The Striped Suit

During a trip to the US in March 2014 I visited 

JC Penney minutes before heading to the airport.

You know, one of those last minute purchases.

Black sweater - Striped skirt Worthington - Black patent heels Vince Camuto

There I came across this striped skirt and matching jacket.

I was too lazy to go to the fitting room and bought the 

two garments without trying them on. I chose to buy a skirt 

that was a bit larger than I would normally wear 

considering that if it was too big it would be easily tailored. 

When I tried my new striped suit back home, 

the skirt was too big and the jacket too tight. 

So I took the skirt to the tailor and ordered a bigger jacket on line.

I'd try to sell the smaller jacket and that would solve the issue.

Wrong. My tailor misplaced the skirt. 

After about 10 months I began to search for another 

skirt on line and was lucky to find one via e-bay,

the skirt would still need tailoring.

When I finally received the skirt, I took it to her so she 

can fix it. The day I picked up the skirt she tells me 

she found the original one, so I now have two skirts.

Luckily for me a friend bought the second suit from me and

it fit her like a glove.

Have you had a similar experience with your seamstress or tailor ?