Posts by GBR

Quote:Originally Posted by jallen95 Hello, i'm getting a suit custom made for my prom, and my tailor told me to get 4 yards of fabric for the suit. I'm 6 feet tall, about 165 pounds. However, i want the lapels to be a separate color...

Quote:Originally Posted by bboysdontcryy I have close friends from HK, and whilst they do think that some of these tailors are pricier than others (though not by much in comparison to the good and lesser-known HK tailors that locals...

Quote:Originally Posted by comrade Too short, too tight-fitting too faddishly cut. Something more classically cut with a bit of drape is better. Says it all and I can't improve on it - a 55 year old would look absolutely stupid in...

Try another set of photographs with proper shoes: you cannot try a suit for fit with slippers or whatever those things are. It may well not change the coat but it will the trousers.

Quote:Originally Posted by kmlazatin I totally get what you guys are saying about the appropriate dress for a "formal" event and how unnecessary it may seem to stand out at prom. However, you have to understand that high school...

Quote:Originally Posted by vinveritas In my experience, at the basted stage, GY gives directions to one tailor for the jacket, and another for the trousers. Both tailors appear to me in their 60's. At the subsequent fittings, only...

Photographs still not really suitable - have a look at what others do. Your posture looks contrived as well. Length probably OK but seems tight. Centre vent looks typically awful and shows the pulling. Sleeves difficult to tell at...

You will neither be able to match the coat to any odd trousers nor wear it as a separate without it appearing to be what it is, an orphan. Burn them

Quote:Originally Posted by VinnyMac lol...I'd never heard that logic before, but I doubt that people who use that explanation are basing it on the rtw-buying women of today. They're saying that it's a carry-over from the way that...

Quote:Originally Posted by add911_11 sorry for the mistake No need to apologise, I can't spell either it seems