Laws of Tailoring

I saw a picture poster in my WhatsApp message box yesterday. I am sure you all have also seen it. It was posted by my brother, Dr. Narasimha. It read 'Santosh Tailor - Specialist in - Alteration of Ladies to Gents.'

I remembered immediately sartorial professional (Tailor) Yadgir and his assistant (seamster who sewed button holes) engaged in creating zooty outfits for wear. I recollected their gnan vitaran about laws governing Tailoring. I am sharing thoughts that came to my mind in this connection. Incidentally you will understand how Santosh Tailors will be able to alter outfits of Ladies to fit Gents.

Men's clothing buttons are on the right side, and women's clothing buttons are on the left. - street corner tailor Yadgir.

(Don't expect that every quote is from Mahatma Gandhi.)

1. If one button in a shirt is put in wrong buttonhole, then every button is in wrong place.

2. "If you take care of the first button on a shirt, rest of the buttons will take care of themselves."

3. the top button hole at the collar, are usually sewn horizontally to allow the button to take more stress from neck movement without pulling button out of the buttonhole.

Thus spake the Assistant who sewed buttonholes (seamster) at Tailor Yadgiri's shop.

memorable lines need not come always from Rabindra Nath Tagore.

Tailor Yadgiri continued his Gnan Vitaran:

Buttons were once deemed a status symbol that only the wealthy could could afford in the 13th century. Since most affluent women paid maids to dress them, it only made sense for buttons to be sewn onto the left side so the servants could button the dresses up with their right hand. Thus women's clothing buttonholes are on the right and men's clothing buttonholes are on the left side

The Assistant to Tailor Yadgiri observed cryptically when asked about his opinion on the 'sex determination test' :

"The gender of the wearer of a dress is determined by the fact on which side of an apparel a person's buttonholes are sewed."

He declined further elaboration.

Santosh Tailors have known all about Laws of Tailoring so beautifully enunciated by Tailor Yadgir and his seamster assistant..do I need to explain how (clothes of) Ladies are altered to gents.

SOLILOQUY (thoughts of the author while writing this article)

1. Should I care for a button and for Tailor Yadgiri's statement (axiom)?

2. Or should I give a hoot for his assistant's statement expressing a general truth (maxim) ?

3. Should I use Mahatma Gandhi's name to elevate a "tailor"?

4. or should I take the name of Rabindra Nath Tagore to elevate a seamster (a person employed by a tailor for sewing work)?

5. Should I read a button "theorem" in Yadgiri buttoning-up

6. Or see "converse of the theorem" in the junior seamster's buttonholes?

7. Or simply relax savouring the "soliloquy"

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