Posts by Brendon

Apologies for the English Pounds in talking about cloth. I prefer this and is a long term habit. I do not talk about  final cost in GBP unless asked for. And as I deserve the poor review and should have been more enthusiastic at...

Hi all and particularly to Greenkeeper. apologies if you had a bad experience with Preston and Maurice, No one deserves to feel less than adequate over the phone, particularly when they are offering their business. There is not much...

Despos seems like concrete evidence to me re Ronny R. Just for my sanity I will ask to see the letter in September when i visit if I remember. Yes Rangoon didn't seem top shelf enough for a US President. Was holding a piece of Riviera...

HI Despos  are you sure about that? You may be right? But I was shown a letter in rhe HFW JJ Minnis showroom in Berwick St London from Ron Regan's PA or tailor, can't remember which ( almost a decade ago) after more cloth but...

Lychyrychy HFW were discontinuing riviera and it was heading out at 17 GB pounds per metre. In my opinion, not the best offering from HFW and they do have a few very respectable horses in the stable and I am not sorry to see it go....

JCB 522 glad no offence taken , none intended. Often, off the shelf is not a disadvantaged choice from Made to measure. You are at the mercy of the mtm consultant, and most of them will be shop assistants stepping up to the plate. So...

Hi JCB 522 If you think the suit is mostly a good fit, then ok the problem you have specifically referred to of the coat falling away is the coat is crooked and cannot be fixed by these people. If you wish top know what I think of...

Hi Bobbus 16 on a lot of the slim fit jackets you will see the arm bulging beyond the sleeve head. In my opinion that is a poor fitting shoulder, but seems to be ok for the gods of fashion. The movement where your coat moves up...

Don't need them, again they will not stop the collar curling under slightly. If you or the help press the shirts with a domestic iron. Do the following for cotton shirts regardless of the brand, fused or floating canvas. 1/ Put the...

Good thread. I tend to buy English cloth only for the reason that I can be relatively sure of what I am buying. 2 by 2 in the warp and weft and in the super number stated. There is a lot of misinformation generated by suppliers of...