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[Geo]

yup, well aware - and i think i just said something like that OmegaMan

what I was trying to get my head around was nearly double the price for the same fabric ranges, made by the (same?) local tailors

i do know that alterations (having bought items from both stores previously) are done by the same tailors

[Finn666]

what are you wearing - traineeship-interview edition part 2

and my random announcement:

got that shit on lock!…

[Geo]

Sharp

[jimmy]

you are paying for the name TOM FORD and his "ideas" his fit is not for everyone. very V shaped.
all his top end suits are made from Zegna by Zegna tailors in Zegna factories using Zenga fabrics and trims…....... ouh wait there is one difference zenga bespoke has hand sewn button holes tom is machined

@Geo:

so I learned a little more about retail today:

Friday 'technically' not being a working day here in Dubai - I had a few hours free after work, so thought I'd bum them in Dubai Mall . . . which if you like malls is pretty amazing (and if you don't like malls is . . . . pretty amazing)

Anyways, wandered into the Zegna store - I like Zegna for work gear - nice fabrics, cut et al and ended up talking to one of the assistants who told me they are getting more into the bespoke stuff and I could get a suit for around AED12,000 (about 2000 quid) - I listened politely, thanked him and wandered out.

Across the way (no more that 50 paces) I went into the Tom Ford store (for no particular reason) where another keen shop assistant proceeded to to tell me all about the products AND that they were now doing bespoke suiting.

I asked how much and he said approximately AED 20,000 depending on cut etc. I said that's quite expensive and he reassured me saying they only use the best of fabrics by Ermenegildo Zegna . . .

How the f-ck does that work?

[Finn666]

so Geo what are you doing/working on in Dubai?

any more infos for me/us btw?…

[Geo]

Working on projects all over the place Finn

The ME projects aren't actually in Dubai - one is in Abu Dhabi and the other in Sharjah so Dubai is a good halfway house and suits other interested parties too

[Finn666]

so you're an engineer?
if so, what kind of engineer? a construction manager?

[Geo]

yeah - I claim to be an engineer . . . and sometimes get away with it too 

I'm a Director of Building Engineering . . . my training was probably more biased toward the mechanical elements (HVAC is a commonly used acronym), but I really don't do much design these days

[jacoavlu]

anxiously awaiting Lando + IHSH-02 fit pics

[corporalclegg]

Today at lunch I opened a fortune cookie that instead of having a fortune inside just had another fortune cookie baked in, making the whole thing too hard too eat.  Pretty disappointing.

[Beatle]

[Seul]

1000 members and Giles feeling like Bart…

[gollotti]

@Beatle:

Is DS giving us the double finger treatment 

[Geo]

even if he was - i sure as hell wouldn't mess with him . . . .

[elclintor]

My fresh IHB-01 is getting a sun tan!

[Jestre]

Kept trying on jacket after jacket for another date tonight to see which one felt/looked best.  SEXIH07IIIBK… you win again! This jean jacket makes you feel like the man.

[Geo]

Dude - these dates are coming thick and fast . . . Hope you sure are having a ball . . .

[Jestre]

You bet I am, Geo 

[Geo]

Nice . . .

Dunno what happened with the double message - tappatalk glitch

[madmonday]

@Beatle:

I am surprised that book contains more than 2 pages…

Hahaha, naughty Monday, makes me think of that recent bestseller:

what are you all trying to say, hahahahahahahahahaha