The Best Mistake in the World

So, Erin had his second fitting yesterday with the Tailor, and there was a slight... Problem.

See, when the Tailors got the suit back from the Saville Row tailors who were making the suit, they discovered, shockingly, that the tailors had made the suit out of the wrong fabric.

Ooops.

And so, Germanicos Tailors, the consumate professionals that they are, aren't going to make Erin wait for another suit to be built. Well, we are (we asked for the right suit, and they're going to give us what we've ordered), but in the meantime, they are also going to give us the suit made in the wrong material to Erin at no extra charge.

That's right - Erin's birthday present has now been doubled at no extra cost. Two bespoke, tailor made suits for the price of one! That's my kinda math!

In other news, the suit currently available will have a few more adjustments made to the suit before it's completion, as there were a few places where the fit wasn't quite right. We'll be getting a phone call soon to find out when we'll next be seeing the tailors...

The Awakening!

So, as expected, Getting Erin a suit has pretty much ramped up his desire to reassert his style again. He's looking all of a sudden at fashion blogs, and looking at vests, suits, etc.

This has also gone for me. You see, he found this lovely little suit. And I'll admit, I'm a little tempted. I mean, it's an actual blue suit, that's under $80! I mean, it will completely not match Erin's suit, and I'm not entirely sure how appropriate it would actually be to wear it.

But I'd own a Blue suit. And that would be extremely awesome! :)

Tailor Time!

Yesterday the Tailor came, and we had a good couple of hours spent with Erin and the Tailor designing the suit, and taking Erin's measurements. Indeed, as advertised, thousands of suit swatches came out as Erin got to choose exactly what he was getting with his brand new suit.

In the end, the suit decision was as follows:

• Solid charcoal twill
• Single-breasted
• Three button suit
• Shawl lapels (no satin)
• Single pockets
• Maroon lining and silver piping
• Inside the jacket will be embroidered in silver: "Specially Tailored for Erin Kyan"
• Flat front pants.

Along with that, we also designed Erin's shirt, which ended up:

• White shirt
• French collar
• Pleated back
• Square cufflink cuffs.

From this point, it will probably take another four weeks for the initial construction, after which there'll be a second fitting, to get everything just right, and possible third and fourth fittings. We're expecting to have the suit in our hands in around 6 weeks or so, give or take.

In the meantime, we're likely to go shopping. Erin has already gone shopping on his own for some nice cufflinks (pictured to the right), and I plan on taking him shopping soon for a nice tie and a good pair of shoes. Fortunately, time is on our side - we have at least a month before the outfit is likely to be complete. This is the unfortunate side effect of getting clothes made to order, but I think you'll agree that the results will most certainly be worth it!

I'll be honest with you, I'm half wanting the give the whole tailored suit thing a try myself. Imagine, two hot, sexy boys in tailored suits. Yum!

The Big Reveal!

And so, it all came down to this - Last night, Erin's gift is finally revealed to him. For those of you not able to be there last night, here's the video of that revelation:

And we're there!

So, today is Erin's Birthday. Yay! In less than 12 hours the big reveal will happen, and Erin will finally get to know exactly what's been being planned behind his back for the last few months.

Now, I've been told that a couple of people are planning to contribute at the party, but we have a final total of all pre-birthday contributions, and it's breaking all expectations! All up, we've managed to contribute:

$2169.03!

That's just absolutely phenomenal! Tomorrow, After I recover from the large number of Margaritas that Erin's likely to try and pump into me, All the photos and videos from the event will be posted here, and publicly elsewhere (As, I now finally won't have to use very badly-designed private messages anywhere!).

Here's hoping the big reveal goes off without a hitch!

That's a lot of money!

So, after tallying all the donations that have come in over the last weekend, guess how much we're up to?

You'd better believe we're past the $2000 mark!

In fact, our glorious total, as of right now, is $2013.58 precisely. That, ladies, gentlemen, both and other, is downright awesome! Just stupendous!

Cutting in close, but there you go...

With all the househunting and moving issues, I'd been having some issues with figuring out how and where I was going to book the tailor. However, it's finally looking like we're going to be moving after Erin's birthday, so this morning I finally got around to booking the Tailor!

For those interested, we will be using Germanicos Tailors for Erin's suit, for a couple of highly laudable reasons. Firstly, They'll come right to your home with all the samples and swatches to make the suit and shirt, which means Erin doesn't have to go anywhere. Secondly, they're happy to work with the prospective suited up gentleman to completely customise the suit - something that I know that Erin is going to be well-pleased about! Also, their prices are not that bad, and were the basis for our original goal of $1000.

We'll see how their service goes once we get into it, but considering I've heard quite a few good reviews of their services, I'm quite optimistic!