Claire CJS
20150224 - Clint's suit is too small - IMG_0169IMG_0170(diptych)
Achievement Unlocked: Bought $750 suit to replace $500 suit bought in 1997. But the sleeves were ridiculously short -- I felt like a clown hiding my shame all through some interviews, as a hid my normal-shirt sleeves which were often sticking out as far as 6-8 inches. Not good. To their credit, after sending this picture, the company in Hong Kong paid a local tailor $35 to fix the problem. They even said they would pay up to $30, but when they saw the bill, paid $35 anyway. So, at least they were gracious about it. The suit is great. The guy who measured me was too incompetent to be flying across oceans just to measure people.
(These were Hong Kong tailors with a relationship with a VP of a partner comanpany of my company at the time, and were set up to come over and make a bunch of money selling expensive suits over here -- When you paid, you actually paid in Hong Kong dollars, so it was over $5000, haha.)
Also, not wanting to waste anything, I will point out: The piece of wood in the window was my boss's old desk. The blue carpet squares on the floor were from the floor of the office across from mine, thrown away after a remodel. I dumpster dove.
bad tailoring, expensive suit, short sleeves.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
February 24, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com
20150224 - Clint's suit is too small - IMG_0169IMG_0170(diptych)
Achievement Unlocked: Bought $750 suit to replace $500 suit bought in 1997. But the sleeves were ridiculously short -- I felt like a clown hiding my shame all through some interviews, as a hid my normal-shirt sleeves which were often sticking out as far as 6-8 inches. Not good. To their credit, after sending this picture, the company in Hong Kong paid a local tailor $35 to fix the problem. They even said they would pay up to $30, but when they saw the bill, paid $35 anyway. So, at least they were gracious about it. The suit is great. The guy who measured me was too incompetent to be flying across oceans just to measure people.
(These were Hong Kong tailors with a relationship with a VP of a partner comanpany of my company at the time, and were set up to come over and make a bunch of money selling expensive suits over here -- When you paid, you actually paid in Hong Kong dollars, so it was over $5000, haha.)
Also, not wanting to waste anything, I will point out: The piece of wood in the window was my boss's old desk. The blue carpet squares on the floor were from the floor of the office across from mine, thrown away after a remodel. I dumpster dove.
bad tailoring, expensive suit, short sleeves.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
February 24, 2015.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.com