Originally Posted by Nighthawk That's not too bad at all! Can you give me a link? What was the turnaround time? I need it by April 10 at the latest. Thanks a lot! I think you should have it in plenty of time. I expect to have mine next week. They are putting a rush on it because I need it for some of my Burns Night appearances. I don't want to wear my Montrose to all of them. Their jackets are listed HERE The person you want to talk to is Scott. His number is 011 44 141 5502020. tell him you are from xmarks to get the discount.
I chose the conversion route. The website referred to here, www.myowntuxedo.com has limited sizes. I went to ebay stores and got a great tailcoat and three button vest from the Tuxxman (also check out Monkeysuits and Tuxedos by Mike Dante for a wide selection). I bought pewter diamond thistle buttons from www.noonesbusiness.com, they also sell cuff links and studs (others talk about www.threefeatherspewter.com). A local tailor helped assemble the coat from pics and instructions from this site. The finished product cost about $200 and here it is:
Well, folks- thanks for the advice. I'm not going to have the money for a PC jacket AND a tank before the wedding I'm attending, so I think I'm just going to go with the kilt and a nice black vest.
Beware of tuxedos made for use as rentals. They are really bad quality tuxedos. I had to wear one for my daughters wedding (she picked out) and I felt I was in something that Wa****t rejected. I felt embarrassed to wear it. Cheap can't be fixed easily or inexpensively.
Mark Keeney
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