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  1. FCS

    Best irons?

    Hi folks, hoping to solicit quick opinions on what some of the best irons out there are. Initially I was inclined to purchase the Rowenta Pro Master but was put off by many negative reviews on the quality consistency. I would prefer to have my iron as heavy as possible as it helps the ironing...
  3. FCS

    Tailor in Sai Gon (Ho Chi Minh City), other than Dung or Cao Minh?

    Hiya folks, would anyone be able to recommend a good tailor there other than these two? I will only order trousers, not suits, so a tailor above average should be able to cater to the job. I would really prefer to use Dung but they mention that, due to Lunar New Year coming, it would take three...
  4. FCS

    Custom made suits in Toronto?

    That is the Michael Bruno, I seconded that his works are top-notch. Hand-stitched canvassing (the biggest job of all, you should see the crowfeet stitches), sleevehead, collar, buttonholes, etc. The trousers has more machine-made construction, which I really don't give much fuzz about. His...
  5. FCS

    Joe's Tailor location in Singapore

    Can the forum's Singapore residents confirm Joe's Tailor location in Singapore? Searches in Google gave me a rather conflicting information: are they located in the Fuji Xerox Tower, Tiong Bahru, or Golden Shoe complex? Or perhaps they have shops in all three locations? If so, which location...
  6. FCS

    Inspiration for an elegant shirt jacket / giacca camicia

    Hello folks, I'm hoping to solicit some design inspiration for a shirt jacket here. I am looking for something elegant while looking relaxed - the key word is relaxed and not so much casual. I am thinking of no patch pockets and no breast pocket, while having a 'shirt-collar' instead of a 'lapel...
  7. FCS

    Any good HK tailors who can do suits in 2 days?

    I don't believe this. I might if you cough up this tailor's name and rough address. Michael Bruno in Mississauga, phone no 905-566-9055. His price is certainly not 'cheap', but for sure a good value given the high quality that he does. You'll still pay more than going to the top-end tailors in...
  8. FCS

    Any good HK tailors who can do suits in 2 days?

    I realised that there might be a tradeoff between quality and timeline, however the total manhours to make a suit with substantial handworks is maybe 5-8 hours, depending on the amount of handworks vs machine. At least that's what my tailor in Toronto told me and he does most of his suit...
  9. FCS

    Any good HK tailors who can do suits in 2 days?

    Only have limited time and would be curious to explore. I'll be able to go back and forth for every fitting promptly. Would any of the usual reputed tailors that you guys are familiar with be able to accommodate?
  10. FCS

    Gordon Yao

    Resurrecting an older thread. Svenn, did you bring your own 21oz cloth or did Gordon Yao have it in stock? I'm curious if most HK tailors have access to these heavyweight fabrics. Btw, is that a P&B Universal navy cloth or something else? Thought this thread finally needed a pic, these aren't...
  11. FCS

    Bespoke from Singapore (pic heavy!)

    One more thing, do you know if Iris can do spalla camicia sleevehead for the suit jacket? I just like to get a subtle, not pronounced, rippling effect. http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/211...cia56gk9vs.jpg
  12. FCS

    Bespoke from Singapore (pic heavy!)

    This is a huge thread with tons of good discussions, I still have to go through most of them. Thanks a lot gshen and others for the reviews. I'm going to Singapore around Christmas time and eager to commission some suits, trousers, and shirts. Hope they can finish suits within a week or so...
  13. FCS

    P&B Universal trousering fabrics for suits?

    Ok, I see, thanks for the feedback, folks.
  14. FCS

    P&B Universal trousering fabrics for suits?

    Hello folks, would that be too flashy to use these trousering fabrics for suits? Comments would be greatly appreciated. http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a.../New/PB008.jpg http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a.../New/PB007.jpg http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a.../New/PB006.jpg
  15. FCS

    Getting an insulin lab test in Canada

    Sorry if that was misleading, that was a personal evaluation not a scientific judgement. Diabetics are an interesting test case since we can actually directly track our insulin levels. I ended up discovering that, for me at least, I used the same techniques to minimize my insulin levels as I did...
  16. FCS

    Getting an insulin lab test in Canada

    I believe the unit of measurement is uIU/ml (sometimes interchangeably quoted as IU/ml or uU/ml). I've read that most people in modern societies have fasting-insulin levels ranging from 7-11, with those with heart problems and metabolic challenges having levels quite a bit above 10. I read as...
  17. FCS

    Getting an insulin lab test in Canada

    In the long run there was very little difference between normal weight loss techniques and insulin lowering techniques. I've only been experimenting with the latter for 2 months, but I'd like to read more about the rebuttal on that, if you can direct me to some sources? I'm approaching the...
  18. FCS

    Getting an insulin lab test in Canada

    Oh, I know exactly what insulin does for the body, believe me. I'm a chemist and have been diabetic for 22 years, you learn a few things along the way. You say that you want to reduce your insulin level to a certain value (5 what, btw?) but I assume that's a secondary goal related to fat loss...
  19. FCS

    Getting an insulin lab test in Canada

    I can't speak about other people's case or whether it is always that bureaucratic, but yes, for me that was the case. It might also be the lab's policy, although I can't comprehend why, rather than being government legislated. To be fair, my limited experience with the system has been...
  20. FCS

    Getting an insulin lab test in Canada

    I honestly don't know if this is serious or not. It can't be, can it? Critically serious, of course not, more of an annoyance factor for an hour of waiting time (I don't have a family doctor and the walk-in-clinic in my area is fairly busy), on top of the previous visits. Not to mention the...
  21. FCS

    Getting an insulin lab test in Canada

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