Sam's Tailor Linen Suit

[Mr. Rover]

I had a linen suit made last week when I was in Hong Kong by the well-known Sam's Tailor.
Well, I'll let the pictures do the talking:

Single Breasted 3-button rolled to the middle, peak lapels, patch pockets

The belted back

Wide, straight-legged pants

High-waisted goodness!

 

[Tomasso]

You done good, boy!

Details!?

 

[Mr. Rover]

 

[Mr. Rover]

The Back

The inside of the belt

Two functional buttons...never know when you don't want to get your linen suit dirty

 

[Jovan]

Shouldn't the other two have no buttonhole whatsoever if the tailor only makes two working? Information from here.

Suit's pretty awesome.

EDIT: Okay, nevermind. He said "sham" buttonholes in the article. I don't know how that works for later on, removing the stitching must be a witch with a "B."

 

[Matt Deckard]

If it's got 4 buttons I want 4 holes...

The suit looks great.

Nice job!

 

[Mr. Rover]

Thanks for the compliments, guys
I guess the other two are just decoration. It would look odd if the first two had buttonholes and the last two didn't (even if it's just the illusion of it)

 

[Baron Kurtz]

i'm really liking the trousers. Belt back jackets i can take or leave, but he seems to have done quite a good job of it.

bk

 

[Mr. Rover]

i'm really liking the trousers. Belt back jackets i can take or leave, but he seems to have done quite a good job of it.

bk

I brought in a pair of 30s suit pants and pretty much said "copy these". 20.5" around the bottom, 2" cuffs. They're lined to the knee in the front, which I hadn't requested. Atleast I won't have to worry about my blue boxers showing through the linen, even if I won't be quite as cool.

 

[Jovan]

If it's got 4 buttons I want 4 holes...

The suit looks great.

Nice job!

Read the above article I linked to. There's good reason for it, trust me.

 

[herringbonekid]

proportions and cut look really good. pretty much perfect. sleeves could be a touch shorter.
only thing... the top button seems a bit redundant.

 

[Feraud]

The suit looks amazing Mr.Rover! :eusa_clap

 

[Rooster]

Great suit. I like the look of the high waisted pants on you, sharp look. Unfortunatly high waisted pants on me look horrible, too much gut, I look like a one of those funny old men.....:eusa_doh: Oh to only have my wasted youth back when I was built as slim as you are now. lol lol

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Fantastic!

Wow! Ray, this is one of the most elegant summer suits I have seen.

First of all, it looks great on you. I agree that the sleeves could be a touch shorter for my taste, but since these things are a matter of personal taste, there is nothing at all wrong with the way they are and they look very good on you.

The details are incredible, especially that belted back, which the tailor did a masterful job on.

Perhaps the highlight maybe the trousers, which look perfectly vintage and extraordinary on you.

Lastly, I love patch pockets, especially on a summer suit.

Excellent! Now go tour some exotic places and send back photos. Enjoy!

 

[Jovan]

proportions and cut look really good. pretty much perfect. sleeves could be a touch shorter.
only thing... the top button seems a bit redundant.

It's called a three roll two, and is done that way on purpose. I like the look of them.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Now that i realise it's a 3-button, i suspect the 3 roll 2 has been incorrectly press'd in that it's been pressed too much rather than the lapel being allowed to roll from the second button.

As i see it the perfect 3 roll 2 will allow the top button to peep out, giving a reason for the top buttonhole to exist. As it is right now, as HBK points out, the buttonhole looks like an embellishment rather than a potentially functional feature.

The way it was pressed, i'd just assumed it was a 2-button (which would have been my preference for a SBPL jacket.

bk

 

[Baron Kurtz]

specifics: how wide is the belt in the back? 2", 3"?

bk

 

[Jovan]

Three roll twos can have a varying degree of roll. Some you see half of the button, others almost none or just from the side. It all depends on the tailor's (and customer's) preference.

 

[herringbonekid]

It's called a three roll two, and is done that way on purpose.

thanks.

 

[Flitcraft]

That is one sharp looking suit! Kudos to you and to Sam.