Hi all, I just have some questions regarding tailoring. I currently have 4 OTR suits (navy, navy with olive windowpane, charcoal with tan windowpane, pin stripe boucle) and one MTM suit (berry red linen 6x2 DB), please forgive me for my outrageous choices. Funnily enough, I don't even wear suits that often YET, and let's just say I'm planning for the future (I'm a musician, and hopefully I'll be attending parties and awards ceremonies of all sorts of levels, and touring all parts of the world).
I love the idea of building your own suit and having something that expresses your character - my imagination runs wild thinking of colour combinations of shirts/suits, fabrics, accessorising etc., but I also understand there is dressing for the occasion, and adhering to tailoring customs. You wear clothes to send a message, and I guess the choices I make in how I design and wear my suits is an expression of that?
So my first question: is there such thing as striking a balance between wearing something that makes you feel good/that stands out, and wearing something that adheres to traditions or rules (I see rockstars wearing trousers, vests, belts together, and that combination is a bit of rule-breaker if I remember correctly, but it is supposed to express their rebellious nature right?). Is there a fine line between looking like a mess/uninformed, and looking hip/different/cool?
Now more technical questions:
1. I want to get my first MTM cream/beige linen suit. What shade of cream is the most versatile? Wide-ish peak lapels are okay? I love the look of Cifonelli/pagoda shoulders, but would it work with this suit? (Please tell me if my ideas are atrocious) What fabric suppliers should I look at and is there such thing as linen that is higher quality, harder wearing? There are so many fabric suppliers and weights, I don't know where to start!
2. Navy (also MTM) blazer - what materials should I look at for a typical navy blazer? Are gold buttons standard? Go with notch or peak lapel? Is a 3 roll 2 button configuration acceptable?
Thank you for baring with me and reading my rant.
I love the idea of building your own suit and having something that expresses your character - my imagination runs wild thinking of colour combinations of shirts/suits, fabrics, accessorising etc., but I also understand there is dressing for the occasion, and adhering to tailoring customs. You wear clothes to send a message, and I guess the choices I make in how I design and wear my suits is an expression of that?
So my first question: is there such thing as striking a balance between wearing something that makes you feel good/that stands out, and wearing something that adheres to traditions or rules (I see rockstars wearing trousers, vests, belts together, and that combination is a bit of rule-breaker if I remember correctly, but it is supposed to express their rebellious nature right?). Is there a fine line between looking like a mess/uninformed, and looking hip/different/cool?
Now more technical questions:
1. I want to get my first MTM cream/beige linen suit. What shade of cream is the most versatile? Wide-ish peak lapels are okay? I love the look of Cifonelli/pagoda shoulders, but would it work with this suit? (Please tell me if my ideas are atrocious) What fabric suppliers should I look at and is there such thing as linen that is higher quality, harder wearing? There are so many fabric suppliers and weights, I don't know where to start!
2. Navy (also MTM) blazer - what materials should I look at for a typical navy blazer? Are gold buttons standard? Go with notch or peak lapel? Is a 3 roll 2 button configuration acceptable?
Thank you for baring with me and reading my rant.