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#851 2014-09-13 07:53:54
- Dudley Clarke
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
I came up to see her sometimes.
#852 2014-09-14 15:14:19
- sartodinapoli
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
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#853 2014-09-14 15:43:53
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
What a terrible place "El Corte Ingles". Always the worst service, the craziest or most mundane clothes and to top it all off very expensive. Looking at the late owner explains a lot of things. Madrid has always been a place of dubious fashions.
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#854 2014-09-14 20:21:26
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Luca Brasi after he went sleeping with the fishes?
I came up to see her sometimes.
#855 2014-09-15 06:15:45
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
#856 2014-09-15 09:05:10
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
"Florid, smug, middle-aged golf club bore in this country I'd say. Propping up the 19th hole in deepest Surrey bemoaning the perils of immigration."
#857 2014-09-16 00:54:18
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
JUST FOUND THIS, I KNEW THIS SIMON WAS A MAD PERSON, HENCE HIS LOOKS AND LIES, HERE IS TO PUT HIM A STRAIGHT JACKET, HE POINTS A 9 OUT of 10 the Burgos shirt, then he reckons is the worst of the 3 he compared, but ends asking this guy where did he say was better than Kiton, where he rated far lesser. MAN IS NUTS!!!
dan
replied:5 months ago
With respect, in my opinion the Burgos shirt is one of the worst bespoke shirt I have ever seen. The fit is really bad , too much excess fabric at the chest. The shirt has no skirt. The shoulders have no height correction. The button stance is off and is not straight. The cuffs are awful and the stitching is badly done. The hand stitching of the buttonholes is done with cheap thread, and where is the last button?
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Simon Crompton
replied:5 months ago
Thanks Dan. I agree that the Burgos shirt was the worst of the three I tried. However, I really don’t think you can accurately assess any of those fit aspects from these photos. Almost any bespoke fitting photos online have to be merely illustrative
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Luc Jacobs
replied:1 week ago
Simon, I was browsing through some of you articles and just saw these last two comments. If the shirt was the worst out of the three, how come you ranked it higher than the Kiton shirt? I always thought your reviews were something your readers could rely on. Also, may I remind you of the email exchange we had in May about the issues with Passaggio Cravatte? Have you already had time to look into that? If so, will you be updating your articles on Passaggio Cravatte? Thanks and regards. Luc
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Simon Crompton
replied:1 week ago
Hi Luc,
Could you point out where I said it was better than Kiton? I’ll try and straighten out any inconsistency.
And yes, thanks for the reminder on Passaggio. I’ve talked to a couple people about it but don’t have a definitive answer, and try never to publish anything that is not thoroughly substantiated.
Any other questions let me know
Thanks
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#859 2014-09-17 02:26:31
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
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#860 2014-09-17 09:21:20
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
I like the statement "Linen is a very forgiving material": the rumpling creases and wrinkles just melt away, arriving at one's destination all crisp and smart.
Besides that, it is what it is, a linen suit.
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#861 2014-09-17 11:03:54
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
I am a particular fan of rumply-ness, though not in a business setting. Down in the islands it's a must.
Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
#862 2014-09-17 13:08:35
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
If you don't like 'rumply-ness' then don't get linen. Simples...
Which reminds me, I need to post mine.
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#863 2014-09-17 13:15:45
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Too much logic there formby. The iGentry can't be expected to comport themselves in a rational manner.
Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
#864 2014-09-17 13:24:13
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
I came up to see her sometimes.
#865 2014-09-17 13:28:54
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
Souvent me Souvient
#866 2014-09-17 13:39:48
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
You really aren't aiming for sharp tailoring though, so it's not really a big deal. It's a very casual look.
Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
#867 2014-09-17 13:46:42
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
Souvent me Souvient
#868 2014-09-17 18:39:31
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
I came up to see her sometimes.
#869 2014-09-17 23:52:16
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Somehow, I wish it had been the colour scheme of the Allegro car: available in all colours, so long as it was runny green cow pat.
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#870 2014-09-18 06:16:13
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
I came up to see her sometimes.
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#872 2014-09-18 08:17:28
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
Bringing back the other half of the title duo, has Francis Bown spewed any pretentious drivel lately?
Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
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#874 2014-11-20 14:04:38
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
As someone said, rumpled is fine on a beach, preferably with a worn straw hat, a mojito, and your trousers rolled up past your ankles, but not in London in September, and not with a plain navy blue tie and spread collar shirt.
In this instance he looks like he's just woken up from his bench in Hyde Park.
#875 2015-02-09 15:27:40
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Re: Is Simon Crompton the new Francis Bown?
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