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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
I hadn’t seen the Bard, so that’s something I’ll have to see if any of the tailors I’m using have access to. You’re right on Fox Air: similar char blue color and muted stripe (and slightly more traditionally spaced stripes), but I wanted to try something in this lighter weight. I liked a lot of...- WhereNext
- Post #13,479
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
Yeah, lots of pinstripes in different weights and finishes, but chalk stripes were a bit rarer. I’d also note that these stripes are a bit more widely spaced than “normal”, so we’ll see how that renders at scale. I did almost go with a navy blue chalk stripe from Standeven’s Escorial which was...- WhereNext
- Post #13,477
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
Well, it turns out I’ll be getting something from the Golden Fox book after all. Having a quarter or half lined suit made up in the char navy below. Finding a dark blue color I really liked in a chalk stripe (non-Winter Flannel Division) was more difficult than I anticipated. This will be the...- WhereNext
- Post #13,473
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Dress Zip Boots: Why So Hard to Find?
That style of boot is not my thing, but I think J. Fitzpatrick makes them, too.- WhereNext
- Post #7
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
Much appreciated. It’s always good to hear how things wear in practice to go along with handling them in the book. I may try the 11 ounce Explorer for a pair of trousers first to see how I like it before trying a suit. It has some nice colors and patterns. I didn’t remember the Ascot 4-ply being...- WhereNext
- Post #13,462
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
Yeah, the Ascot book (in all of the plys) was quite nice. Definitely a contender for down the road, especially as it has some great patterns.- WhereNext
- Post #13,460
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
Thanks, that’s helpful. I wasn’t clear in my first question (apologies to @camez_ ): I was trying to get a sense of the relative scratch factor compared to other similar fabrics. I have a few things in Minnis Fresco 10-11 and am on the hunt for the unicorn of similar open weave performance but...- WhereNext
- Post #13,458
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
There were some nice patterns in the 11 ounce and it looked quite open. Does it feel scratchy when wearing it? That was what put me off of some of the options in that weight when going through the book.- WhereNext
- Post #13,454
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
I looked at that same PoW from Standeven and almost got it. It’s a very nice take on a slightly different, but not ostentatious, standard. The cloth also felt like a good mix of light, open, but durable. I hope it serves you well and that we get your take on it here when it’s finished.- WhereNext
- Post #13,451
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
A more conspiracy minded person than me (and the voices in my head have assured me that I’M not paranoid, YOU’RE paranoid) would think that the good people at B&Tailor and/or The Style Gods have staged a secret intervention against my recent choice to use an ostensibly sportcoat patterned cloth...- WhereNext
- Post #13,448
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
Today’s trip to the tailor was very positive. There is good progress on a medium grey 3-piece and a dark navy blue 2-piece, and also had them re-line an older jacket since the original lining was in shambles. Then, while I really should be ordering Summer suits, I was so taken with this plaid...- WhereNext
- Post #13,365
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Unfunded Liabilities: a/k/a The Cloth Thread
It depends a bit on how formal/informal these weddings are as far as whether linen or wool is better for you. Obviously, linen will almost always read as more casual, but that may be a good thing depending on the weddings in your calendar. I looked at a ton of brown fabrics for a hot weather...- WhereNext
- Post #39,820
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
You have a great deal of knowledge about classic menswear.- WhereNext
- Post #13,281
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
Bless your heart and best wishes on your future endeavors.- WhereNext
- Post #13,278
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
It’s odd to me that you read any of my posts as “asking for permission” to pick a particular fabric or as expressions of being so unsure of my decision I needed your “faith”. I am sorry that your electric blue trauma has led you to develop an outsized “won’t someone please think of the...- WhereNext
- Post #13,276
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
I live not far outside of Shanghai, but can’t help much. I was in The Refinery this weekend for the B&TAILOR trunk show and they had some interesting coat options (including MTM and MTO). A colleague of mine mentioned Icicle (I think that was the name), but have never been myself.- WhereNext
- Post #13,265
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
I agree with every word you have written here.- WhereNext
- Post #13,263
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
In all honesty: yes, I do. Having said that, it was reading these types of exchanges on SF and Ask Andy when I first started getting interested in clothes that were so important to me developing my sense of style. Years ago, I only thought of suits as plain grey and navy, or pinstripes...- WhereNext
- Post #13,262
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
At the risk of admitting that I broke a “codified rule” of clothing (do I get a phone call? Will a lawyer be appointed for me? I spent all my money on this suit so I cannot afford my own!), I did provide “a reason”: I liked the cloth and wanted a suit in it.- WhereNext
- Post #13,259
- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Ongoing Bespoke Projects
Oh, I’m not worried about it appearing outlandish/loud, at all (outlandish isn’t the vibe I normally go for, with some exceptions). I have “interview” suits sorted; everything else I get because I like it (I’m not required by my work to be in a suit), so I like to “explore the space” a little...- WhereNext
- Post #13,258
- Forum: Classic Menswear