I attended the Manuel fashion show Sunday here in Nashville and am inspired to start this topic.

Manuel, in case you aren't familiar, is our country celebrity fashion designer / tailor. Stage wear, rhinestones, Austrian crystals, heavy embroidery, applique. He worked as an apprentice for Nudie back in the day and set up shop many years ago here in Nashville. He and his son Manuel Cuevas, Jr. also have recently started a ready to wear line and have shown last spring and this fall in NYC Bryant Park. He made Elvis outfits, Sgt Pepper Beatle outfits, classic country Opry stars, Dwight Yoakum, Johnny Cash, Riders in the Sky, Marty Stuart, blah, blah, you get the picture. Google Manuel if you want more info......anyway....Not sure if any of Chris' suits are Manuel, but I am sure he has some vintage Nudies and I think Turk...and I think a female designer creates some of his suits in California (maybe someone knows her name)

Lets see how many suits we can post that Chris has. Please post photos of Chris in suits only. Please do not repeat suits already shown. And count them as you post them so we can keep score of how many suits we can find photos of Chris wearing.

Someone find a good photo of the mirrored suit cause I think it should start the thread as the number 1 suit.

Thanks

Chris' Surf Shop, here's a picture of the mirror-ball suit that Chris has.


-Deanna

Heya chris' surf shop.Cool thread.Cheers,

Heya Deanna,Nice pic.I love that suit.

Cheers.

[attachmentid=130]Here is the music note suit...

XXXO!!

UP

Hey that's great! But Dwight Yoakam is spelled like this. Not getting on your case, CSS, just that everyone makes that mistake. He probably expects it to be spelled like that now!!! Cool suites from that dude, Manuel!!

[attachmentid=131]and the one I call the 'Turquoise Snowflake'...

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I found an article. The person in North Hollywood he uses for suits is Jaime Rodeo Tailoring. I guess Jaime is a male designer, not a female, sorry.

# 4
airplanes and world

# 5
yellow w blue insets

I think a woman named Gillian was creating some of his suits for a while. Don't know if she still goes.



Sorry for typo. Meant does, not goes.

No you're right - Jamie Lee is a female and she is also Nudie (the Original Rodeo Tailor) Cohn's granddaughter.

Okay more suits you say ....















# 6 - Black with Pink inserts.

# 7 - Maroon with baby blue inserts.

#8 - Blue with diamonds and starbursts.

#9 - Pink with yellow inserts.

#10 - White embroided.

#11 - Dark blue suede looking 50's mic, western stitching.

#12 - The iron cross suit.

#13 - The tropical suit.

Thanks Sugz, love the pics. What a great thread.

Kitty
XXOO

Ohhh found another one thanks to Miss Cheryl or was it Miss Stuff.
Anyway I don't know how to descibe this suit but here goes...

#14 - The Arrow suit. *giggle*

nice - I love that arrow suit, Sugz.

birthday suit?


ok, seriously the black snowflake suit

Oh my... {{{{{SWOON}}}}} I'm liking this thread!!





OOOH yeah!

Heya UnclePat.
Geez,how wierd.I was only thinking yesterday about you.
Was wondering where you were lately.
Thanks for the pics,and everyone alse too.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Cool thread, definitely...cool threads, awesome....

Thanks everyone for the photos, keep it going, keep counting, this is super cool looking inside Chris' closet.......

Gillian was mentioned as a suit designer. I found a small article on Gillian of Las Vegas who does show girl costumes. Would this be her?

Excellent thread! Loving the suits, but the birthday suit is the best!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks CSS!!!

Hmm, sounds likely, but I don't know that much. Just that someone named Gillian designed some of his suits.

Candy Cane,

How did I know that you would come up with this answer?

Oh you know me, Niagra! I just state the obvious!

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#14

Rebecca Watson is responsible for the SF suit shown above, and she did beading designs on some of the suits prior to that.

Thanks for the info on Rebecca Watson. Do you know anything else about her fashion career or better details on this suit?

Better add this to the collection:
(Oaks Day Lunch)

Awesome!

This one looks like a big baseball with the stitches.......

Thanks CSS,

I'm enjoying this site. I never knew that Chris owned so many beautiful suits.

Damn...with all those suits, can you imagine how big closet must be?!


****DROOOOOL****

Does anyone know if Chris has a stylist, or does he and the band coordinate all the clothes themselves?

Chris' Surf Shop
Pansy Cove

Geez, Stace, why is it that Fountains of Wayne song gets stuck in my head every time I see your name, huh?? Now the REAL question is, since we all know that your Mum has got it goin' on, then you must REALLY REALLY got it going on...I'm right, aren't I?

BTW, what is my dog Petey doing posing with you in your avatar (pic)?!?!

Uncle Pat

yes this is a repeat , but a darn good one...

Purple with gold.... Looks like velvet (just like his voice )



I have never seen this one before?

He must have 20 different suits!

Thanks everybody!

Astrid, that's a good picture of Chris wearing the mirror-ball suit. I like that picture. The suit really glistens and emits light whenever he walks onstage wearing that suit.

-Deanna

A call to all you graphic artists out there - anybody have any (graphic) ideas for a new suit?

I think the whole hand-knit industryis underrated.

Someone should crochet his next suit.

Oh, and we suggested suit designs before on the black board.

I'm all for suits with adequate ventillation!

apologies for not being acquainted with the blackboard

Heya unclepat.
Yeah I like that song too actually.Aint heard it on the radio for ages now.
And as for me having it goin on,mmmmmm, don't think so, sori.
As for the dog in my pic,that is my beloved Aussie Bull Terrier Zeus,who
I had put to sleep a week ago because sun cancers got to him over the
past ten years and eventually got the better of him.
Does your dog look the same????

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So sorry to hear about your dog, Stacey. Petey's been ill and I know how difficult it can be on an owner.

BTW, I think my dog Petey could be your dog's female doppleganger (or a really close cuzzy) ....

Kewl photo.Cheers.

I'm off now to have drinks and dinner with friends I haven't
seen in ages.Nice to catch up with ya again unclepat.

PM me later if ya want.

Avagood1.

My interpretation of a Chris Isaak Suit #1:

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Um...you're gonna have to "save picture as" to your computer in order to view.

Feel free to add or remove anything from my design!

Have fun! Play safe!

Thanks neways KV.The file was corrupt and wouldn't open.

Oh, when you save it, you have to tag it with .jpg or .tif...something like that.

It's like BANKER meets SOMBRERO. Violet pinstripe arms and collar with Embroidered Diamonds on a Deep Blue vest and gold satin lining.

he should get one of those open butt suits like Prince wore that one time...

OMG!

~ Lilo

They can be from long ago right? I lost count, sorry!

Hmm, maybe I missed it, but did anyone post a picture of the woman hangingon his back suit? I never saw it live but heard about it. Seems to me that one was associated with Gillian.

This thread makes me wonder which of Mr. Isaak's suits will be on display at the Smithsonian in the far, far off future! I would choose the "disco ball" suit...I remember seeing that show stopper at the first and only concert I was at this year! I remember feeling the reflection of the mirrors brush across my face, does he do that on purpose...if so, he's really talented. Thanks Chris!!!

No, not the Smithsonian...way too stuffy!! They will make their way to a Hard Rock somewhere, just like Prince's purple suit in Vegas!

I'd nominate the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum" as a home for the suits. The Smithsonian is cool, however....they have an amazing shop there with all sorts of recordings and books...Ray Charles' piano is there too.

I should probably go back, the last time I was there was 1986! lol!