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Oh, and don't be fooled by this picture, it's not really this color.
Hey Eveyone,
I haven't used LiveJournal since 2007, but I'm back for the Who.
I sent my review of the Magnoli suit I bought to Timelord25. And I thought I might post it here too:
Review:
So the overall fit of the suit is pretty good. I can only compare it with other ready to wear suits I have bought in the past. And what ever measurements you send to Indy you are going to get.
Jacket: It fits well in the shoulders and the back. It is not tight at all and doesn’t feel to small for me. At the same time it is not too bulky or large.
I think that it does need to be more tapered and brought in at the waist for a more close to the body fit. It is also, from what I can see fit for my height and could be a little longer. But of course this all has to do with each person and I think David Tennant had a rather long and narrow torso.
Costume or High End Suit?
Well I know some one slaved away to make it. I don’t believe it was made my a machine. The detailing is really good, especially on the inside.
I took it to my tailor who said they had never seen something like it before. And the fancy men’s store across from the tailor also had no idea.
So it’s a bit of a mystery. However the Tailor who got a chance to open it up did remark to me that it was of good construction and the sewing was very high quality.
Thus I am led to believe it is worth the money I paid for it. Despite not being the right color.
Would anyone else recognize this? Probably not. For one, cotton suits are not common at all. It does not have the same sheen as a wool suit does, but nor does Tennant’s. His suit was made from 100% cotton pants (and I assume the blue as Steve Ricks pointed out) has white interfacing which would make them thicker. I went for screen accuracy, and while not really looking like a “real” suit that you could buy in a store, it has the construction of a real one.
Fabric
Well as I mentioned before the blue with red pinstripe fabric is not the right screen accurate color. It IS however the the correct fabric pre-dying.
So, as some have already done, buy the fabric, dye it yourself and then have it made into a suit.
The cotton is soft, I don’t know if it has faded much yet. I comes out all all different colors on camera. To some degree it is picking up a bit of lint here and there. I have worn the suit and it feels good to wear. Although because it is awfully bright un-dyed it is too garish to really wear anywhere.
Even looking back at some of David Tennant’s pictures I can see that his suit is more of a dark navy, then a sailor blue.
I went with Magnoli because I had read about the horrors of Honest Dragon and never really considered it a good idea.
And when I investigated Baron I was disappointed to know that the pinstripes were screened on and not actual fabric.
I really wanted to get as close as I can to the real thing and Magnoli, despite being the wrong color, did deliver.
My advice if you are going to place an order with Magnoli. Email lots. He’s good about answering questions. Also ask everything you want to know. When it comes time to order be sure to write in the comments section exactly what you want. EXACTLY.
Good Luck fellow Whovians
7&10
