Posts by Sanguis Mortuum

Quote:Originally Posted by AdamWill FWIW, I bought a decent Lauren summer sport coat yesterday [...] and I can't even find it listed on RL's website anywhere (I found it in The Bay here in Canada).You won't find it on their website,...

There's also usually a piece of linen or silesia used to reinforce the button areas, and its possible he might be using a piece of fusible here rather than sewing it to the canvas. Tbh there's very little wrong with using fusible in a...

Quote:Originally Posted by mkarim Because they want repeat business. They want you to come back to their store so they can sell you something else... :-)If I bought a wallet and it fell apart with less than 2 years, I can assure you...

Quote:Originally Posted by msulinski You cannot turn a 2-button into a real 3-roll-2. Sure, you can get someone to add a 3rd button and button hole, but you are missing the "roll" portion. You can't add the roll to the lapel after...

Black suit + black shirt is bad. Black shirt + white tie is terrible. The black 3-piece will probably be fine as long as it fits well, but buy a white shirt and a decent (non-white) tie.

Quote:Originally Posted by Hampton But does Vanda make ties for other brands aswell?Afaik they're a pretty small operation so I don't think so. I'd consider buying from them but it looks like all their ties are 3.5", I can't really...

Was going to suggest Lanvin, but they probably don't fall into the 'less expensive' category...

Quote:Originally Posted by Gibonius That's what happens with these square toed things, the toe box is usually much longer than your foot and it has to flex somewhere.They also look like they might be corrected grain. If they weren't...

Well, based on width only the first (wider) tie is clearly better, as it is closer in width to the lapels. (The second tie is better in pretty much every other category though)

Quote:Originally Posted by acedevil I am looking to buy a tuxedo. Now I am more of a three piece guy even though I am not really old. My choice is between a midnight blue tuxedo or a black one with peak lapels and a velvet (?)...