Posts by phatonycmu

FWIW to answer my own question, I spoke with Ricky at AC near the Mandarin in HK yesterday.  Shirts are approximately 25% cheaper at the HK locations vs. the NYC store.  If you order them in HK and get them shipped to you in...

Hello, As always thanks for the wonderful advice on this forum.  I've done my due diligence with previous posts, but can't seem to find an answer...   Are there any significant differences (cost, quality, fabric...

Quote: No - do not match tie to square. If the tie is pink then the square should be something that compliments the tie - may even have little bits of pink in it. But by no means should the predominant tone of the tie match the...

Yes.  White flowers.   Quote: Originally Posted by Gdot  will they be wearing flowers in their lapels? If so the squares should be very simple - white linen tv fold or the like.

Thanks!  I've read this thread extensively as well.  I'm curious if there are other tie / square vendors I should be looking at.  Also, I've read a fair amount on matching squares to ties (i.e. match color or pattern,...

Folks, Many thanks for the excellent information contained regarding wedding attire.  The following thread in particular contained a ton of great...

Folks, My fiancé was kind enough to get me a cashmere sweater from JCrew for a Christmas gift. Since then I've ended up losing 20 pounds and now it fits more like a bathrobe (there are worse problems out there I guess!). Is it possible...

Quote: Originally Posted by Man Of Lint  phatonycmu, welcome to Styleforum. A few questions if I may before I officially ring in... -Your location (example- Seattle) -Absolute maximum you are willing to...

Originally I was assuming patent leather style shoes which would see very little time on my feet outside of paired with the tux. From the responses so far it appears my assumption was incorrect and my options are quite a bit...

Hm... That is a very good point. I wasn't sure what the cutoff bar was for office wear vs eveningwear. Following the plain-toe bal line of thought... The Aldens I mentioned above are cap toe bals similar to the ones below (in black...