I got banned from AA because I finally told one poster who was screwing with me - much as you guys are - and in no uncertain terms to piss off. Many members there subsequently posted that I exhibited remarkable patience and admired what I was attempting to do, and congratulated me when I did it. Like human beings!

I made this post on AA the other day: "Who is FNB?" The post was deleted by Andy because of some nastiness on your part toward AA in the past. Other menswear bloggers to whom I posed the question via email also remarked that FNB is well known for its member's nastiness.

You're just nasty guys. That's your rep. Deal with it.

Ask Mercer where he gets his shirts made. See how far you get with him.

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MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To paraphrase Francis Albert Sinatra: I need FNB like I need a tumor!

Charlie Davidson would have collectively thrown all you out of his store and not let you back 6 pp. ago. Believe me!

You guys are also capo dosts. I say the same thing over, and, Over, and OVER again. Everybody else gets it, but you capo dosts.

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I want my shirt!!!!

*shakes fist*


Is that leftover turkey and squash dressing I smell??

Sorry, gotta split. (at the seams that is)

Yes, I am.

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We share a profession. The difference is that when I compare myself to someone like Guare, I do it as a way to better myself as a writer. I know I'm not as good as Guare. Not even close. But it's something for which to strive. What I don't do is use his quotes as a shield when people are criticizing me.

I've spent 12 years making my living as a writer in several different media. I've had some minor successes, but I have a long way to go.

The difference is, I'm not trying to sell you a book or a newspaper or a ticket to a play, so I don't need to flash you my credentials. When a new play comes out and I don't know the writer I'll do a lot of research to see what he's done, where he studied, who's produced his plays. And I'll make a decision as to whether I want to drop $100 on a ticket.

You're trying to sell something to people on this message board and it's within their rights as a consumer to use due diligence to make sure it's something the want to spend their hard earned money on.

Hey! Your friends fired the first shot.

Do you ask the playwright where the money's coming from? Posters ask me who makes Mercer's shirts. Due dilgence. Yeah. If you're backing the play. Not if you're buying a ticket.

I'm saying this for the last time (only because you seem to be a nice guy). It's easy to understand. Tell me if it isn't.

1. I dye/weave "bleeding" madras in India. "Bleeding" madras has not been produced in 45+ years. When it was it was "the king of style." Many fashionistas are predicting madras will be very big for men and women for spring-summer, 2016.

2. Manufacturers/retailers can buy the cloth as piece goods, as many have.

3. I am making shirts myself. I am offering an alpha-sized New England Shirt Co. shirt in a trim body modeled on a Gant Hugger of the 1950s. I am also making a hand-cut MTM shirt in two models. One is the modeled on the Gant Hugger, the other on the more billowy one. The former is currently being offered on a pre-order basis on Styleforum. The later will be on/about the 1st. Complete measurements, etc. are/will be posted on STYLEFORUM.

4. Most retailers are offering theirs at $175-$195. On Styleforum both are $125.

Is that easy to understand? Is that clear?

Geez!

Now, wait! Someone's going to accuse me of undercutting my retailers. Wait and see. Why is this the business of anybody on FNB, esp. when the retailers are cool with it. That's why there are SOOOOO many pages.

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Gant had a billowy cut and we're offering it. If Brooks is your preference, you can buy Loominous "bleeding" madras shirts from Mercer. Corporate divisions? What stinking corporate divisions? Its me and my guy in India. We're bootstrapping this. I'm using my own money, which is stretched right now. End of the year. Tax time. Self-financing  another business. No one is going to invest in this anyway.. It's impossible to find investors in clothing/retail. (One of the reasons in the old days LCN was so active as "financiers" and many manufacturers turned to that "resource.") Besides in the US it would cost $60,000 (minimum) in order to be able to solicit investors, if they could be found.

Geez! stanshall! You said something nice - to which I was responding - then deleted it.

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The 1st + 1 or 2.

I'd not actually heard of this John Guare however I've just bought a copy of the 6 Degrees DVD (for a penny). If it were a novel I would have bought the book but as he's a playwright I'm happy to try the movie.