Comments on: Wedding suits for butches, transmasculine beings, and other festive gender-benders http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides Sat, 26 May 2012 00:17:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Harper http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-2#comment-131236 Harper Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:49:12 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-131236 I forgot: SHIRTS! Quite a specialty item and some of us don't do them. Brooks Brothers and Pink will do custom women's shirts to measure but only in major cities. In Boston we have 9Tailors, and in NY there is The Shirt Store near Grand Central Station. I forgot: SHIRTS!
Quite a specialty item and some of us don't do them. Brooks Brothers and Pink will do custom women's shirts to measure but only in major cities. In Boston we have 9Tailors, and in NY there is The Shirt Store near Grand Central Station.
]]> By: Harper http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-2#comment-131234 Harper Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:44:35 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-131234 Awesome post! I'm a women's suit tailor, and while I know how mens are constructed to alter it's a different process and FIT is key! It's all about the boobs. A note about buttons: the Tailor's 'rule' is "Women are always right and men are left over" has to do with which side your suit jackets and coats button on. Determines whether it's man-drag or not. Something you get to choose when it's Custom! Awesome post!
I'm a women's suit tailor, and while I know how mens are constructed to alter it's a different process and FIT is key! It's all about the boobs.
A note about buttons: the Tailor's 'rule' is "Women are always right and men are left over" has to do with which side your suit jackets and coats button on. Determines whether it's man-drag or not. Something you get to choose when it's Custom!
]]> By: jack http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-2#comment-102060 jack Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:03:59 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-102060 where do you find extra short suits? I am 5'1" where do you find extra short suits? I am 5'1"
]]> By: Peter http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-2#comment-74671 Peter Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:23:10 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-74671 I know of two places where you can get women's suit. I have tried Huality Tailoring www.huality.co.uk and recommended my wife after who was very pleased. They even can copy a suit style from a magazine if you wish. The other is www.mandbt.co.uk which is a bit more expensive but my wife's friend has used them. I know of two places where you can get women's suit. I have tried Huality Tailoring www.huality.co.uk and recommended my wife after who was very pleased. They even can copy a suit style from a magazine if you wish.

The other is www.mandbt.co.uk which is a bit more expensive but my wife's friend has used them.

]]> By: Lauren http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-2#comment-74461 Lauren Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:51:23 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-74461 Just so everyone knows, I contacted thick as thieves today and they refuse to make suits for women. I'm a bit frustrated that I identified myself as a woman at all, seeing as how it is much more complicated than that. Anyway, their look book is absolutely beautiful, and it looks like they make a great suit, but the guy said he doesn't do "women's wear". Which isn't what I wanted anyway, but whatever. Just so everyone knows, I contacted thick as thieves today and they refuse to make suits for women. I'm a bit frustrated that I identified myself as a woman at all, seeing as how it is much more complicated than that. Anyway, their look book is absolutely beautiful, and it looks like they make a great suit, but the guy said he doesn't do "women's wear". Which isn't what I wanted anyway, but whatever.
]]> By: Peter http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-1#comment-69617 Peter Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:59:40 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-69617 Real good post, very informative. If you are looking for proper Savile Row fully hand canvass suit then you should try Huality Bespoke Tailors http://www.huality.co.uk. There suits starts from 179 but I think these are made to measure suits and not fully canvass which may a bit more. Real good post, very informative. If you are looking for proper Savile Row fully hand canvass suit then you should try Huality Bespoke Tailors http://www.huality.co.uk. There suits starts from 179 but I think these are made to measure suits and not fully canvass which may a bit more.
]]> By: Sam http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-2#comment-68880 Sam Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:24:03 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-68880 I don't know if she'll see this, but a big giant THANK YOU to Kelly G. for mentioning makeyourownsuit(dot)com. I just got my custom tux today ($250, incl waistcoast and shipping), and it fits amazingly well. The quality is the equal (or better) of the $800 suit I bought in Toronto, too. I've always had a really hard time finding suits to fit a short, stocky guy...and now I don't have to search anymore. I don't know if she'll see this, but a big giant THANK YOU to Kelly G. for mentioning makeyourownsuit(dot)com. I just got my custom tux today ($250, incl waistcoast and shipping), and it fits amazingly well. The quality is the equal (or better) of the $800 suit I bought in Toronto, too. I've always had a really hard time finding suits to fit a short, stocky guy…and now I don't have to search anymore.
]]> By: April http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-2#comment-67327 April Wed, 12 May 2010 02:33:07 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-67327 OK, so you've offered plenty of good butch bride fashion advice, but I didn't see any websites or retailer suggestions of where to get it...What about a suit, that's a women's suit, so it's not tailored for a man's body, something masculine but women's.....like the one Ellen wore. Is there any place to get something like that? Or is this going to be a sewing project for mom? OK, so you've offered plenty of good butch bride fashion advice, but I didn't see any websites or retailer suggestions of where to get it…What about a suit, that's a women's suit, so it's not tailored for a man's body, something masculine but women's…..like the one Ellen wore. Is there any place to get something like that? Or is this going to be a sewing project for mom?
]]> By: Elizabeth Patrice Mendenhall http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-2#comment-60653 Elizabeth Patrice Mendenhall Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:46:20 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-60653 While i'm not the least bit butch I am a seamstress, i just have to say this, woman's suit are just badly made over all. The fabric is cheap and there not room to let them out. You have to shell out big bucks to get a really nice one. I've yet to see one cut to let out more the half an inch. If your going for the butch look anyway you can get a much better one for less and just have it fitted. While i'm not the least bit butch I am a seamstress, i just have to say this, woman's suit are just badly made over all. The fabric is cheap and there not room to let them out. You have to shell out big bucks to get a really nice one. I've yet to see one cut to let out more the half an inch. If your going for the butch look anyway you can get a much better one for less and just have it fitted.
]]> By: octbutchbride http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/butch-wedding-suits/comment-page-1#comment-51184 octbutchbride Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:02:53 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/?p=2604#comment-51184 Nothing at all should prevent you from buying a woman's suit. I'm wearing a women's Banana Republic suit that doesn't even require tailoring & is plenty butch. I have pretty "feminine" features so a woman's cut is better for me. Nothing at all should prevent you from buying a woman's suit. I'm wearing a women's Banana Republic suit that doesn't even require tailoring & is plenty butch. I have pretty "feminine" features so a woman's cut is better for me.
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