Posts by marcodalondra

Jeffrey West main line are Goodyear welted made in Northampton, but they have a diffusion line, made in Spain, that may be glued soles, corrected leather etc.. Do not confuse the proper line with the diffusion

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan What do you know about the "new" chambray, such as I posted on my blog? Not much, although the old forum member had asked the shirtmaker to retain some off cut for me to see (he had both SG types)...

The problem with the old SG chambray is that is a material to produce cheap RTW shirts, the kind sold at 20-25 euro per shirt. An old member from this forum left almost a shirt lenght for me to check with our shared shirtmaker, and the...

Piccolo in Naples (the shirting merchant) carrys a darker shade Albini chambray, very good stuff, and they show me some samples of other tones obtained through a wash finishing that they were commissioning, very much like denim jeans...

Quote:Originally Posted by palma Great point, but what about wearing gloves for their warmth? I doubt peccary unlined gloves could keep you warm in Northeast winters or in Canada where I am. Will post some of my Merola gloves in a...

is this what you are talking about? I do not think the jacke have actual tail, more like a "bolero" dinner jacket or whatever is called

Quote:Originally Posted by poorsod Do you mean places like Mr. Fox, Cilento, Argenio and etc?not sure all of those do, but pretty sure Cilento does, and other similar shops

Quote:Originally Posted by poorsod Any Neapolitan glove stores I should check out? Any of them speak English?None come to mind as most accessories shop would carry made for them ranges. There is one workshop that have recently...

Quote:Originally Posted by poorsod When I was in Florence, I noticed that there were quite a few glove shops just like Madova. Why is Madova the only one known in the forums? What about the others? I noticed that the prices were...

Quote:Originally Posted by rossyl Hi, I'm wearing a top hat, morning coat (black), striped grey trousers with braces, a light blue shirt with white collar and cuffs, and ... a dove grey double breasted waistcoat. I'm hoping for...