Posts by Calder

Quote: Originally Posted by Big T  When I was in my late teens (40 years ago!), I had a "bleeding madras" summer shirt. More it was worn in, the better it looked. Alas, as a teen, I soon out grew it. May still be at my...

Quote: Originally Posted by newyorknoir  The other thing that struck me as odd is that the buyer said that on the actual shipment day I might need to declare the item's price to be much lower than it actually is...

Searches are indecisive.   Simple question: Are Charles Tyrwhitt shoes Loake-made?

Quote: Originally Posted by concealed      Zenga Suits, Vinyard Vines ties used to be $, but now the "Brands" tab on item specifics page kinda kills that The "Brands" field is a two edged...

Quote: Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy  New pocket squares for Fall 2012 Oh I *like* that green/gold/orange one on the right

By 5:1 scale ratio I mean the shirt repeats its pattern 5 times for every repeat of the tie pattern. That's good - if the patterns are the same scale  they tend to get lost in each other and look like crap.

When buying, never under-estimate the ability of users to make spelling mistakes. I've picked up several nice pairs of "Brouge" shoes quite cheap, for example.   When selling, remember that a high-quality picture is worth a...

Quote: Originally Posted by TimelesStyle  I've sought Foo approval and am currently waiting on his reply in his own thread, but thought I'd also ask the general public about a purple/purple combo I'm considering. It's a...

Quote: Originally Posted by CousinDonuts  So you don't own a t-shirt of any kind nor a polo? What do you do when it's >80 degrees and you just need to run an errand? I never wear short sleeves either. For me, if...

Sometimes I dress for the Ladies. Sometimes for the clients. Sometimes for the bosses.   But always for myself as well.