Posts by dieworkwear

Now that we're eight pages into this, am I really the only person who has no idea how Matt's drawings translate into real life? I have no idea what we're looking at.

I cold wash and line dry. My understanding is that the only difference between cotton and linen is that you should never try to bleach linen shirts, as they'll be damaged more easily. But I've never tested this to see if it's true.

Quote:Originally Posted by FlyingMonkey As far as I am concered, everything that needed to be said on this subject was said by dexconstruct on the heavytweed blog entry: the OCBD is a semi-casual shirt style whose joy is in movement and...

Nutcracker, do you know if any of the RTWs available for export to the US? Also, for the bespoke pairs, how many fittings are necessary, and how much time needed between each fitting? If one visited Japan say twice a year, and stayed one...

Not Brooksy whatsoever, but I like it.

Quote:Originally Posted by mack11211 Life is not a series of selfies. Depending on your definition of selfie, certain warm days as a teenage male can be though.

I'm waiting for the exact right moment, and then will cast the decisive vote.

After some consideration, I think Mina, Dino, and others are right. Medium brown horn buttons are probably the way to go. It'll still look fine for a sport coat, whereas grey smoked MOP might not look right for a suit. Thanks all for...

Quote:Originally Posted by Victor Elfo Do you've a picture of your jacket, dieworkwear? We'll advise you better if we know the exact shade of the linen. As it's, I'd go with the brown horn. Mine is the top swatch...

Quote:Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH I agree with them. MOP buttons are for sportcoats in my mind. You are getting a suit made, I would stick to the proper matchiness of buttons even if it is linen.Quote:Originally Posted by...