Posts by cropknox

Hello,   If anyone has copies of Apparel Arts quarterly publications they would like to sell, please feel free to message me.  I'm looking to buy any editions from the 1931-1957 runs.  I am willing to pay fair market...

Given the opportunity, I always opt for made to measure because I like the flexibility of cloth and styling it allows me. I had a suit made by Spoon Tailor and am quite pleased with it in terms of fit and...

As an opposite opinion, brown shoes are really the better choice for gray suits. Generally speaking about 50% of guys who wear suits don't know enough to notice and the 50% who do, will appreciate that you're not another putz who...

Quote: Originally Posted by NotoriousMarquis  Don't be a dick to young people who are looking to spend money in your store by assuming that they are just wasting your time because they're young.   +1 many a high...

Edward Sexton was Tommy Nutter's cutter when he had his Savile Row shop. Sexton, who's an Anderson & Sheppard trained tailor, is still working in London where he is the proprietor of his own shop.  Sexton's house cut is a very...

Quote:Originally Posted by ultramantaro  So they charge you 800+ for a suit that's made overseas in presumably Shenzhen?  Wow.   I'm curious as to the cuts of the suits that come out, and the legitimacy of the fabric...

Quote: Originally Posted by jslade  Also, how is VC and PE completely unrelated? Venture capital is at its core a subset of private equity. Based off of this logic, if you don't have prior PE experience, no PE...

Yeah, small shops tend not to carry much inventory, especially the higher end stuff . . . it basically comes with the territory when you get into the world of custom made clothing. Shops like Spoon Tailors are basically a cottage...

Ticket pockets on patch pocket sport coats were fairly common in the 1950s.

I'm not a devote of Oxxford or anything, so take this with a grain of salt, but for what it's worth . . .   Oxxford is known for two things: (1) very high quality; (2) very conservative styling (read: boxy old guy/politician...