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  1. Tailor Tom

    Yet Another My Custom Tailor Suit

    My thoughts... Congratulations on your new suit. It does look like a good fit for your body, and certainly for an Internet order. Overall, I am quite impressed. If I question anything (and this is truly from just photos and not up-close and in person, which could be completely different)...
  2. Tailor Tom

    Suit question.

    My thoughts... Yes the pics are way too small to check it out. As for the Talon zipper, it might not be original to the trouser, as most mens trousers are typically made with a metal zipper. You can check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuppenheimer for the company history, that might help a...
  3. Tailor Tom

    Big men & double breasted suits

    Yes, truly I have seen and repaired them, even heavy cloth and including those that have ripped through both the cloth and ripped the canvas as well. I will admit that a lot of those repairs stem from a combination of both clothing and fit issues. Some buttons are just not sewn through all of...
  4. Tailor Tom

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Johnny Blue Last night I dipped into a bit of Johnny Walker Blue Label, neat. It was a gift a while back and def. bowled me over. Such a treat. And its presentation box is just a bonus.
  5. Tailor Tom

    The Great Beer Thread

    It's true, Negra Modelo is indeed a World class beer. For a great dark beer, it is def my pick. Most Americans try Corona, which is rather sad, even most Mexicans don't drink that.
  7. Tailor Tom

    The Great Beer Thread

    A new area for me My absolute favorite beer is Negra Modelo. Mexico does some wonderful things with hops and grain. I also am fond of Paulaner October Fest, seasonal brew. Growing up, Dad always had Bruinink's beer in the house (more local for Minnesota I think). A classic pilsner. It is...
  8. Tailor Tom

    What Did You Drink Last Night?

    Mine Pure Smooth Plymouth Gin, 2 rocks.
  9. Tailor Tom

    Big men & double breasted suits

    Lokar; I always recommend unbuttoning a coat while seated. It can put undo pressure on the button, shank, and fabric. This is because a bodies dimensions are different sitting than standing. I have seen many a coat tear/rip where the button is stitched due to such things. To take it...
  10. Tailor Tom

    Big men & double breasted suits

    My thoughts... Cody is right in referring to this as a loaded question. And he gave some good advise on this too. BD coats can look quite nice on a larger man. It all goes to the cut of the garment and the shape of the man. DB is a hard-sell on a guy who is pear-shaped (ie; narrow shoulders...
  11. Tailor Tom

    How hard can it possibly be?

    Thanks Thanks MrDaddy for noticing my mistake...I did correct it. to add on a bit...The members of CTDA and really any qualified tailor should be able to tell if they can do the alterations, and also more importantly, what is realistic and what is not. Coats can really only be altered so...
  13. Tailor Tom

    How hard can it possibly be?

    My thoughts... I think a couple of things might be in question here. First is are they the right size? By that I mean that a lot of men, A LOT, are all wearing the wrong size. They tend to grab the same size off the rack each and every time ( or their spouse does this) and they don't realize...
  14. Tailor Tom

    Dancers - where do they get their suits?

    My thoughts... Most of their garments are "costumes" and not real clothing. Costumes are made completely different from everyday clothing. I have made many costumes though-out my career. A dancers suit is made with smaller fronts, that include a greater scoop to the front armhole, larger backs...
  15. Tailor Tom

    DIY Tailoring

    Fletch has it right...there is very little hands-on education available. I fell into my career by going to work for a Master Tailor originally to help him organize his shop, filing, etc. He took me under his wing and I stayed and trained for 4 years. After that I continued to learn, train...
  16. Tailor Tom

    Do you own a Tux?

    In my mind, it kind of is tawdry. Not the suit/tux, but what happened to the entire garment business. Namely, the selling of a designers name, and then the "tiering" & "design by committee" This helped to bring about the entire "licensing" of ones name on any number of products. From clothes to...
  17. Tailor Tom

    "All Aboard!" - Hopes to save the classic, W-Class Tram

    In Minneapolis it was political graft that lead to the dismantling of the systems. Politicians were large investors in the bus manufacturers and also silent partners in the private company that ran the transportation system. So, they voted the trains out and adopted the buses, all made tons of...
  19. Tailor Tom

    "All Aboard!" - Hopes to save the classic, W-Class Tram

    Question... I wonder if anyone has thought of retro-fitting your trams for A/C and other modern features. Even re-building them, as one would with a classic car. Obviously any vehicle that has been attended to functions better than one that has not. If they would tighten & strengthen and...
  20. Tailor Tom

    "All Aboard!" - Hopes to save the classic, W-Class Tram

    Keep them Def fight to save them. Every town that have abolished their trains and trams have had to fight to get them back. And ultimately pay many times the cost of updating the systems to build a new system. In Minneapolis, MN we abolished our streetcar system in the 1950's for buses...
  21. Tailor Tom

    Help! Tie Care Other Then Steam.

    My thoughts... One of the reasons a tie continues to look wrinkled, isn't the fabric, it is the inlay (what is inside a tie). In most ties, this is wool, cotton and sometimes polyester. Sometimes the inlay get wadded or twisted, it can also pull apart from the other piece of inlay (there are...
  22. Tailor Tom

    Do you own a Tux?

    My thoughts... Tooch, My guess would be that your Tux is mid to late 70's even poss early 80's. Bill Blass leased his name out to everything and everyone during that period. I even think there was a car (Lincoln maybe?) with the Bill Blass Edition. I have a great friend who worked in the...
  23. Tailor Tom

    Trouser/Pants Leg Length History Lesson

    I personally think that cuffed trousers on men of shorter stature is a def no-no. The cuff cuts a man off visually, making his legs look even shorter, and out of proportion to the rest of his body. and to JimWagner: I like your dad already....I think he gave you great advice !

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