitely existed a long time ago. My first encounter with them is in the movies. Maybe you have seens it in actin in TV or movies before, but never thought anything about it. The only time i seen one in person is at a bundle shop. I do not know what the details of the construction are because i did not see the insides. But i'm sure the idea is to replace the lining with panels similar to the outer shell with different suiting material. How they sew up everything together is some skill altogether.

Found the video.



This post has been edited by netmatrix: Jul 26 2012, 10:44 AM

Like i said, u gotta find a tailor that is willing to make it. The guy at Binwanis probably able to do it. But its too much work maybe? Or maybe its hard to drape the jacket or make the lapels roll as they should? This is a challenge man. If i really wanna make one, i would tell the guy i wanna make 2 shirts that look like a coat. Sew them up side by side and make them reversible. Maybe need to go for fused lapels with thin body so they could be turned both ways. The only problem would be with the lapels and collars. Which would probably roll in a weird way. Maybe need to find the old way of creating overlap folds for the collars? Or creating a 2 hard sections between the lapel and body with a small unlined roll gap so it will hold the lapel will fold?

This post has been edited by netmatrix: Jul 26 2012, 10:55 AM

Well if you ask, it would be good info for us here. Not that i'm making one. But i have a feeling that most tailors think its sacrilege to even think about it.

Ermm..... i think u mean "does not trap heat and vents out hot air" For your previous statement, it means "keep heat and trap hot air". hahaha

Save up more get a suit from Marks and Spencer at KLCC. Seems like most of the other branches does not keep suits already. Definitely will cost you more than RM1000. Average coat price is RM499-799 and pants is RM199-399. Why choose them? They are the only cheap brand in KL that offers short, regular and tall fitting suits. So you can look at yourself in mirror and see how u want to look. Only very expensive designer brands have such sizes. For me i'm big guy also. My suit size is 46R regular or 46S if i want to look taller. UK 44 is supposed to be XL and 46 is XXL. I saw they have up to 48 which is XXXL. If US size i'm wearing 54R. Never tried 54S before.