The one thing I crave in this modern era is customer service. I call it hand-to-hand combat. The idea that the customer is right in front of you and you are helping them solve a problem or bring a project to life. Aman at Barrington fabrics is like that. We use Whatsapp and he will guide me towards the wool I need. I am about to embark on a project for the window with Leng Ngo, that wonderful tailor in The Rocks of Sydney who also engages in hand-to-hand combat. I don't even need to ask these days, he roughly sees my vision straight of the cuff and sketches me details. Then we agree, he asks about the small details and we are done. With Aman, once the transaction is confirmed, I get an email, then a UPS tracking number an hour later.
It is for this reason I have less time to write my blog these days. I also offer hand-to-hand combat. I publish my Whatsapp number on the website, I deal with customers at all hours of the day and I entertain them in the Studio, not just with the ability to touch and feel fabric, but with my art, my stories and the Creed scents I often get them to smell after we are done playing with fabrics.
To cut a long story short, this is a summer suit in gaberdine weave. It's a lovely weight for the Australian summer. I am using one of Barrington's more spunky linings in camouflage but as always is the case, when if the colour is light in the wool and if the wool is lightly constructed, the lining can come through, so we will have to check this off before we proceed.
Fun fun fun. And I will be doing more stories as we go on the Instagram account.
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