Quote Originally Posted by MacLowlife View Post
By all means, velvet, or at least not boring old barathea. Ask your tailor ( HC or whoever) about the various kinds available. I think we can agree on no acetate, but after that, you will ultimately have to choose sides. Silk notoriously spots in water, but I expect it makes cotton look drab. And I expect either one makes velveteen look shabby, much more so moleskin, which I like a great deal. Go for the feel and go for the luminosity. And then take good care of it, but remember it is merely a garment, not your master.

Look, look, look at samples, at swatches and finished garments. Somehow, I expect the most expensive doublet you can imagine will be a tiny percentage of the entire wedding budget- and far more likely to see additional use than most of the other expenses. Try to see it as what it is- an extension of your bride's dress- rather than merely what YOU are wearing.

If you look and act like Mike Myers, you will look and act like him in a kilt. If you don't, well, you are probably fine.

Wow. At first I wondered why i was unable to convey all this. Then I remembered that I'm a knucklehead. Great post!