Denim in Singapore

[xviralx]

mm mis im actually interested in some answers too. I intend to do heavy tailoring on some polos and tees...like shrinking the chest arm hole..sleeve length...prac down sizing the whole garment

[mis]

I just got a tee(XL) that Ive been looking for since the beginning of time and I'm thinking of getting it altered in Singapore when Im there for summer. Do drop some suggestions if you know any good tailors

[CaptMomo]

tip,

sadly yes.

i think i spend too much for my own good.

[jkyr]

i've tailored a polo and shirt at tet's before, quite happy with the result so dont think normal tees would be a problem. i think submerged tailored a tee before iirc. think most tailors should be able to get the job done..

[sylk]

all the choices i listed are black denim

and if u're a 26 in APCs, u wld be a 29 in skulls.

ok thanks for your help. i think i will go down to QC to try them out. one last thing. does QC carry the 36 inseem version?

[plongin]

Mis,

I've tailored tees at Clancy's Alteration Center (located at Far East plaza)....they always do good jobs. The last time I went, i gave them one tee which I thought was a perfect fit, and told them to alter the other to exactly the fit of the perfect one, and it came out great. They're a lil more expensive though.

[tweeds]

Did you hem your APCs?

nope, they came like that.

capt - shit...keep spending, that way when i need to figure out a jean fit i'll have someone i can ask.

[CaptMomo]

soz if this is off-topic,

but i saw some HTC belts at QC the other day.

but the price was wack o0

anyone has any comments on these?

[su8m3rg3d]

soz if this is off-topic,

but i saw some HTC belts at QC the other day.

but the price was wack o0

anyone has any comments on these?

nope, there's no way i'm dropping 400 bux on a studs/rhinestone belt though i heard from people who own them that the worksmanship is really fine, using high quality vintage leather and hammering the studs into the leather by hand and not by machine (the placings of the studs and hammering have to be very precise and shit like that).. also, the leather have to be broken in just like jeans..

[tsunamiboy85]

hey guys... sorry to digress from the topic of talioring... was just checking out the selfedge online store... they provide free shipping worldwide... hehee... anyway, how would it compare price-wise buying from them and getting stuff from Japan? maybe it would be more convenient as they ship worldwide?

[skcusdog]

hey guys... sorry to digress from the topic of talioring... was just checking out the selfedge online store... they provide free shipping worldwide... hehee... anyway, how would it compare price-wise buying from them and getting stuff from Japan? maybe it would be more convenient as they ship worldwide?

Buying from Japan is way cheaper........... u can use vpost...... it really is not that diffucult to navigate the jap website

[tweeds]

shipping from japan is not that much at all, definitely less to singapore than to the states. also the base prices on rakuten are much lower.

[justiz2]

Agreed. Buying from Japan is much cheaper. Even inclusive of the shipping and charges if you decide to go through a proxy service, it'll be significantly cheaper than getting it from US. Have been buying stuff straight from there to Malaysia quite a few times now...:-)

[defiance]

between apc new cures and skull 5010xx's, which would you guys prefer? in terms of the fit and everything.

[CaptMomo]

real hard to say

cos

skulls is a slim tube leg eg. like --> |_|

which means the slimness is consistent throughout

whereas the new cures are slims with a taper like -> \_/

so it gets slimmer towards the bottom

the new cures, imo, also have a higher rise and is slightly looser in the thigh area.

in the end,

i prefer the cures over the 5010xx cos i found the 5010's fit too girly for me.

as i have chicken legs.

its best you try both on and decide which fit is best for ur frame.

cheers`

[patience]

You know, after all this time I don't really get what you mean by a "girly" fit.

[test]

between apc new cures and skull 5010xx's, which would you guys prefer? in terms of the fit and everything.

that really depends on how you want your jeans to look. i prefer apc new cures.. the skulls are too straight for my liking.

[CaptMomo]

ie, makes me look too much like a girl.

hence girly.

or in singlish "ah-gua" lo.

[skcusdog]

Hi fellas.......... I am thinking of making some beer money........ so pardon me if this is not meant for this thread or if I sound like a chore..........

I am thinking of bringing in some jeans to resell (anything on rakuten) ..... but I need to have a rough feel of the demand and of course, the amount that you guys are willing to pay for the ability to try on the jeans before shelling out a copious amount of dough for the denims.........

I am also thinking of doing a proxy service for say Singapore, Malaysia and maybe Thailand......... hopefully you guys can get the jeans at a lower price compared to those offered at some of the retailers here in Singapore....... this could cost something like......

Item price + 5% GST if applicable + $40 vpost shipping charges + $20 beer money + shipping charges to you or no charges for local pick-up

Let me know if this will workout....... if not then well..... there goes my beer money....darnnnnn..........

Sorry for sounding like a corny salesman....... My beer gut need to be fed.........

[tweeds]

i'm not sure 5% tax + $40 + $20 + local shipping would give much cost savings for the buyer...

the best placed people to run such a service are probably those who frequently fly to japan.

[test]

wow nudie thin finns are everywhere, spotted 3 of them today. Far east miz 29 and some ah beng wearing them.

[evanism]

haha yeap. there definitely is a significant rise in number of people wearing raw denim. if only we could track their progress and see how theirs age and all. wld be good

[tweeds]

meant to go down to QC and take a second/third/fourth look at the aprils; the rain prevented me from doing that and i had to be happy with buying a graniph button-down instead.

anyone has updates on the stock of aprils?

[evanism]

oooh. hey tip, where didya get your button dwn? pics?

[tweeds]

sidewalk10, FEP

what i really like is the golden thread that they wove into the shirt.

the guys there know the ins and outs of their products, and are really friendly. two thumbs up.

i asked if they had loopwheeler, and they hadn't heard of it, so i had a short conversation about crazy japanese manufacture with one of the guys.

[defiance]

skcusdog, no offence but a "5% GST if applicable + $40 vpost shipping charges + $20 beer money + shipping charges" would probably work out to cost even more than ordering directly through rakuten and getting them to ship to singapore.

[test]

meant to go down to QC and take a second/third/fourth look at the aprils; the rain prevented me from doing that and i had to be happy with buying a graniph button-down instead.

anyone has updates on the stock of aprils?

grey colourdrives sold out within the first few days, and the rest of the stock are depleting. go now!

TIP: i couldn't find your shirt on graniph.com weird..

[Gnob]

qc has wat kinds of april77... and all of them are joey? just happened to see them hanging there, wondering if i shld get 1.....

they've this guitar pick pock.. v nice.

[test]

qc has wat kinds of april77... and all of them are joey? just happened to see them hanging there, wondering if i shld get 1.....

they've this guitar pick pock.. v nice.

all of them are joey cuts if im not wrong. there's the joey cords, overdrives, colourdrives and hi-standards.

[seatiger]

TIP, whats the damage?