Where to tailor clothes =D

[dissipate]

Dissipate how does the skirt fit on you? That is the real question.

I have no idea about women's clothes but taking into account that a garment should fit when worn and that a garment is usually cut to accomodate the owner's body, I am inclined to give him the benefit of doubt with regards to how the skirt vents seem unbalanced when not worn.

However, the "defect" doesn't seem acceptable and looks more like his sewing machine got stuck while doing the job half way.

The label bit though, is fine. Usually depending on how much excess cloth to work with, the tailor may leave the label of the cloth in more discrete positions to fully maximize the amount of cloth used.

Are you saying my body might be lopsided

Anyway, when the zip at the back is in line with my spine, the length between my belly button and the left belt hoop is larger than the length between my belly button and the right belt hoop.

That clasp piece sticking out is really ugly, to me. I don't recall seeing any or many women's skirts with that sticking out thing. None that I have owned at least.

If the top of the skirt is fastened with a button, the piece goes behind the zip, like my Marks & Spencer skirt below:

The waist bunches up a bit - you can see the "waves" against my body - something I have not experienced with my OTR skirts.

Label - I tested taking big strides in the skirt and can't really see the label as I walk, so maybe I'm being super fussy preferring for the label to be somewhere else like my waist.

Sounds totally like a terrible experience. It is almost like buying clothes off the rack since there is no opinion taken from you.

Yeah it feels like that, well worse than OTR since I couldn't reject the entire thing... I think? If you guys were in my shoes, would you just pay and walk away and forget about it, or ask the tailor to fix a few things (and if so, what?), or reject it?

well at least now we know you won't be making a suit there.
Seems inflexible and does the way that he think is right though it could be wrong/weird.
1) Stitching colour is wrong, i looked through my pants (ready made and tailor made) all were similar colour threading. If i recall correctly even my secondary school pants were done that way(ready made). $10 would have been ok if he had done a proper job...
2) Since you already had a pair with him, that clasp thing was totally his fault, i dont know how a female clasp should be like but if it was already informed, he should have made the effort or informed beforehand.
3) Vent seem to be a few cm off centre from the pic, and the placement of the material is weird, surprisingly he went with the correct sticthing colour for this. I don't see any white...

Yeah, the workmanship is not worth $90. I'd rate the skirt at $60, and only because of the material. I should probably have been more cautious when all he had hanging in his room the first two times I visited him were men's alteration jobs on 1970's type jackets and some men's shirts, and he seemed resistant to my ideas on how I wanted my jacket to look like. Actually, when I visited him the first time and asked whether I could send some pictures to him, he gave me his son's email address, and I emailed the pictures to his son asking the son to show the father. The second time I went he didn't even know I had sent pictures. I had to show him on my ipad.

Besides these issues with him above, going to his place is actually a hassle because it is far in, there isn't a near-enough MRT, and I've found it hard to match his schedule during the weekends so that I can go to his home.

 

[dissipate]

Mt take is that he just used whatever he had, and didn't bother to go and buy what u wanted. None of my wife's skirt use this "men clasp". Only my daughter's school uniform skirt uses this.

Uh oh.... I don't want to wear a school uniform type skirt!!!

Yeah, it's a "men clasp". My skirt really looks like men's pants the other way round and with no legs!

 

[electronics]

This Bishan uncle tailor got sooo good until pple bother go his house to make shirts or suits?

 

[Ahyann]

Uh oh.... I don't want to wear a school uniform type skirt!!!

Yeah, it's a "men clasp". My skirt really looks like men's pants the other way round and with no legs!

i LOL-ed at that comment...

Btw i'll need to make a suit for weddings and major job events, was looking at the tailor over at clarke quay... any recommendations ppl?

 

[dissipate]

i LOL-ed at that comment...

Btw i'll need to make a suit for weddings and major job events, was looking at the tailor over at clarke quay... any recommendations ppl?

Iris Tailor at Lucky Plaza

Tested and proven: Bespoke from Singapore (pic heavy!)

 

[Kiton12345]

Iris Tailor at Lucky Plaza

Tested and proven: Bespoke from Singapore (pic heavy!)

And now insanely swamped with orders thanks to our dear friend

The price has been constantly increasing due to the orders


Btw if you want to post a picture of you wearing the skirt it maybe easier to identify the issues but it does sound to be a pretty bad job.

Maybe opt for buttons instead of metal clasps and zips. I do prefer side tabs over belt loops too, makes everything easier.

 

[dissipate]

And now insanely swamped with orders thanks to our dear friend

The price has been constantly increasing due to the orders


Btw if you want to post a picture of you wearing the skirt it maybe easier to identify the issues but it does sound to be a pretty bad job.

Maybe opt for buttons instead of metal clasps and zips. I do prefer side tabs over belt loops too, makes everything easier.

Hahaha! And maybe until they don't do women's anymore.

Sigh... think there's not much point identifying anymore issues unless I want the skirt to be fixed. At this point of time I don't really feel like talking to the Bishan tailor because he'll probably be resistant. Mom said she may be able to ask her friend to get rid of the clasp and extra piece, and change it to the smaller metal clasps.

A button up skirt sounds a bit strange for office wear? Can imagine it on a denim skirt but not really on a pencil skirt?

Thanks for the tip with the side tabs. One of my skirts have those and I like it

 

[Squared_circle]

That clasp piece sticking out is really ugly, to me. I don't recall seeing any or many women's skirts with that sticking out thing. None that I have owned at least.

Yeah it feels like that, well worse than OTR since I couldn't reject the entire thing... I think? If you guys were in my shoes, would you just pay and walk away and forget about it, or ask the tailor to fix a few things (and if so, what?), or reject it?


I should probably have been more cautious when all he had hanging in his room the first two times I visited him were men's alteration jobs on 1970's type jackets and some men's shirts, and he seemed resistant to my ideas on how I wanted my jacket to look like. Actually, when I visited him the first time and asked whether I could send some pictures to him, he gave me his son's email address, and I emailed the pictures to his son asking the son to show the father. The second time I went he didn't even know I had sent pictures. I had to show him on my ipad.

i think that clasp thing sticking out seems to be a guyish design for button closing, not very common either way.

Not sure how rejecting goes about but i definitely wont be bothered to ask him to adjust, too far out of the way and he doesnt even bother to take in your views the first time around. He'll probably try to brush it away.

 

[dissipate]

Feeling quite apprehensive now about asking tailors to do something without first seeing a sample of their work.... rang Amy at Dreamland to ask her whether she had any women's suits that she made with her, and she said no, all collected. This was the same thing she told me the last time. She sounded impatient (and if I may add, rude).

Sigh.

 

[hst201]

I agree that suitable tailors for women's tailoring clothings are quite few. This is primarily because of the low demand given most women go for OTR *off-the-rack* clothings for their suits/pants/skirts.

A male tailor has also told me that he finds it "difficult" to do women's clothings as tailoring is a process that sometimes include close proximity, and "misunderstandings" can arise as one tries to adjust the jacket or pin some parts up.

dissipate - my best suggestion for you is to see if your female friends use a tailor or seamtress to help make up clothes. These may be good places to start.

 

[dissipate]

Thanks for your suggestion hst. Have tried asking around and all my friends buy OTR

 

[Dj_SkyE]

does anyone have the contact for grand city tailors?

 

[hst201]

Thanks for your suggestion hst. Have tried asking around and all my friends buy OTR

Cannot remember if you said before what was your reason for trying to find a tailor. But if it is a process you would enjoy (as much as the results), then I think your next best alternative is to go with a "trial and error" approach. I too cannot think of a place that specialises in women's tailored clothing.

I do agree with you that too many of these tailor shops seem to have very impolite (rude) customer service!

 

[jonleelk]

She sounded impatient (and if I may add, rude).

Sigh.

Sis, if you had the chance to read throgh all the posting in this thread, you will not be surprised by this behaviour from her.

 

[jonleelk]

I too cannot think of a place that specialises in women's tailored clothing.

Sis dissipate, you might want to try talking to this shop at basement 1 excelsior shopping centre. Shop name Fuji/fujun/fujon or something like that.

I asked my tailor's (who only does mens wear) wife for recommendation of a ladies tailor for my wife. She commented that she also has yet to come across one that has good standard. However, she had seen her customer's wife tailored dress from the shop above, and the workmenship seems not bad to her standard. (sorry for so many mentions of wifes...).

I walked past the shop after her recommendation. They specialised in ladies wear, including those dresses that singers wear on stage. However, yet to physically visit the shop to discuss with my wife. So if their service is not up to expectation, please don't blame me.

 

[thisisnotme1212]

are khaki colored pants considered formal?
other than black and grey, any other colors for formal pants for work?

is double collar considered formal too?

 

[dissipate]

Sis, if you had the chance to read throgh all the posting in this thread, you will not be surprised by this behaviour from her.

Haha! I did read all of the posts about her, but still didn't expect it. After all I am enquiring because I am interested in giving her business... but now she's made me feel like I'd have difficulty working with her.

Sis dissipate, you might want to try talking to this shop at basement 1 excelsior shopping centre. Shop name Fuji/fujun/fujon or something like that.

I asked my tailor's (who only does mens wear) wife for recommendation of a ladies tailor for my wife. She commented that she also has yet to come across one that has good standard. However, she had seen her customer's wife tailored dress from the shop above, and the workmenship seems not bad to her standard. (sorry for so many mentions of wifes...).

I walked past the shop after her recommendation. They specialised in ladies wear, including those dresses that singers wear on stage. However, yet to physically visit the shop to discuss with my wife. So if their service is not up to expectation, please don't blame me.

Thanks for the tip jon! Is that the same building as the one Amy is in?

 

[hst201]

Thanks for the tip jon! Is that the same building as the one Amy is in?

Yes, same building - Excelsior Shopping Centre.

 

[hst201]

are khaki colored pants considered formal?
other than black and grey, any other colors for formal pants for work?

is double collar considered formal too?

Khaki-coloured trousers are causal. Other formal colours, beside black and grey, include navy. But you can also play around with different shades of grey.

 

[dissipate]

Cannot remember if you said before what was your reason for trying to find a tailor. But if it is a process you would enjoy (as much as the results), then I think your next best alternative is to go with a "trial and error" approach. I too cannot think of a place that specialises in women's tailored clothing.

I do agree with you that too many of these tailor shops seem to have very impolite (rude) customer service!

Ahhh... one reason is that OTR doesn't fit well, even after alteration. The jacket I currently use is an OTR from Australia that fit the shoulders, but the area around the waist was brought in a lot (because of broad shoulders). Even after bringing it in, it is baggier around the waist than I would like. For pants, usually either the waist is just fine but legs too small, or legs are fine but waist is too big. Skirts are easier, but I do want a whole suit set.

Another reason is that I cannot find a formal business design OTR that is "slim fit". Sacoor, Brooks, TM Lewin are too boxy. Zara, Mango, Esprit too casual and material is not good either. And I don't want polyester suits, but a good wool suit.

The most patient and polite tailoring shop so far has been Joe's. May just have to do a trial skirt or something with them, or otherwise resort to Crown Tailor or Pinky in BKK!