Posts by Sprezzatura2010

I love my Vicuna/cashmere blend overcoat, but have no desire for a suit in the stuff.

Quote: Originally Posted by Manton I really hate this combination, FWIW. +1

Quote: Originally Posted by identity-x you can get the super-low socks that barely come over your toes and barely up your heels from Brooks Brothersr...or, for that matter (and since they won't be seen anyway) from...

I went to their earlier (Wolf Trap) show. They didn't play much of their old stuff. Their new stuff is good, but not up to the level of their classics. I'm more excited to see Wilco at the Wolf Trap on Wednesday than I would be to see...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hank Rearden Again, I am not an expert and my opinion of Allen Edmonds quality could be way off base, but I guess my question is, other than the label, what makes a Prada, Gucci, or D&G...

I don't think that style (Norwegian) benefits from whiskey at all. I like the shoes (own them in No. 8) but there's something off about them in a light finish. I'd say go No. 8, a darker brown pebblegrain, or dark brown suede.

Quote: Originally Posted by ferguscan Why have "or" when you can have "and"? Implicit in my point is that what killed off the other makers, or caused their officers to make the decision to...

The first RLBL stuff I saw was fused. So be careful before you leap.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mazda If you have seen the past three years or so, 3.1 Phillip Lim, BoO, Vena Cava, Pierre Hardy, Bastian have all done shit for Gap. BoO did a Gap collab? Seems like a lose-lose...

Quote: Originally Posted by kabert I think some of the naysayers about J. Press may be surprised if they were to go into a local store -- the D.C. store anyway. Sure, they carry classic "trad" preppy items --...