Below a typical conversation in huge retail malls (such as Sogo, Jusco, Parkson)
Me: Excuse me there, can i know whether all your cuttings are the same?
Sales girl: No sir, we have 2 cutting. Slim Fit and Regular Fit.
Me: okay, so can i try both? XL please?
Sales girl: *brings me both*
Me: ok, is it okay i take these with me, as i try it with other brands of shirts as well? in the next counter area?
Sales girl: *gives a look* Yes sir, sure, but do bring them back here. Thank you.
Me: * Repeats the whole process another 3 more counters*
Me: *tries a shirt and shows it off to parents and repeats this for another 5 times as i have that many in the changing room, end up hogging a room for about 20 minutes while some other customers wait for the room outside staring at me*
As i said there were about 30 brands, so had to repeat that until i covered as many counters as i could, so the whole cycle repeats about 5 times.
After seeing which the best fit is, i need to test my memory and see which were the ones that fitted me best, second best and so forth. And finally going back to these counters and picking a design/ colour, if they dont have anything nice or decent, sigh, move on to the second choice...
Ive always gotten my Special Occasion shirts in any one of the Jusco Malls, but this time around i ended up sogo as i explored it on my own a few days back and already tried about 10 counters.
Tips to those whom are tall and thin:
Valentino Rudy's Semi Fit is an Awesome Fit for me!!!!!! You should have seen my celebratory dance in the changing room once i put it on! i didnt expect such a perfect fit. As though it was tailored for me! the shoulder, perfect; the sleeve, oh so perfect and long, (my arms at 27 inches long, Smart Master only had 25 inches max in their ready-made Shirts) the tailors in the past never managed to give me a slim look, this was perfect! Match Made in Heaven....owh....Valentino Rudy........... *blushes*
Somehow the other, i liked shopping for Shirts... Formal Shirts...Maybe its because i get to see myself looking smart in the miror.. ooolala, good day!
PS: if i havent gotten the point through yet....... Valentino Rudy!!!!!!!!!! YEA YEA YEA! :D hehe.. pretty cheap too thanks to the Sale! :)
t's hard to get shirts and pants with nice cutting for tall and slim people (like me, hahaha!) and you have to search the whole department and get disappointed with just few, mostly because of the price. Don't really have tips to share, just that look for the cutting and try the clothes first before buying. And people's opinions should be taken into consideration. Hahaha!
ReplyDeletehaha, no amir, seriously, i did exactly what you just mentioned. from the trying on to the peoples opinions. hence i tght its time i gave back to the world, hence my opinions on the brands mentioned above.... haha. you should try them too! and now the best part is that WHOLE MALAYSIA IS HAVING A SALE!!!! and most of them are until merdeka day! like 50% to 70% too! if not, still, 20%... But for us, its usually 50% thats the best we got... sigh, but oh well good deal!
ReplyDeleteOmg .. gosh i thought i was bad at shopping =)
ReplyDeleteI have been looking for nice formal shirts for a while now. So thanks for the great post!
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