Posts by Amelorn

Interesting observation: If I go to buy trousers (jeans, khakis, suit separates), "classic fit" is usually parlance for "baggy made for thunder-thighs." If anything, classic American seems to be what we would call...

Looking at international political history (in my case through international relations), one finds the paths of nations and empires littered with conspiracy and collusion. Spokesmen like to dismiss clandestine, "immoral",...

OTR, Brooksease is a huge step down from Paul Stuart. If I were you...well...I'm rising senior in college, so we do have similar suiting needs. So here's what I would (will?) do. At the moment (accounting for summer clearance)...

I just got back from my local Nordstrom (Roosevelt Field, NY). WHAT A DISASTER! The suiting section was dead. The men's casual selection looked more like a Nordie's Rack than a full line store. There were a few racks with regularly...

If you want to wear leather shoes with jeans, go for captoe oxfords or minimal brogue'ing. I have no use for florsheim shoes except for scrap leather. (And that includes the by DB line)

Quote: Originally Posted by Opermann As an opera singer, I can tell you all that less and less people dress up for the opera. It's becoming much less formal and a 20-something may even seem out of place in a tuxedo at...

Quote: Originally Posted by franz_sanchez Are you talking about TJ Maxx or Marshall's which is part of the same company? Is there a big difference between the clothing sold at TJ Maxx and Marshall's? We have a...

Each forum is different, but for me, valuable. I'm more of an MC person, as my knowledge finds more engagement here. How many own, know the history of, and used their opera hat? My taste in general is more situated here (suits,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Saturdays Saddest thing I've ever experienced is a friend of mine came up to me at a wedding and was showing off his Lauren by Ralph Lauren suit, which he called his Polo suit. He was told...

This is a recent purchase, but as it's a jacket, I'll post it here. It's label is CPT by Cockpit (Diffusion line of Cockpit jackets is my best guess). It's a chocolate brown bomber with the gentlest distressing. The original price (at...