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Quote:Originally Posted by NOBD ... - About the sleeves. Are they tapered by default? I would like them more or less like these: ...My 35" sleeves taper down from 9" to 6.5" at the places you depict. At the midway pt., they're 7.75".

Quote:Originally Posted by Manton anybody know of decent whipcord or other twill trousering? 12 ounces max, preferably a bit lighter. ThanksAmbrosi uses some nice stuff from E. Thomas that's probably 12 oz.

I can comment on uppers, soles and fit. The uppers are excellent. They take cream and polish well. Definitely better than Alden and CJ benchgrade and Imho comparable to EG. I don't have much exp. w/ CJ handgrade. Soles are Bakers,...

Quote:Originally Posted by cbfn They look great! However, it seems like yours struggle with the same "up-in-the-crack"-behind as my chinos did, any possible solution to this? Quote:Originally Posted by lachyzee +Back rise.That...

Maybe there's something to SG's claim that the poly adds something to the character of the cloth. Lands' End or a similar company back in the 80's or early 90's made all their t-shirts out of cotton except for their heathered ones. ...

Here's a beautiful new video of Alfred Sargent's production of exclusives. Edit: Oops. Didn't realize AFPoS had already posted the same video.

Quote:Originally Posted by jefferyd Thank you. Yes, the back (which includes the back of the sleeves) are usually the weakest point in RTW. In the case of the POW jacket posted above, I did have to do some work on the back itself,...

Quote:Originally Posted by jefferyd This was a 4 grand OTR garment. What more would I have gained from going bespoke? [IMG ALT=""]http://www.styleforum./net/content/type/61/id/784946/width/350/height/700[/IMG] Looks...

Quote:Originally Posted by forex I quite like this one for summer, is this Drapers too?Yes, all but the first pic are from Drapers.

^You mean my next five? The T4 + Breanish cloth has me wanting a large-patterned, summer sport coat, but I'm not sure if any of these would be ideal. Part of why I took the pics was that I thought they'd make great scarves (or...