The full on hissy fit going on at http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?120128-Vents-on-MTM-tux is not to be missed.
This thread has it all. Witty repartee, derision, snark, and even ghosts of the forum floating through.
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If he wants to wear a powder blue double breasted blazer with gold buttons, bespoke made, I say go for it. He can wear what he likes if he is prepared to pay for it.
^ I would love to visit Australia
This week's Big Jessie award goes to Mr. Wardrobe's site which manages to outdo even its own standards of fastidiousness. http://asuitablewardrobe.dynend.com/
(I recommend putting on white gloves, like a snooker referee, before attempting to get dressed in the morning. It will save a lot of tears - both kinds.)
''You obviously want to tie a necktie with clean hands, so as to keep the knot area from becoming soiled. But when wearing a light-colored tie, make sure to wash and dry your hands just before donning your tie.
--If, like me, you wear woven ties almost exclusively, cut your fingernails only at night. This allows the nails to grow and even-out a bit before morning. Freshly cut nails have tiny shards that will snag your necktie. Considering that Neapolitan, English, and Milanese neckwear will never drop south of a hundred bucks again, this can be irritating in the extreme.''
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The buttoning/unbuttoning ritual on Parisian Gentleman - http://parisiangentleman.co.uk/2012/11/05/jacket-buttoning-ritual-what-men-already-know/
"The ritual of suit and sport jackets “buttoning and unbuttoning” is very simple: Each time a man or woman wearing a suit or sports jacket sits, he or she unbuttons one jacket button. And every time he or she stands, the person re-buttons the jacket button.
I love rituals. There is something knowing and beautiful about participating in the intentional repeating of a pattern of behavior. Being a part of a ritual allows the ability to communicate volumes with a simple action or series of actions. We may light candles, do sun salutations, tuck a child into bed a certain way, clink wine glasses while making eye contact but not cross glasses during a toast, or even adjust our wardrobe in a certain way when we sit or stand. The ritual feels lovely and this is perhaps why we enjoy repeating it."
Sonya Nicholson has more nonsense but I'm bored already.