Gatsby Style Suit?

[hoverboy]

Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone here has ever made a 20's ish Gatsby style suit? I was just thinking it would be a cool thing to wear to prom. I won't have that till next year though, so I was thinking about the possibility of making one. I have no experience in suit making or anything, but I figured one of you might know how. Here are a few pictures of the style I'm looking for:

http://www.mensflair.com/celebrity-styles/gatsby-style.php

Also, if anyone can post any sites that sell this type of thing that would be great too.

Thanks!

 

[phase pistol]

Gatsby not make one great. :sleep

 

[hoverboy]

Gatsby not make one great. :sleep

What do you mean? ) Sorry, just a little confused.

 

[phase pistol]

Just a joke... Yoda from ESB. "Wars not make one great"... heh... :$

Actually why not have some useful info... there's a forum called The Fedora Lounge

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/

... where vintage clothing is discussed. You might find some info there.

- k

 

[hoverboy]

Actually, I did just discover that site. I also was searching through some of the threads on it, and I saw Indy Magnoli on it! I guess I shouldn't be suprised. I've heard such great things about his work, and the post that I did see had a great suit in it. Thanks for the tips.

 

[DrStranglove]

What do you mean? ) Sorry, just a little confused.

You did not get that?


On a SW (mostly) forum?!!?!?

 

[Sulla]

There's also Magnoli Clothiers. It's a bit pricey, but wonderful quality.

http://www.magnoliclothiers.com/

 

[hoverboy]

You did not get that?


On a SW (mostly) forum?!!?!?

Haha, yeah. I'm not too much of a star wars fan. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but I don't obsess over it like i do with bttf.
And Sulla, thanks for the magnoli link, I'll check it out.

 

[Darth Mule]

As far as the pattern, I usually draft these myself, so I can't point you to one anywhere. I can recommend the Singer Tailoring book if you are going to attempt this on your own. Men's tailoring is difficult. Just fyi. Anyone who says otherwise isn't doing it right. Men's suits are what you would call advanced skill level. When I teach my beginning costume construction class, I don't allow the students to do suit jackets for their final projects because they aren't ready for it.

These are great looking suits though. And the magnoli stuff is actually reasonably priced for custom suits. $400-500 for a suit is a pittance compared to the $1200.00 you'd pay a good tailor stateside. Good luck on it.

 

[hansicle]

I must agree with a few of these comments here. If you have little or no experience tailoring, you would spend a year just trying to learn. You might think that making it yourself may be an option if you don't have the money for a tailored suit, but you would waste a lot of time and money trying. Then, would your final product reflect the image you had of what you originally wanted.

If you save $50 a month for 10 months, you would have the $500 you would need foa a good quality suit, and believe me, you would be spending the $50 a month buying fabric, and various other supplies trying to do it yourself.

 

[hoverboy]

Okay, thanks guys. Wow I didn't realize suit making is that hard. I'm not really suprised though. :lol I think I will buy one now. Thanks for the tips guys.