Posts by academe

Quote:Originally Posted by David Reeves Dormeuil sportex: David - Nice work on the new garment!

My first commission from a new English Mystery Bespoke Tailor™ (EMBT™). I was looking for a more "classically" English, structured, clean cut, which differs from my Mahon garments or those from my Singapore tailor. Fabric is from the...

[[SPOILER]] Is that a Dunhill tie? Looks a lot like one that I have...

Quote:Originally Posted by Maccimus  So I received this mini black white houndtooth from Crown Classics book couple weeks ago. Now I find it is hard to visualize it into a suit. Anyone has pictures of suits/jackets in this or...

Quote:Originally Posted by taxgenius That's some serious coin. +1 I don't think I'd pay for more then the LL cloths myself. >£100/m is a bit too rich for me, given that my SR tailor includes the price of the cloth unless you chose...

Quote:Originally Posted by forex ^^That's a suit? The trousers are hanging on the rail, so may not be obvious in the photograph. I plan on wearing the jacket and trousers as separates, too. Quote:Originally Posted by...

Quote:Originally Posted by Emulations Howard Yount has something similar. http://www.howardyount.com/collections/jackets/products/windowpane-jacket-brown-and-blue Cross-post from the Tweed Appreciation thread... Just had a suit...

Quote:Originally Posted by apropos He's basically asking you to imagine what the end-product looks like using 2 spools of yarn. Also, if that sort of nerdy thing appeals to you, LL fabrics are IIRC all 2x2 ply. Breanish is...

Quote:Originally Posted by apropos ^ I admire his balls for expecting people to line up to shell out £70 a metre for single-width tweed (meaning a jacket will need ~£300-350 worth of fabric) with NO swatch. It's not really that...

New commission from my Singapore tailor, just in time for winter. This was made-up in Porter & Harding Glenroyal 44513, 430g/14oz.