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sir pball

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5. That's the fault of the designer, not the tailor.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 02:16 AM

Dec 2014

I got an incredibly (well, relatively so) inexpensive suit from a place that let me plug in all my measurements, brewed up a pattern, and sent it off to Shanghai seamsmen...a few weeks and less than $500 later I had an outfit that fit me shockingly well. Slave labor or not, you get exactly what you send the Eastern tailors, for better or worse.

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this is what happens when you order ridiculously cheap clothing from Singapore [View all] Liberal_in_LA Dec 2014 OP

Needs to size up. ForgoTheConsequence Dec 2014 #1

coat would still not fit like the advertised one. cheap fleece material,cut differently Liberal_in_LA Dec 2014 #9

Reminds me of a complaint from a friend who grew up in Singapore. Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2014 #2

So true. Even for me. And I am small and not overweight. JDPriestly Dec 2014 #3

bought shirts when I was in singapore in october, fit perfectly cuz I tried them on first. msongs Dec 2014 #4

That's the fault of the designer, not the tailor. sir pball Dec 2014 #5

LOL polly7 Dec 2014 #6

It's sizing. Codeine Dec 2014 #7

Yes, welcome to the global market place. HereSince1628 Dec 2014 #12

This has nothing to do with "ridiculously cheap clothing from Singapore" oberliner Dec 2014 #8

look at the sleeves, they fit. larger size, the sleeves would be huge Liberal_in_LA Dec 2014 #10

That's why people try on clothing at MineralMan Dec 2014 #11

op title is title of article - her opinion Liberal_in_LA Dec 2014 #13

Yes. I already edited my post, before reading the above. MineralMan Dec 2014 #15

This is why I never on-line shop bigwillq Dec 2014 #14

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