ta
I was mostly just curious. but also considering that I need more stylish suits, and having someone make them would be awesome :-D
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 14:36, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I've never taken on something like a tailored suit before
I think it might be a bit out of my league. I'm afraid you'd probably be better getting a professional tailor to make you one. Sorry! I can upcycle a readymade suit into something more awesome, but that's about the extent of my capability.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 14:40, Reply)

that's cool
I was daydreaming mostly :-)

one day I will have enough cash to get a wardrobe full of bespoke 3 piece suits though!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 14:44, Reply)

they're worth it :)
even just one can make all the difference. Same with women and really fantastic dresses
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 14:50, Reply)

If you have an old suit that you don't love anymore
you could send it to me and I'll make it awesome again. Maybe add the Batman logo to the collar.

Or embroider Vipros into the trouser hem.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 14:50, Reply)

my old ones are mainly too big
because I'm no longer a fat bastard

and I at least have one awesome suit
www.b3tards.com/u/48ca4e4a50b7cad28251/dscf1703.jpg
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 14:59, Reply)

That's a sharp suit indeed Vippers.

(Colonel Santiago Introduced surprised kitty to the world., Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:00, Reply)

ta
I love that suit.

it weren't cheap though, and as such I am wary of wearing it as often as I might like.

Really I need some vintage tweed for every day wear
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:01, Reply)

'Cause every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
*swirly hand gesture*
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:05, Reply)

If it's the hand gesture I'm thinking of,
the boys will love it too...
(Colonel Santiago Introduced surprised kitty to the world., Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:06, Reply)

I saw a beautiful vintage tweed suit in a retro boutique t'other day.
Tried it on and it's as if it was tailor made for me. PLUS - it was only £40!!!

I just don't know if I can pull it off...
(Colonel Santiago Introduced surprised kitty to the world., Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:05, Reply)

vintage tweed suit in a retro boutiqueyoung boy
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:08, Reply)

go for it
just do not go the whole hog. A few of my mates have taken a stereotype to heart and gone tweed with cravats, appropriate footwear, handkerchiefs, canes and spectacles. I don't have the heart to tell them they look like twats
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:10, Reply)

man, that's the dream
the above suit fit me beautifully straight off the rack and was exactly what I had in mind, which is why I felt justified in almost doubling my suit budget to get it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:10, Reply)

You can get your old suits taken in
to make them sexy again, any tailor would be able to do that quite cheaply.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:17, Reply)

not really worth it
one of them cost me £6, one was a cream linen job from Primark for £30 and the other was an ordinary M&S job, with not a lot of style to it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:20, Reply)

Cream linen?
Like a Columbian drug lord?
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:41, Reply)

you knows it

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:43, Reply)

Kitty is it possible
(since we're asking clothing questions) to get a dress let out at the bust. i.e. to modify a dress that fits perfectly everywhere but the bust?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:21, Reply)

yes, but it depends how much really
because you can only let it out as much as the seam allowance will give. So, if it's a dress with four or five darts in the bust area then it can be let out quite a lot, but if it doesn't have any, it will only allow it to be taken out by the amount of seam there is, usually around a cm or so. Other than that you can only modify it with extra panels of fabric, but depending on the dress that could ruin the look of it.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 15:40, Reply)