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11.03.06
What suits you
Currently, I'm looking for a new suit. Apart from driving to Metzingen and browsing through the shops at Königsstraße I also went to Google to get some more information.
The respective articles on the German wikipedia are not very detailed, but the English version is a good start to know everything about suits zu Gemüte zu führen – for example, how to button them (button up all except the lowest button). It's also nice to know the difference between a black tie (what we call a “smoking” in German) and a penguin white tie.
In the German Wikipedia I found a few more interesting things, for example a suit for lazy politicians. I also enjoyed Emily Posts Etiquette, an øeuvre from 1922, which was referenced from Wikipedia. So it seems that to cover all occasions, I should buy at least five to six different suits. And of course, I should buy each suit at least twice so I can change daily.
The Austrian Stoffwerk has a few helpful hints how to dress correctly and really makes me want to have a suit cut to measure.
TailorShirts also offers shirts cut to measure – you have to measure yourself, then you can order your shirts via the internet. I didn't manage to find out anything about the company, though. Ziami is less secretive: Their shirts and suits are manufactured in Thailand, which explains their incredibly low prices. According to them, their distribution is based on direct marketing, but to me, it seems more like an MLM scheme. They seem to be rather successful, but that doesn't mean they're trustworthy…
Posted by crenz, 11.03.06 20:55
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