After work this evening I went back to the tailors for my first fitting. If today is anything to go by, I’ve bought two one-armed jackets and trousers that completely cover my shoes. The tailor was a completely different animal today; as he slipped deftly around me adding pins and adjusting folds he barely spoke, except briefly to compliment me on my shirt: It was only £5, from the UK. Very good cut, sir. Tailored? Err, no. House of George at Asda. Excellent quality material sir. Pure cotton. Well, it is pure cotton, there’s just a lot of polyester in between it. I can make you six shirts, sir. Excellent quality too, better than this sir, and fit well too. $1200, sir, see, only £16 each. I must say, £16 isn’t a bad deal for decent
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