Well, the waistcoat is very flashy in a 90's kind of way...

Last edited by Oo Bop Sh'bam (2011-11-03 14:52:00)

He wrote a few notes now on my customer page thing. See how it goes, it might be a case of him getting to know what my style ( I use the term loosely) is. We'll see. Its such a hassle because its in another country so its important he understands the shape I want from the off, thats why I took the book with me, clearly I wasn't so good at explaining verbally. I'm thinking its going to be right with the silhouette first time this time, after all he's made me one suit, and seen a picture of one I want copying. I offered to leave the book but he said he'd got the idea. I'll be gutted if its a long jacket and too wide trews again.

Personally, I believe that tinkering with what a tailor does, even if it's somewhat flawed, is tampering with the garment's social totems. You are buying into a tribe and you want people to know who your tailor is, if they are savvy enough to identify it, simply by looking at the construction. Thus if you want a certain item copied in a certain style, you are better off having him make it his way and not forcing him to "copy" something exactly. Amateur tailoring clients neither know how to express their wants or know what they are messing with when they alter the tailor's silhouette. Additionally, you are wasting your money.

If a tailor puts pockets a bit "wrong" and other men of influence get suited there, then you may be destroying the entire purpose by correcting it on your garment only.