how do you dress

Itasan · Post by **Itasan** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:35 pm

"How do you dress?"
I hear it is the set phrase a tailor
uses in reply to his/her customer's
order.
If so, what does it exactly mean?
Thank you.

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:53 pm

Sorry, can't help you with this one! My mind's drawn a blank here.

Itasan · Post by **Itasan** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:00 pm

No problem. The problem is on the
question. Silly question. Sorry.
Itasan

RolandTrego · Post by **RolandTrego** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:14 am

I would take that to mean What kind of clothes do you like to wear? (formal, informal, etc.)

I don't get my clothes tailor-made, but a couple of friends have told me that if a man is ordering a pair of slacks, this question can actually mean Which side do you tuck your *beep* on, the left or the right?!!

Itasan · Post by **Itasan** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:26 am

Got it.
Thank you very much, Roland.
Itasan

RolandTrego · Post by **RolandTrego** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:40 am

My word, I got beeped using medical terminology!

Konni · Post by **Konni** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 8:38 pm

I am a costumer. Yes, this is a tailor's phrase when making a man's suit. And it does refer to which side a man wears his beep on. A tailor made suit is constructed based on what kind of undergarments a man wears, how he dresses, how closely his suit is fitted to his figure, the style of the suit, the fabric, its weight, the climate. Many, many variables.

It is not usually asked, "How do you dress?" Usually it is, "Do you dress left or right?"

It has nothing at all to do with 'what kind of clothes you like to wear.'

Konni

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