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Tomorrow´s E-wardrobe..custom Tailoring Online.
Computerized clothes are the ultimate in portable high-tech gadgetry.
As with all clothes, computerized apparel starts with the proper thread. Cotton, polyester or rayon don´t have the needed properties to carry the electrical current needed for digital clothing. However, metallic yarns aren´t new to the clothing industry. We have seen these metallic fabrics worn to make fashion statements for years. Researchers at M...
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Business Clothing And The Custom Tailor Made Executive Mens Wear.
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No matter what people say, first impressions are mostly based on physical appearance. That's how it works in the dating game and that's what often happens in the business world. We are judged on the way we introduce ourselves, on our body language, and most of all, on the way we dress.
Bear in mind, however, that a flawless dressing style is only a complement to substance and a good wo...
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Happy Colours, Fun Foods Ahead In 2004.
by - CLAIRE ROSEMBERG - Paris, AFP
After dismal 2003, trend-spotters and intelligence marketers expect next year to be full of bounce, cheer and optimism.
Yellows, greens and even orange will be back brightening the streets, homes plastered in floral and other prints, vegetables will rule the plate and happy smiles lighten up legions of wrinkle-free DIY naturelovers.
Move over dismal 2003 – year of the war in Iraq, S...
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Size Matters!.
In the world of designer clothes, sizing is more than a matter of
measurements.
Size matters. With the diversity of international labels available, it´s difficult to know what size you actually wear. And what size
you should ask to try on when you see an item you like. American designers,
for example, use a sizing scale beginning from 4,6,8. If the designer or
label is French, it will be more like 36,38,40. Confused? Y...
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Knowing Colours Is Key To Being Fashion Conscious..the Hue For You.
Naming colours is key to fashion, experts say
Pink isn´t just pink, it´s phlox or blush. Beige isn´t beige when it can be sand or champagne. And brown certainly would never be brown when it could be cinnamon, tobacco or stone.
Designers unveiling their latest looks at the semi-annual New York fashion week say they spend untold effort not only choosing colours but naming those hues, drawing inspiration from old movies, summe...
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My Custom Tailor Update For September.
Greetings from Mycustomtailor.com and welcome to our September update
What’s out at Mycustomtailor.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.
WhatÂ’s new at www.mycustomtailor.com - Over the next week, new fabrics of 9 oz and highe...
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The Business Mans Wardrobe.
No matter what people say, first impressions are mostly based on physical appearance. That´s how it works in the dating game and that´s what often happens in the business world. We are judged on the way we introduce ourselves, on our body language, and most of all, on the way we dress.
Bear in mind, however, that a flawless dressing style is only a complement to substance and a good work ethic, not a substitute. See it as a comp...
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Man, His Clothes, Attire And His Watch !.
Few things say more about a man than his watch. Its character, look and style can give others a peek into a man´s background (and priorities) without having to ask a single question. That is why purchasing a watch is such a personal -- and important -- decision.
Of course, there are men out there who only need a watch to tell time, and for those guys a watch whose price ends with .99 would suffice. But for the rest of us, a watch has...
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Custom Clothes Make The Man - Part 1 - Suits, Sports Jackets, Pants, Trousers, And Topcoats.
Up until the late eighteenth century, it was often the man who dressed more flamboyantly than the woman, his wardrobe filled with laces and bows as well as high-heeled shoes with shiny buckles. Even our presidents were not immune, as a sartorially splendid George Washington appeared at his first Inaugural wearing a brocade jacket, lace shirt, silver appointments, and high-heeled shoes with diamond buckles.
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The Necktie - From Tie History By Allan Flusser.
Besides being useful against colds, stiff necks and tooth ache, a necktie enables one to know more about the person who is wearing it..
Said by Emil De L'Empese in 1818
The history of neckties dates back a mere hundred years or so, for they came into existence as the direct result of a war. In 1660, in celebration of its hard-fought victory over Turkey, a crack regiment from Croatia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) vi...
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Dont Be A Casual Casualty !.
The word "Casual", circa 1852, is from Middle French casuel, Late Latin casualis, and Latin casus, all meaning: subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance; unpremeditated; offhand: a casual remark. Other common meanings are: being without ceremony or formality; relaxed; showing little interest, or concern; nonchalant; lenient; permissive; not close or intimate (i.e. "casual sex"). Why do we dress up to have cas...
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Specials For 25 November To 15 December.
May we present our Holiday Season Specials and Promotions for orders placed between the 25th November 2002 and the 15th December 2002.
Please read on to find out more about the very special offers we have for the comming weeks.
WHAT is NEW at mycustomtailor.com?
NEW FABRICSÂ….we have recently added a brand new collection the HERITAGE GOLD Collections and the response to this top end fabric range is proving to be very...
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Cracking The Dress Code - Formal.
INVITATION TERMINOLOGY When the invitation reads Black Tie, Black Tie Preferred, Le Smoking, or Smoking for an evening semi-formal event or White Tie or Full Dress for an evening formal event, then your host is providing an elegant affair and expects you to dress according to fit the decor and ambiance of the evening. When your invitation reads Black Tie Optional, or Black Tie Invited, the host is leaving the final decision up t...
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Newsletter October 2002.
WHAT is NEW at mycustomtailor.com?
ANNOUNCINGÂ…We would like to take this opportunity to announce the launch of our latest fabric collectionsÂ… the HERITAGE GOLD for business and formal Suits and Shirts for Men and Women. These fabrics are being sourced from suppliers of top tier labels such as Dormieul, Holland and Sherry, Barberis, Canonnico, Reda among others in Europe and represent the best of the best in textiles a...
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Traveling - Your Wardrobe : Packing-care And The Secrets Of Wrinkle-free Travel Part 2.
Packing the Garment Bag
Experiences travelers who favor garment bags use their compartmentalized arrangement to their advantage. They lay out each outfit beforehand with a dress shirt placed under each jacket and several ties hung on top of the slacks. Tissue is placed in the jacket sleeve and between the jacket and trouser. Each ensemble is encased by a plastic dry cleaning bag before it is hung in the garment bag. Folde...
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Products And Services Update - August 2002.
Greetings from www.mycustomtailor.com
Firstly, we would like to thank all our clients for their very valuable patronage and we would like to thank our resellers for the constant support and encouragement we receive from them.
This encourages us to do even better and to surpass the already high standards of work we maintain.
Our clients and our resellers are the life blood of our business without whom, we would be nothing...
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Traveling -your Wardrobe : Packing-care And The Secrets Of Wrinkle-free Travel Part 1.
The basic objective of packing a suitcase is to get as much in as small a space as possible, while managing to arrive at your destination relatively wrinkle-free. An under packed suitcase leaves too much room for clothes to shift and crunch. Conversely, an over packed one produces hard-to-remove creases. When carefully folded and arranged, the contents of a suitcase should snugly fill its interior with its weight distributed e...
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Custom Shirting.
Besides the individualization of its styling, the advantages of the custom-made dress shirt over one that is ready-to-wear can be found in its precise fit as well as the superior quality and taste of its fabrics. The most visible and important component of the dress shirt is its collar, and the bespoke process allows for one that is designed to best present the wearerÂ’s face. The fit of the dress shirtÂ’s cuff to the wearerÂ’s h...
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Newsletter June 2002.
Greetings from www.mycustomtailor.com and welcome to our latest newsletter.
It has been some time since we last communicated with you and I hope you find this update useful and sartorially enlightening.
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WHAT´S NEW at mycustomtailor.com?
NEW FABRICSÂ….we have added new chalk and pin stripes to our exclusive and deluxe collections. End-...
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The Meaning Of Custom Tailoring.
CUSTOM TAILORING
With retailer cutting back their slower-turning stocks of tailored clothing to bolster their cash flow, more stores than ever before are offering made-to-order clothes. And given the reduced selections and available sizes, more men are testing these waters. Because the price of a better designer or European hand-tailored, off-the-peg suit has, in some instances, surpassed that of one custom-made, the...
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April Newsletter.
Greetings from www.mycustomtailor.com and welcome to our latest newsletter.
It has been some time since we issued our last periodical aimed at keeping in touch with you, our patrons.
As I am sure, a lot of our regular customers would have noticed recently, over the last couple of months, we have had major restructurings and revampings of our website with the intention of making your experience with us even more satisfying...
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The Custom Tailor Made Formal Wear.
If a manÂ’s suit ranks as the most articulate garment in the language of cloths, them his formal wear should guarantee sartorial eloquence. Due to the ritual surrounding the way it is worn and what accompanies it, formal wearÂ’s original spirit has been relatively well preserved. The simple combination of richly textures black accented by fresh white contrasts bespeaks refinement. And so it is that this last vestige of upper...
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The Customtailored Dress Shirt.
THE DRESS SHIRT COLLAR
When purchasing a dress shirt that is, one intended to be worn with a necktie – consider its collar first. Regardless of whether the shirt appears to go perfectly with your new suits, or is meticulously crafted with vast numbers of stitches to the inch, or even woven in the Caribbean’s most lustrous sea island cotton, if its high-banded collar looks at if it might swallow up your neck or its diminutive ...
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Shopping And The Body Type For Mens Custom Tailored Suits And Shirts.
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. Broade...
