Posts by greger

Quote:Originally Posted by DocHolliday an unfused collar with a single button closure and a roll that is voluptuous but not vulgar. Good taste here.

Some of you youngsters missed out on the war for colored shirts back in the late sixties. White was the rule and some people were trying to ge blue in. White is not even a color- it is just the lightest shade. It is nice to see a bunch...

Fashions come and go, and depending on how it is done is not a fashion. Some tailors put a button on as part of the seam of the leg and add a button to the cuff and people don't even know the buttons are there. It is also easy for...

Quote:Originally Posted by oldog/oldtrix  Looks real nice, except it looks like some of the weight of the coat is setting out towards the ends of the shoulder so the collar isn't setting around the neck as it should. Fair around the...

Yes, one intensity can be to much if it is bright, and could look rather pimpy if done wrong. Another way of thinking about intesities is like the sunshine hitting the clothes and where it is not then shade. Anyway, the imagination for...

Quote:Originally Posted by mafoofan No, I understood. My point is that when all components are identical in a given respect, such as brightness, it doesn't lead to visual balance. In fact, it tends to lead to unpleasant clashing....

Don't mean same hue, but the same power as balance.

If you are going to do bright then every piece should be bright to balance every piece out. A snap here and a dull there is not together, sorta like a suit coat with some other pants. The contrast needs to be equal.

A couple of thoughts, 1, the shoulder slope is to steep. 2, maybe the shirt is not wide enough across the shoulders. 3, temporary sew the shoulder seam so that it is easy to take out and then use pins to find the best place for the seam...

It is nice seeing foofing is still happening.