Minnis 656 Houndstooth Flannel with No Man Walks Alone

[venividivicibj]

Hey, would this fabric be good for an odd vest to use with other jackets? Or too busy

 

[lordsuperb]



Hey, would this fabric be good for an odd vest to use with other jackets? Or too busy

 

[WillingToLearn]



3.5m will get you a 2 piece.

Even if you are 6'4" ? I press b/c I think I have required 4.5 for a 2 piece and I know I gave 5m for a 3 piece, but I dont know if there was waste - could I have gotten a 3 piece from 4.5? You never get that feedback post-cut
From the tailor

 

[PCK1]

Even if you are 6'4" ? I press b/c I think I have required 4.5 for a 2 piece and I know I gave 5m for a 3 piece, but I dont know if there was waste - could I have gotten a 3 piece from 4.5? You never get that feedback post-cut
From the tailor

If you don't know and you can't ask your tailor then order extra...

 

[venividivicibj]

Sorry LordSuperb, I meant the other way - use the waistcoat from this as an odd to pair with a navy blazer or something

 

[WillingToLearn]

Thanks, do you mine me asking why you are getting 5? 3 piece?

 

[PCK1]

Thanks, do you mine me asking why you are getting 5? 3 piece?

3 piece and to have a bit extra for pattern-matching and if it had any repairable issues down the road.

I may bump it to 7 to get a 2nd pair of trousers.

 

[lordsuperb]



Sorry LordSuperb, I meant the other way - use the waistcoat from this as an odd to pair with a navy blazer or something

Ah got it, get enough for a 3 piece and test it out on other suits. If it doesn't work you'll still have your 3 piece to wear.

 

[Concordia]



Even if you are 6'4" ? I press b/c I think I have required 4.5 for a 2 piece and I know I gave 5m for a 3 piece, but I dont know if there was waste - could I have gotten a 3 piece from 4.5? You never get that feedback post-cut
From the tailor

Depends on who's cutting for whom. My usual establishments need 4.5m for a 2-piece, but one of them needs a full 2.5 for a second pair of trousers. On the other hand, I've given 5m to a very different place who could have made a second pair of trousers if I didn't insist on cuffs. So, best to ask beforehand, and remember that how they lay out your suit is a question of training that you're not going to blow in and "improve" just for your stuff.

 

[PCK1]

@burghler - 4.5
@Murlsquirl - 3.5
@vvv - 3.5
@PCK1 - 5
@brax - 4.5
@sebastian mcfox - 3.5
@abkain - 3.5
@WillingToLearn - 4.5
@Pliny - 3.3
@jerrybrowne - 3.5

We are up to 39.3 meters.

@Concordia @lordsuperb - sure you don't want back in??

 

[sebastian mcfox]

Greg, how much fabric does Formosa usually need for a 2 piece/3 piece?

 

[Murlsquirl]



Even if you are 6'4" ? I press b/c I think I have required 4.5 for a 2 piece and I know I gave 5m for a 3 piece, but I dont know if there was waste - could I have gotten a 3 piece from 4.5? You never get that feedback post-cut
From the tailor

Like others have said, definitely ask the tailor doing the work.

 

[gdl203]



Greg, how much fabric does Formosa usually need for a 2 piece/3 piece?

3.5 for a suit. +1 for vest

Sometimes a bit more if pattern needs to be matched or for DB

 

[sebastian mcfox]

Thanks - at the risk of annoying everyone, could I reduce my buy to 3.5 please?

 

[PCK1]

Thanks - at the risk of annoying everyone, could I reduce my buy to 3.5 please?

no.