Bringing jacket into store - stupid?

[ALFAMALE]

who cares what other people think

 

[TonyThe Tailor]

Originally Posted by FIHTies

I have worked with many customers who bring in a small swatch and I have worked with many customers whom send in a swatch. In many cases its like trying to guess what the puzzle is like with one or two pieces. As a store owner I would prefer you bring in the jacket.

I prefer to have you bring the jacket in, that way I can show you ties, shirts and trousers that coordinate.

 

[Poindexter]

I do it all the time. I like ties and accessories to give a little bump, and the boundary between that and bloody awful can be suprisingly narrow. Like the guys above said, you're already an oddball for caring what you look like, so who cares what some doof with his ballcap on backward thinks?

I do make it a point to stop at the checkout or greeter (especially in thrifts) to show them the jacket and get their okay. It's good will.

Aloha,

Poinz

 

[SuitMyself]

Originally Posted by FIHTies

I have worked with many customers who bring in a small swatch and I have worked with many customers whom send in a swatch. In many cases its like trying to guess what the puzzle is like with one or two pieces. As a store owner I would prefer you bring in the jacket.

I concur. Bring it in.


You're not good at your job if you need to see the entire jacket in front of you.

 

[FIHTies]

Originally Posted by SuitMyself

You're not good at your job if you need to see the entire jacket in front of you.
I guess not then. So when a customer brings in a swatch of fabric from a large patterned sports coat or suit that only shows part of the pattern you are able to reconstruct the entire pattern in your mind? I am IMPRESSED!

 

[SuitMyself]

Originally Posted by FIHTies

I guess not then.

So when a customer brings in a swatch of fabric from a large patterned sports coat or suit that only shows part of the pattern you are able to reconstruct the entire pattern in your mind?

I am IMPRESSED!

I am not trying to be rude or anything. It's my opinion that any clothing professional should be able to coordinate colours and patterns with just a small swatch.

And yes, I am able to do so myself. When I buy shirts and ties for myself, I do not need to see the shirts and ties placed on top of my jackets to know if they coordinate. I can already picture everything in my head.

 

[FIHTies]

Originally Posted by SuitMyself

I am not trying to be rude or anything. It's my opinion that any clothing professional should be able to coordinate colours and patterns with just a small swatch.

Yes. But again if you dont have the entire pattern, and how many times a color repeats it makes it difficult. Besides customers like to see an entire look, not to try and costruct it in their minds.

And yes, I am able to do so myself. When I buy shirts and ties for myself, I do not need to see the shirts and ties placed on top of my jackets to know if they coordinate. I can already picture everything in my head.

Except for olive suits, eh?

 

[TonyThe Tailor]

Originally Posted by SuitMyself

I am not trying to be rude or anything. It's my opinion that any clothing professional should be able to coordinate colours and patterns with just a small swatch.

And yes, I am able to do so myself. When I buy shirts and ties for myself, I do not need to see the shirts and ties placed on top of my jackets to know if they coordinate. I can already picture everything in my head.

As a clothing pro and master-tailor for 30 years, I have the gift of being able to picture everything in my head from a small swatch, however, the client usually does not have this gift and it is easier to sell him (or her) ties and other accessories if THEY can see it all together and not just from a swatch.

 

[DocHolliday]

After reading all this, I'm glad I'm colorblind.

 

[SuitMyself]

Originally Posted by FIHTies

Originally Posted by SuitMyself

I am not trying to be rude or anything. It's my opinion that any clothing professional should be able to coordinate colours and patterns with just a small swatch.

And yes, I am able to do so myself. When I buy shirts and ties for myself, I do not need to see the shirts and ties placed on top of my jackets to know if they coordinate. I can already picture everything in my head.

Except for olive suits, eh?


Olive is my Kryptonite.

 

[amplifiedheat]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

After reading all this, I'm glad I'm colorblind.

Anomalous trichromat +1.

 

[JensenH]

This reminds me of an experience at Neimans. Some time ago, I walked in with a new sports coat purchased from another store. I took the s.c. out of the garment bag and proceeded to place ties on top of it. A salesman popped up next to me in the blink of an eye.

To this day, I still don't know if he was anxious to earn a commission, or thought I was going to steal those ties by slipping them inside the garment bag.