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post #16 of 37
1/28/11 at 9:21pm
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Originally Posted by Aldehyde View Post
Are you sure it didn't smell when you bought it, since you bought it second hand. I can't imagine a tailor smoking while working.

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You can't blame the tailor outrightly. It was probably the previous owner of the jacket who smoked in it. But I agree, have it steam cleaned.
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post #17 of 37
1/28/11 at 9:53pm
Hang it in fresh air for a week

Don't go to this peasant again - he clearly has no respect for his customer.

Next time you visit a tailor, use your nose and if you smell smoke (most smokers smell like the shite they are), go somewhere else.

You only have yourself to blame.
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post #18 of 37
1/28/11 at 11:40pm
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Originally Posted by pandionknight View Post
Hello Everyone. This is my first post here.

I'm relatively new to the sartorial life having gradually improved my wardrobe over the last couple of years. I've learnt a lot reading blogs. Last week I decided to take a corduroy jacket I had bought second hand into a tailor to have the plastic buttons (a couple were missing) replaced with a full set of horn ones. Having researched the cost of a set of horn blazer buttons, I was pleasantly surprised at what I thought was a very reasonable fee.

Today I collected the jacket and whilst pleased with the work done, my wife noticed the strong smell of it when we got home and asked me whether the jacket had smelled of smoke before I took it to the tailor? It never had, we don't smoke and I'd not worn it out anywhere.

It is a small tailor's shop. As far as I know he works alone and I can only assume that he smokes while he works. This has been my first experience with a tailor and I'm not sure how to proceed?

Shane

Was this in Elmwood Park, NJ?
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post #19 of 37
1/29/11 at 5:42pm
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Thanks for all the replies. I've not seen any in my email. How do you subscribe to a thread?

As non-smokers we would have noticed for sure if the jacket had smelled before. It did not. It has hung in his shop for a full week. Today has been a very cold breezy day and the jacket has been aired most of the day. This has made a vast improvement. I'll try steaming too and then I think it will be fine.

This has made me reconsider taking an off the rack suit to him for adjustment. If I do this I'll mention the smoke issue to him and take it from there.
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post #20 of 37
1/29/11 at 5:57pm
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Originally Posted by Man Of Lint View Post
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You can't blame the tailor outrightly. It was probably the previous owner of the jacket who smoked in it. But I agree, have it steam cleaned.

Yes it is a thrifted stone coloured jacket that definitely didn't smell. It's one of the checks I do when buying. I hate even passive smoking! It was bought some months ago and I have been waiting for the warmer months before wearing it out. IF...it had smelled already it would have made other jackets in my wardrobe smell too, it was that strong. Not the case here.

As it stands, a good airing has removed most of the strong odour.

Ps. I found the thread subscription.
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post #21 of 37
1/29/11 at 6:23pm
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Originally Posted by Philip1978 View Post
I'm a bit surprised at everyone's response. I would be pissed and have him pay for drycleaning.
Great way to destroy a good relationship with a decent tailor. If he did a great job, I'd just suck it up and either let it air out or have it dry cleaned. It's too hard to find a decent tailor to let a cigarette become a dealbreaker. ps: my tailor smokes too. Do I like it? No. Can I live with it? Yes.
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post #22 of 37
1/29/11 at 7:06pm
Coincidentally, I just picked up two (new) jackets from my tailor...and they now smell of smoke. I will let them air out and possibly try steaming. Thanks for the thread!
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post #23 of 37
1/30/11 at 1:36am
I would not be happy. Cigarette smoke is partially consists of ash and tar, and I don't want that in my clothes. I make all attempts to stay away from rooms of smokers so I don't smell and my clothes don't smell. The smoke itself damages the clothes, and the necessary cleaning does even more. This is unacceptable.
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post #24 of 37
1/30/11 at 3:25am
lol, do you not go outside? OH NO, the car fumes are ruining my clothes! Must stay inside.
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post #25 of 37
1/30/11 at 3:43am
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Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH View Post
If you have a steamer steam your jacket. Steam removes most odors from wool.

Truth?
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post #26 of 37
1/30/11 at 3:52am
This is unacceptable. I would demand they give you a slab of the bacon they were smoking in that improvised wardrobe/ smoker.
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post #27 of 37
1/30/11 at 3:57am
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Originally Posted by fcuknu View Post
lol, do you not go outside? OH NO, the car fumes are ruining my clothes! Must stay inside.

Do car fumes stick with your suit all day?
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post #28 of 37
1/30/11 at 7:36am
Maybe it's a smoking jacket?
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post #29 of 37
1/30/11 at 7:50am
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Originally Posted by tone76 View Post
Maybe it's a smoking jacket?
When I first saw the thread title, I presumed that the tailor destroyed your jacket because of shotty tailoring. I can't imagine a tailor smoking. What happens when a cig falls out of his/her mouth on to an article of clothing?
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post #30 of 37
1/30/11 at 11:06am
If the amendment was fine, I wouldn't freak out (provided he didn't intend to charge the scent as an extra feature).
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