Posts by Jackie Treehorn

I suspect many SFers will be donning cape (and cowl, and body armor) to the opening night of "The Dark Knight Rises" this week.

Quote: Originally Posted by jrd617  Is Barracuda a troll to your knowledge?   There was a lengthy discussion at the last Ministry of Trolls meeting about several young upstarts, who decided to run...

Quote: Originally Posted by gopherblue  FYI, if you want MTM, a lot of the premium MTM at Brooks is actually made by Martin Greenfield. If you are in NYC, you could buy direct from Greenfield without the markup. Just...

I saw an Isaia suit at Neimans the other week, in pale indigo chambray. Perhaps this is the big-timer's version of the Canadian Tuxedo?

Sadly, I've heard it whispered on the wind that Cruiser, patron saint of AAAC, has left that place, presumably to walk the Earth with the spirit of Jos. A. Bank. So his name can no longer be used as convenient metonym for the fora. Some...

OP: A major step up, in quality and price, from Astor & Black would be something like Oxxford. They make what is widely considered to be one of the best suits you can get from a major MTM/bespoke company that is widely available in most...

Quote:Originally Posted by unbelragazzo This is a worthy project, if indeed you do have some 'meh' items that you don't derive much pleasure from. But towards the more general idea of how much clothing is "enough" (in this case it's...

"Too many" is a relative quantity, and the variables in the equation would include how often you actually wear suit and tie in any given month, week, etc., as well as how often you wear an outfit that calls for a grey or silver tie...

The heel is a little high and dainty for my taste, and I worry that the shoes would be pretty painful to wear for much longer than five hours at a time, especially with any significant walking in the interim. That being said, the last...

Quote:Originally Posted by lasbar ...there is no black or white answer just different shades of grey.. Fifty of them, to be precise.