Slurgi
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•Created by Slurgi on 7/13/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Having Trouble at the Tailor
@WieDelphine Okay, so the tailor responded with some more accurate information, as well as an image of the tag. The pants and jackets are both made from 70% merino wool and 30% polyester. The tag for the sample says "Ultrafine Merino Wool" 275gms
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•Created by Slurgi on 7/13/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Having Trouble at the Tailor
@WieDelphine Hmm no idea. I'm going back to the tailor in a few days, will ask him then.
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•Created by Slurgi on 7/13/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Having Trouble at the Tailor
@WieDelphine 80% merino wool and 20% synthetic fibers/polyester
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•Created by Slurgi on 7/13/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Having Trouble at the Tailor
@thumb yorke Yea I suppose I used the term stretch because the suit I'm having made atm could benefit from more flexible material since its too tight. Even though some might argue he's too big for the suit on the right, we can see at the bottom of the suit that it drapes his hips and hangs off, same with the torso area, whereas in the left image it almost looks like the suit could hold the shape on its own. I guess that's what I'm really noticing, a draping effect that is more prominent and desirable to me in the brighter suit. I did manage to find out where the suit on the right was made, was made by Aleks Musika/Musika Frère, but wasn't able to find the specifics.
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•Created by Slurgi on 7/13/2024 in #questions-and-advice
Having Trouble at the Tailor
Haven't taken pictures of in the suit yet because it is still being made, but its very similar to image 1. The main issue is that the suit is too tight. There isn't enough stretch, it's very stiff. It's a mix of lack of heft, volume, and stretch. I mainly think it comes down to the wrong fabric, weight of the material, thickness, etc. Atm it feels kind of like wearing cardboard and squatting down creates a pretty tight stretch, whereas the right side looks pretty flowy and comfortable in comparison. The lapels for example on mine look like they were heavily ironed, very flat, almost like they're glued on, whereas we can see with his there's a bit more weight and volume, and they don't sit so flatly.
But the main thing is I'm not sure what material/weave the images on the right are. I'm hoping someone can maybe tell from the image so I can request the correct material in my next suit, so that it has some heft, volume, and some stretch to it. I think his suit is 100% wool, but not sure.
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