Big news out of The Handcraft Tailor Academy.
Desiree and I are getting married!!!
Now all I have to do is decide what to wear to the event.
The wedding party is made up of all women bar myself of course.
My best man and grooms men are my sister Aoife and my BF Lucy. Lucy is lesbian so she will match each of my outfits. My Sister will wear a dress similar to that of the bride.
The brides maids are Desirees two sister both of whom are also lesbian, so we plan to dress them in waistcoats and trousers.
My thoughts are, get married in a Morning suit, have dinner in an Evening suit and enjoy the afters in a Dinner suit. That's a lot of suits!
Plus Lucy who will match my every outfit.
I can honestly say I didn't know a tux was originally called a Dinner Jacket until I reached Savile Row.
The prize money I won from The Golden Shears was used to buy a DJ from the 1930's, which was picked it up at a vintage store in Shoreditch.
Since then I have always had that project in the back of my mind and now I have finally realised it.
Cloth for which I have bought up over the years and have finally deployed in the making of this garment. I did have the 30's suit in mind but it is definitely my own style.
I have thought to skip her Evening suit and just put Lucy in a DJ, but I am still deciding.
The cloth is Barathea in a Summer kid mohair, ribbed cord facings and black silk lining. That's real silk not a satin imitation.
Peak lapel, no vents and one button. Though the style of the peak is unlike anything I have done before. The lapel is wide and the peak is almost horizontal. It's a throw back to earlier frock coat designs.
We are now twelve months out from the wedding and I would love your input.
I am still trying to decide on the style of the Morning suit. I know there are different styles but I am not sure which one is for the Races, which are for weddings and which ones were just daily wear!
Or if it even matters.
A part of me wants to invert the suit, making the coat out of the stripe and the trousers in a black narrow herringbone with a powder blue or grey waistcoat.
Please get involved let me know your thoughts and don't be afraid to post some pics regardless of where you find them!
Have a look at www.dugdalebrothers.com and www.theliningcompany.co.uk for ideas for cloth and share them please.
I seem to be back to back with in-house students at the moment. When I get time next week I will post a photo of my dinner suit for my wedding.