Posts by LARon

I wear them with every day, with suits, as I've been doing for at least the last 20 years. Have about 25 pair, which is down from the peak of about 10 years ago; had probably 50 pair back then. Thurston's (the special ones designed by...

Quote: Originally Posted by marin My opinion in terms of quality and breadth of offerings: NYC: Saks and BG -- different but both excellent Chicago: NM > Saks but not by much (suburbs NM >> Saks) SF and LA...

This is all very interesting, inasmuch as I just commissioned a lovely brown and bone cashmere houndstooth sport coat after concluding, over several weeks' deliberation, that the rumors of their imminent demise were greatly exagerated,...

Recently visited Venanzi on 56th street in Manhattan. Despite prior predictions of a early demise, it remains a beautiful and viable maison. While there I saw two beautiful fabrics, but with outrageously high prices (considering the...

I agree with, and confirm the observations that: 1) Hermes ties almost never appear on sale, except at the New York store, and on rare occasion in the Beverly Hills store (which is not advertised; you have to have a relationship with...

Great; glad to hear it. We were all hoping and praying that the iconic PS wouldn't simply turn tail and fade from the great Windy City. I'm happy to see I'll now have a destination, after all, on my next trip to the city with the Third...

If the Italian tailor is your beloved Rubinacci, I'm in.

Quote: Originally Posted by dopey Ignore the rest of this thread and just read the post above. You don't have to do what Sator does, but his explanation is sound and provides all the information you need. Single...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bic Pentameter A pair of my shoes. Outstanding! Nice choice Bic.

Beautiful shoes, Eustace!