Week 13 -
Visiting a tailor in Hoi An
20th
of October
Just before the
day is over, I want to record our memories of going on a proper dress
making/suit-cutting experience!! Hoi An, further south down the coast of
Vietnam, is world famous for their tailor shops and skilled dressmakers. So
what else is a man/lady to do when in Hoi An??
Arno’s been
talking about getting a tailor made suit for such a long time, so today was his
dream-come-true-day!! He also said to the little princesses, and his queen(!!)
that we could get a dress designed and made for ourselves!! What fun!!
I did an early
morning Google search into customer satisfaction and what our options were. We
eventually went with the recommendation of our host here at Loc Phat Homestay,
Lihna, and got a taxi to drop us off outside BeBe’s. Welcomed by the lovely
Lina and Eli, ushered to a free table and then we set to work.
The girls drew me
pictures of what they wanted, so we took them along. I explained to Lina what
we wanted, drew up my own design for her. We were shown various options on
materials, taken over to another section of the shop with some more colorful
linens. It was really hard for the girls to make their choices, but eventually
we had everybody happy. Even little Nina got to choose her own fabric and
design!! Last point of detail was to measure us up for the purrrrfect fitt.
Meanwhile the
boys were left to their own devices. Arno decided on a navy fashionable two
piece and got his second suit for half price – no resisting there!! He ordered
another casual jacket, shorts and a chino-like trousers. This man was enjoying
this experience to the full!! Not the end in sight yet… he also picked fabric
for 3 shirts and was told then that if he’d buy 4, he will get another shirt
made especially for him, for free!!! Now he was in his element!! Thomas could
not be left out. He picked some combat-like material for a casual jacket and
got the option to have a shirt made for him for free!! It took him a while to
decide on the fabric for his shirt, but eventually he found something he liked
and carried the approval of his mama!!!! (The shiny purple first choice was
gentle ignored!!)
Your next
question must be: How on earth will we be travelling with all these clothes?
Well, the company offers international delivery, so I think we might utilize
this service!!
So how long does
it take for them to create these masterpieces? Well, we will be going back to
them tomorrow for a fitting! I think the dresses might be ready and there might
only be minor adjustments needed for the suits, but that’s the way they roll
here in Hoi An!!
On our way,
exploring the town a bit further, I saw another dress in a shop, which I really
liked. After enquiry and an impromptu fitting (they just hooked a piece of
material form one wall of the shop onto the other creating a little fitting
room) this dress needed some alterations done. My question on when should I
return (this was about 12:30pm) was answered with “6pm” Well, we were there at
6:15pm and my dress fitted perfectly! She promise to wash and iron it for me
and I’ll pick it up tomorrow afternoon! Isn’t that great??!!
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| Serious discussion going on with my dressmaker |
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| Walla!!!! |
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Ok, I’ll give
some feedback tomorrow on how successful the suit making went!!
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| Dressmaking is HARD work..... |
NIGHT NIGTH!!
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