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That was the telephone ringing. Before long, a maid came over. "Mr. Lin Qi, the caller said it was the Department of Defense."
The tailor, who was making the final adjustments to Lin Qi's clothes, showed no intention of stopping. Lin Qi could only raise his head and say, "Tell them to call back later."
The tailor froze for a moment. "No, no need. It's done..."
After inserting a pearl pin through the fabric beneath Lin Qi's arm and fastening it, he stepped aside. "It looks very good now. There are just a few areas beneath the arm that need adjusting."
"I have to say, Mr. Lin Qi, if you have the time, it would be best to take your measurements again and update them. Some of them are already outdated."
That was the biggest difference between tailored clothes and ready-made clothes.
Ready-made clothes came in a "standard size," but in reality, that "standard size" was not standard at all, because every clothing manufacturer used different standards.
It was like how some people believed a hundred-pound girl had the perfect figure, while others thought a hundred and ten pounds was more standard, assuming they were the same height.
That was why every clothing manufacturer had different parameters for "standard sizes." When buying ready-made clothes, one could only settle for something that was not too far from one's own measurements and force it onto one's body.
One could not expect it to fit perfectly or bring out one's bearing. That was impossible. It was simply a product that had not been made specifically for you.
Tailored clothing was different. Detailed measurements of the body could make each garment fit so perfectly that it was astonishing, as though it had grown onto the wearer.
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