Posts by MadAboutPlaid

I have a wedding to attend in a couple weeks and was planning on wearing a medium-grey suit with a white shirt and a chocolate brown tie with blue pin-dots. To me, the brown tie would mean I should wear brown shoes, but I know black is...

I have several pairs of Cole Haan shoes (and like them)

Quote:Originally Posted by chogall That was quick... No where near as quick as the one Esquire did. I can barely remember the name - Cladmen?

Here is a new Benjamin. I am wondering if this jacket is too small or if I am just not used to wearing a suit that is this slim. I am 5' 10" and 185 lbs. This is a 52R. My two main concerns are 1) the shoulders (divots?) and 2) the...

I received my Classico today (41/42R) - very nice suit, but I think I have the same question as New Shoes1. I am 5' 10" 185 lbs. I can go down to a 40R in most Hickey Freeman and I would say that a 52R Canali fits me pretty darn good...

Very nice. I thought, from a previous post that you were looking at a replica. I believe that's a Seiko, correct? (can't quite tell) A real Seiko is better than a fake anything. I have a couple Seiko Divers that I have beat the crap...

Quote:Originally Posted by Reevolving The only crook in this story are the watch conglomerates who charge suckers $5000 for $100 worth of product. Also, it's not illegal to buy them. Nothing "disgusting" about it. It looks...

Ben - can I ask you to comment on the fit pics posted by Nandreetta? For a 42R the jacket looks a bit more "boxey" than I would expect. Is there any waist suppression at all? It looks to me more like a Hickey Freeman-type cut. Am I...

Not sure if this is the appropriate thread to ask this question, but does anyone know how Suit Supply quality would compare to the Benjamin suits from Ehaberdasher? They are very similar price points.

Along the same lines - I'm digging this Canali and it's on sale. I think I could pull this off at work. Is this OK for weddings, etc? Where is this suit appropriate?