Update About Price Revision In The Coming Week

Dear Patrons and Valued friends,

This is a friendly reminder that our pricing is due for a price revision in the coming week.
This is the first price revision since the last two years and addresses the current cost realities.
We will be looking at pricing in all our mens and womens shirt categories through out all the collections over the coming week.
With the increase in the level of workmanship that we have instigated in the last few months and with the additional new features that have constantly been added to our products to increase the value of our custom clothing, we believe the coming cost revisions will effectively help us maintain and infact continue to enhance the quality of our products and services over the coming years.

Please note that any order placed prior to the upcoming price revision will be fulfilled at the current price.
The revisions will also affect the pricing of our wardrobe specials/special offers.
An order can be placed even if measurements have still not been submitted. Fabrics will be booked according to the order and the lower prices will be honored even if the measurements are submitted after the price revision.
We do hope this brief note is of help and we sincerely Thank you for your continued patronage.
With warm regards,
we remain,
your suit makers
at
www.mycustomtailor.com

My Suit Shop September Update

Greetings from www.mycustomtailor.com and welcome to our September update

What’s out at Mysuitshop.com? – you would have noticed our recent introduction of the summer collections at our website. With the close of summer, this collection has now been discontinued in preparation for the upcoming holiday and winter season.

What’s new at www.mysuitshop.com - Over the next week, new fabrics of 9 oz and higher is being introduced for the coming cool season. A range of new colours in the existing fabric ranges are being added to our online displays as well.

What’s coming up? – Soon we will be launching a brand new collection of designer fabrics from Zegna, Wein Shield, Dolce and Gabbana and others in a dedicated designer collection a step above the rest. Our recent introduction of these fabrics in our HERITAGE GOLD has met with much enthusiasm encouraging us to offer even more choice in the premier fabric levels. Response has been astounding to the designer collections beyond our expectation. Look out for Zegna and Dolce Gabbanna in the coming weeks.


Extra Special this month - Only via this September Update - Get a special price on 1 Single Breasted Suit, 1 Cotton Shirt and 1 Necktie from our BIG AND TALL COLLECTIONS and an Extra Special price on a package of 2 Single Breasted Suits, 2 Cotton Shirts and 2 Ties from our CLASSIC MENS COLLECTIONS - Only This Month! Only Now! Order it while the Offer is still On!

Tuxedos and Accessories – we have revised our prices and offers for tuxedos and some of the accessories which make our pricing even more attractive than they already were. We recommend you to avail of our special prices in preparation of the holiday season to your advantage.

New Functionality – We have now launched the added ability to do fabric searches using additional criteria such as fabric weights, fabric compositions, fabric patterns and climate for wear. One can also view these fabric characteristics in the fabric lists after style selections. This functionality was much in demand and we found it a nice feature to offer for those not too familiar with the different materials and what is ideal for their sartorial requirements. We hope this added functionality will help make better choices in the type of cloth one would like for ones custom clothing. Over the next few days you will notice all the fabrics displaying their very unique characteristics addressing your needs even better. Soon we will also be adding a rating system for the materials that will show what the most popular fabrics are and how clients who ordered garments in those materials found them to be. This will be a direct feedback on materials that can be so useful in making choices of which fabrics to choose for your custom garments.

New upgrades – Have been introduced with the new option of fully hand basted canvas front on jackets and exclusive bespoke work on custom suits. Your custom made suits and coats can now boast of prime hand sewn canvas and bespoke construction upon demand. It will be harder for Saville row to compete now!

What’s going out ? – We are going to be discontinuing our CloseOuts category in the next couple of weeks. For those who have used our services before, this may be the perfect time to order custom clothing at throwaway prices!

For those who have never availed of our services before, this may be an excellent opportunity to try out our products and services at extremely affordable prices that leave little to risk.

Swatches and Catalogues – Recently introduced are our new Swatch Requisition forms to order swatches and digital catalogues for super fast delivery by courier for a small premium. The cost premium for courier delivery is however refunded using a gift certificate of an equal value. The gift certificate can be redeemed when you place your next order with us. This is so that we can ensure minimal time overlay for those seriously interested in placing an order with us. In essence therefore, the swatches get delivered quickly and efficiently via couriers, at no extra charge whatsoever. Please visit us to order your swatches or our digital catalogues in preparation of the coming season.


Measurements forms – Our measurements forms have been upgraded to reflect even more detail in the patterns we prepare for your custom clothing. We now have begun taking into account the lay of the shoulder, the fall of the arm, the lay of the waist, the back, neck and the ride of the legs to create even better fitting custom garments. May we urge our existing clients who set up measurements profiles quite some time ago, to visit our Measurements forms and add in the additional details as requested so that they can be incorporated into all your future orders.

Accessibility – Has been made even easier for you to get in direct touch with us and a 24 hour hotline has been set up for you at + 66 1 9878717. Please feel free to call us any time of the day, any day of the week at our hotline for immediate addressing of all your queries. For our clients in the USA, we have introduced a local fax number at 17039975593 as an additional, cheaper and more convenient way to communicate with us.

Our Favorite Testimonial this month – By Larry K...........Burr Ridge, Illinois, USA. He has made us proud of what we do. Here is what he says…

Your service has been amazing! I needed a summer suit for a trip to St Thomas Island, but there is nothing like that here in Chicago as the stores have gone into their winter inventory already. So turned to you in desperation, but my friends all thought it was going to be a disaster, ordering suit by mail from someone in another country. It will not come, it will not fit, it will not have any buttons, and the zipper will be in the back they all said. But I kept getting e-mails from you, telling of your progress in making the suit. They made me feel pretty special-- maybe I would get the suit in time, but would it fit? I did not fill out all those measurements on the order form, and just ordered by size. Would you send me something to fit an Asian gentleman? Would the lapels look like the wings of an eagle? Would I look like a German trying to play Charlie Chan? Today I got your e-mail saying it was shipped. I am not kidding you when I say that the United Parcel truck pulled up 10 minutes later and delivered the suit. It looks great. The fit is perfect. I just do not know how you got everything right, even to the length on the pants. Thanks for your great service and professionalism and skill. I will give your card to my friends.

- Thank you Mr. K……we are humbled by your comments and We Promise to do even better!

By www.mycustomtailor.com

Shopping And The Body Type For Suits, Jacket, Trousers And

TALL MEN - The taller the tree, the broader its branches, so the tall man needs fuller cut clothes for balance and style. The selections should de-emphasize length by breaking up the vertical lines.

Jackets
1. Sloping shoulders of generous width.
2. Coat should be cut on the longer side.
3. Double-breasted model that buttons on waist, not below it, such as the 6/2 placement.
4. Two-button single-breasted.
5. Broader lapels, finishing in lower area of upper chest.
6. Flap pockets and the additional ticket pocket help fragment verticality.
7. The fabrics can be heavier in look, such as flannels and cheviots, and of larger scale in pattern, such as broad stripes, hound’s-tooth checks, glen plaids, or squared-off windows panes.

Trousers
1. Long rise, full cut with deep pleats.
2. Leg with grntle taper.
3. Cuffs (1 พ”) with definite break on shoe.

Accessories
1. Full-cut shirts must show ฝ” of shirt cuff.
2. White contrast collars and cuffs break up length.

3. Amply proportioned spread collars.
4. Broadly spaced, fine-lined stripes, tatters all check, windowpanes, and horizontal stripes.
5. Belts break up length.
6. Welt-soled shoes for more substantial foundation.

ATHLETIC BUILD - For the man of average height whose chest size is at least eight inches more than his waist size, the principle is to reproportion the oversized shoulder with the smaller bottom.

Jackets
1. Shoulders should be as unpadded and natural-looking as possible.
2. Jackets need length to balance the strong shoulder without shortening the leg line.
3. Minimal waist suppression.
4. Two-button single-breasted over double-breasted-avoid three-button single-breasted.
5. Lapels should be full with slight belly.
6. Flap on pockets.
7. Side vents or no vents.
8. Fabrics should de-emphasize bulk: solid worsteds, herringbones, vertical windowpanes, subtle stripe with no less than พ” spacing.

Trousers
1. To fill out the jacket, Trouser must be worn as high on waist as comfortable.
2. Full cut through hip and thigh with taper to 1 พ” cuff.
3. Trouser leg should have definite break on shoe.

Accessories (Assuming a broad face and thick neck)
1. Vertical shirt collar such as tab or long points.
2. Solid, striped, or patterned neckwear.
3. Shirt with strong stripes.
4. Shoes with larger scale to balance shoulders.




We remain with best regards,
your E-tailors at www.mycustomtailor.com

Shopping And The Body Type 2 - Large, Extra Large, Mens Jackets, Suits And Trousers

SHORT, HEAVY MEN - Clothes should also elongate but work to de-emphasize breadth.

Jackets
1. Straighter-cut coat.
2. Two-button single-breasted better than three-button or double-breasted.
3. Besom pocket over flap.
4. Side vent over on vents.
5. Sleeves need to taper down to cuff, cannot be too wide at hand.
6. Fabrics should be dark and smooth, such as fine worsteds.
7. Dark solids, medium-width striping, and herringbones de-emphasize bulk.

Trousers
1. Reverse pleat on trouser keeps front-flat while breaking the expanse of its width.
2. as long a rise as comfortable, fit on natural waist not below protruding stomach.
3. Cuffs assist the transition of the full-cut trouser to the larger-scaled shoe.

Accessories
1. Long straight point collars.
2. Solid ties; patterned ties; ties with stripes or prints with movement.

3. Welt-sole shoes for a more substantial platform; no lightweight, dainty footwear.

Since most people aspire to look like some idealized version of themselves, selecting clothes based on a particular body type is as old as fashion itself. Whereas I believe that familiarity with the geometric principles that downplay girth or emphasize height or breadth is helpful, such information should be viewed as a guide rather than dogma.

I have seen the most well-dressed men wear clothes in stark contradiction to the accepted dictates of fashionable physiognomy. I can recall one portly, older gentleman looking so debonair in his large, plaid, hefty tweed sports suit simply because it was cut to perfection. I am told that no other group of men would parade down Savile Row in the thirties with more panache than the contingent of Brazilian diplomats, most of whom were under five feet seven and all of whom wore their soft-shoulder, double-breasted suits with cuffed trousers. Proportion in dress in the foundation of all classic dressing. The truly stylish man knows enough about the rules to know how and when to break them.

We remain with best regards,
your E-tailors at www.mycustomtailor.com

Shopping And The Body Type - Small, Short Mens Sizes

Whether short or tall, portly or slim, a man needs to shop for his clothing with his individual physique in mind. Since most people aspire to look like some idealized version of themselves, selecting clothes based on a particular body type is as old as fashion itself. Whereas I believe that familiarity with the geometric principles that downplay girth or emphasize height or breadth is helpful, such information should be viewed as a guide rather than dogma.

I have seen the most well-dressed men wear clothes in stark contradiction to the accepted dictates of fashionable physiognomy. I can recall one portly, older gentleman looking so debonair in his large, plaid, hefty tweed sports suit simply because it was cut to perfection. I am told that no other group of men would parade down Savile Row in the thirties with more panache than the contingent of Brazilian diplomats, most of whom were under five feet seven and all of whom wore their soft-shoulder, double-breasted suits with cuffed trousers. Proportion in dress in the foundation of all classic dressing. The truly stylish man knows enough about the rules to know how and when to break them.

To assist some of the basic body types in choosing their tailored clothing, I would like to make the following suggestions:

SHORT, SLIM MEN - Clothes should elongate and add shaped fullness

Jackets
1. Shoulder can be higher and slightly broader.

2. Torso should broaden the chest and shoulder and have slight waist suppression.
3. Jacket length should be as short as possible, however, covering the buttocks without cutting the wearer in two.
4. Single-breasted, three-button coats promote a longer line.
5. Double-breasted coats should have a long roll and button below the natural waist.
6. Lapel notches should be in the chest’s upper range. Peaked lapels offer more height.
7. Side vents or no vents.
8. Flap pockets add more width to hip and balance better with the wider shoulder, but they are not as elongating as the simple besom pocket.
9. Long sleeves make a short man look overcoated.
10. Fabrics such as mill-finished worsteds and flannels; with patterning that emphasizes verticality such as: herringbones, medium spaces chalk or pinstripes, and windowpanes longer in the woof (vertical) than the weft (horizontal).

Trousers
1. A matching trouser lengthens more than a contrasting one.
2. Should be worn high on the waist and fuller on the hip to promote a longer leg line and to smooth the transition of jacket to trouser.
3. Trouser should break on shoe to extend the view from top to bottom.
4. Cuffs (1 5/8”) help to smooth the transition of the fuller trouser with the larger scale shoe.

Accessories
1. Striped dress shirt with non contrasting collars and cuffs.
2. Spread collars, tab collars, long pointed pinned collars.
3. Suspenders emphasize verticality.
4. Striped, solid, understated neckwear knotted in four-in-hand style.
5. Longer four-in-hand necktie can be tucked into trouser.
6. Tonal handkerchief folded with point leaning outward.
7. Welted-soled shoes add height and balance with the breadth of the shoulder

We remain with best regards,
your E-tailors at www.mycustomtailor.com