Posts by xkmasada

Quote: Originally Posted by bachbeet For years people were so used to buttoning only the top button of a 2B jacket that many assumed one must also button the top button of a...

Everything I've read on this board tells me never to button the top button of a 3-button suit. Yet on many websites, catalogs, and mannequins, retailers and the suit-makers insist on showing the top-button buttoned. What's going on...

Quote: Originally Posted by LabelKing He looks really average to me: Is it just me, or are his jacket sleeves too short and his armholes too large? EDIT: I should have said "are his jacket sleeves...

I was interested in Astor & Black's discount custom-made clothing and paid the New York "studio" a visit recently. Their office (or more accurately, room) is colocated with a teddy bear company and a few other firms in an...

I'm Thai/Chinese, with your height and I think similar skin-tone. I'm in management consulting. When interviewing for a potential job, I always wear a navy blue suit, a plain white shirt, shined black shoes, and a navy blue tie with...

I'm looking for high-quality wrinkle-resistant stain and water-resistant wool fabrics that are equivalent to Isaia's Aquaspider and Zegna's Traveller/Micronsphere/High Performance. The tailor I plan on using doesn't stock Isaia and...

Quote: Originally Posted by rgeftman I will ask the people at the Peninsula (where we're staying) and my travel agent, etc., for suggestions. I recall chatting with the manager of the Peninsula, a...

Quote: Originally Posted by epa Those trekking, hiking and sport garments use special polyester cloths designed to bring sweat from the inner surface to the outer surface, thus leaving the skin dry. BUT THEY...

Quote: Originally Posted by schanop Art and Perry, also build a fused/canvas suit. Art's price is similar to July's. Perry's price is quite a bit cheaper though. A couple upper-class Thai friends of mine go...

Quote: Originally Posted by j Wear a shirt with a collar that fits and sleeves that are the right length, so the fit of jackets at the collar and cuffs can be checked properly. Also wear the type of shoes you want to...