Neferti wrote on Apr 26^th, 2015 at 5:38pm:



the day I was born ... it was my birthday suit.



and you are forgiven for thinking it was a tie.

cods wrote on Apr 26^th, 2015 at 6:07pm:



Nylon and polyester? you could get a 240 volt shock taking your blouse off on a windy day, it made your hair stand on end.

My first suit was bought when I was around 12.  We were invited to a wedding and my mother decided that I had to have my own suit, although it would have made more sense to hire one.  I only wore it once and I can't remember anything much about it other than it was a rather unpleasant shade of dark brown.

I bought my second suit from Fletcher Jones in Sydney in 1981.  It was woollen and the material was a lightish grey with a dark brown fleck.  I still have it today, although I rarely wear it as a suit any more - I'm more likely just to wear the jacket with a dark pair of trousers.

I bought my third suit also from Fletcher Jones, but this time in Parramatta.  I'm not sure about the year but it would have been in the mid to late '80s.  It was navy blue and double breasted and made out of a considerably lighter material than my other suit, which made it much more practical for the Sydney climate.  It still looks pretty smart and it's inevitably what I wear to weddings and funerals (these days I don't have many other reasons for wearing suits).

The wigs a nice touch. Boyfriend?

Marla wrote on Apr 26^th, 2015 at 11:40pm:


maybe not a suit ..can't see trousers

Antonius wrote on Apr 27^th, 2015 at 10:50am:


That's from a 70's TV show. To me, for a man to look good - as in damn good - in a suit he has to be fitted for one. That may be a personal bias but rarely have I seen a guy "rock" a suit brought right off the rack.

Okay, maybe a guy who keeps in shape and owns a dark Armani.



One of the two.

Well, well, well, look at you waving your small penis nationality and comparing that to men's fashion. Go back to humping kangaroos. I mean, that what all Aussies do, right?

Now I'm sorry I ever said that.

Can I mention my last suit instead?
When I was about 25 I started getting my suits hand-made by a tailor at David Jones I think it was.
What a treat.
Choosing the material, going for fittings, feeling quite the young blade about town.
Even an evening suit I had made.

Then life took several different turns and I didn't wear suits any more for maybe 30 years.
But when I eventually needed one again - a jacket just wasn't enough - I had one made again.
Very hard to find a tailor when you're not in the city any more. But I finally tracked down a guy who'd done some alterations for me during the waxing and waning of my figure and who'd shut up shop and just worked from home.

I said to him "I need a suit to be buried in". He thought I was serious.

Antonius wrote on Apr 28^th, 2015 at 11:06am:


Why would I shop for a male suit?

Marla wrote on Apr 30^th, 2015 at 1:11am:



why not? no one belives that is your photo and marla isn't your name.. you are suspected to be Mike with a hairy chest and legs..

I for one will be disappointed if Marla turns out to be a guy.
I like having girls around.

I don't 'do' suits.

A suit coat over a pair of slacks or black jeans is as near as you're likely to see.

Marla wrote on Apr 30^th, 2015 at 1:17pm:


But surely you know?

I have never bought/owned/worn a suit unless you count the private school uniform I had to wear. I swore I'd never again wear a suit in my life and haven't.

Neferti wrote on Apr 30^th, 2015 at 6:37pm:


No need to go from one extreme to another. Last funeral I went to very few people wore suits, one before it too. I didn't wear one for my wedding so if they think I'm wearing one for a funeral... Buckley's and none are are the chances.

Setanta wrote on Apr 30^th, 2015 at 6:54pm:


I've turned up at one or two in my work-clothes.

Both times it was unavoidable if I wanted to attend at all, and neither of
the deadies would have cared, they'd have probably done the same. And
neither did their families and their other friends. A funeral isn't a fashion
parade, after all.

Normally, however, I wear a suit coat over a shirt and tie, black slacks or
jeans, and black shoes for most weddings, funerals etc.

Actually, I did wear a suit once, when my mom re-married in 1983, as I
had the job of giving her away...