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#176 2011-10-22 08:22:33
- formby
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Re: When bespoke works right
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#177 2011-10-25 03:18:57
#178 2011-10-25 05:37:05
- Simon
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Re: When bespoke works right
I like that very much.
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#179 2011-10-25 07:43:12
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Re: When bespoke works right
''If I can't share my faith in Christ here, I'd just as soon not have to put up with people advocating drug use.''
#180 2011-10-25 10:37:48
#181 2011-10-25 15:17:34
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Re: When bespoke works right
"I'd give all the Champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him(Eric Cantona) in a big European match at Old Trafford." George Best(1946 -2005)
#182 2011-10-25 15:26:59
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Re: When bespoke works right
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#183 2011-10-25 16:47:00
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Re: When bespoke works right
I changed the title of this thread because it was confusing me.
#184 2011-10-25 22:33:00
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#186 2011-10-26 01:26:42
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#187 2011-10-26 02:14:38
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Re: When bespoke works right
Not liking the cuffs on the trews, but its got a kind of relaxed slack look to the jacket that I really like. Like the length of the jacket as well. Colours nice, pretty much how I think my suit on its way from Sabino's is gonna look. (minus the cuffs)...oh dear.
Oddly I'm thinking about having a grey 3 peice flannel suit made with a single button front and velvet collar, very John Steed...double oh dear! 
http://www.duchamplondon.com/marcs_blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/SHARP-SUITS-PAGE-42-Patrick-MacNee-as-John-Steed-1960s.jpg
Tasty!
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#188 2011-10-26 03:43:07
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#190 2011-10-26 05:04:50
- The_Shooman
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Re: When bespoke works right
l wouldn't have had such opinions if l hadn't spent alot of time with my tailor talking about this type of stuff. lt actually took me afew years before l knew what he was talking about, then after a while it made sense when he showed me for the 20th time.
When l like something alot, you'll all know about it, but it is few and far between. Star tailors and cordwainers don't grow on trees, there are only a handful of them around.
The tailor of the bloke with the fury face is almost a star (sleeves are godly), but he is not quite.
#191 2011-10-26 07:21:32
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Re: When bespoke works right
I was referring to a post made by another member who claimed that his tailor would be "one of the last real cutters and modellists" (it was not one of the persons in the photo, but someone else!!!), this was not directed towards you.
It's quite some time ago, so I dont remember who it was (a frequent poster though), the name of the tailor was mentioned too btw. (I think he was from Rome).
The pics that were posted by th emember did not really underline that his tailor is (one of the chosen few) supermen of tailoring....
I know very well about the modelists in rtw etc., when they do bespoke suits, they often look better than what one is used to see from the "old school" guys (see michael Alden's suits for instance, nice old style if you like it, but applomb and many details are pretty mehhh, though that may its origin in the fact that he seems to preach that this is the only way a good garment can look).
so sorry for the confusion, basically we share the same point (though it should be noted that photos are not 100% reliable of course).
#192 2011-10-26 11:37:32
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Re: When bespoke works right
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#193 2011-10-26 11:43:33
#194 2011-10-26 11:46:10
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Re: When bespoke works right
Can we have a picture of clodhoppers please?
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#195 2011-10-26 11:47:09
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Re: When bespoke works right
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#196 2011-10-26 11:52:44
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Re: When bespoke works right
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#197 2011-10-26 11:53:25
#198 2011-10-26 12:15:36
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#199 2011-10-26 12:19:07
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Re: When bespoke works right
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#200 2011-10-26 12:37:19
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Re: When bespoke works right
I've some nice grain leather brogues by Barker I like to team up with jeans, chunky but like you say, nice for casual. Always thought of chunky shoes as a winter thing for some reason, ok with heavy cloths but summer weights or, as you say, narrow trousers a bit of a no-no. I've also got some AS tan & white spectators that are chunky. Really like them with some beige flannel trousers I've got but as of yet have lacked the bottle to wear them outside the house. I tend to go for thinner soled shoes. Big feet you see.
I have a hard time finding shoes I like.
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