Posts by Lowndes

Quote: Originally Posted by WRAdvisor Cuff cut? Placket? Removable Stays? Button-Thread Color? Cut of the side of the shirt? Those are most of the questions that are overlooked by first-time bespoke...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chips For lack of a technical term, the placket is the area where the buttons lay, once the shirt is buttoned, ( where the button holes are sewn). There are at least two ways of having this...

Quote: Originally Posted by my_alias Also decide if you would like a placket or not I have plackets on 95% my shirts Thanks, I don't even know what that is. I'm going to search StyleForum for the pros/cons...

Thank you very much for posting all those photos. I found a great picture demonstrating the shoulder that I like.

So I made a post a while back about visiting with Ascot Chang tomorrow. I decided to do this at the last minute and really haven't researched what to think about when getting a shirt custom made. I've made a list below of the things...

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this stuff is great http://www.olivia-seife.de/shop/herr...eprodukte.html I use the winter version because I have fairly dry skin.

I am currently looking through photos of single breasted suits on the internet to find some inspiration for a suit I am going to get made. Plus, if I find a photo with the right mix of fit, shoulders, etc. I could use it to help...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr Herbert average build i would guess. if off the rack usually fits well then id imagine youd be easy to fit. if you have a large torso, one sloping shoulder, bad posture and a pigeon chest...

What is considered "easy to fit"? YFYF made the comment several posts back that he is relatively easy to fit and therefore might have different results than someone who is harder to fit (or just needs less fittings). Does...