Posts by novalis

Quote: Originally Posted by voxsartoria As for shoulder treatment: that is not related to drape, and people have varying opinions on that subject. Scholte himself would do a padded shoulder...his successors tend not...

Quote: Originally Posted by T4phage I agree with vox here. To my eye, even though the jacket on the left is much cleaner and has more structure, it makes Jeffrey look quite thin and almost hollow...

Quote: Originally Posted by voxsartoria I will regret this, but here we go: 1. An example of a draped jacket: Solito - B Nothing to add to the great Drape Wars except that I love how my photo of...

Quote: Originally Posted by iammatt A human chest is curved, a suit has curvature in the chest, so anything applied to the chest needs to be curved as well. This is well-said as a coherent philosophy of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by organix71 This pocket is no more! It has ceased to be! 'the pocket has expired and gone to meet it's maker! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! THIS IS AN EX-POCKET! Ha, that's...

Quote: Originally Posted by T4phage What makes that a neapolitan suit? the "unpadded" shoulder? That's precisely right - it's a Neapolitan suit jacket. Just one of many different types made in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by NYC_Esq My understanding is that the structured Kilgour-type look is completely different than the unstructured A&S look. I like both looks, but I certainly can't picture how either would...

I forgot to mention - manton is correct that I post as erasmus on AAC but on Styleforum I post as novalis. And LARon and I are different guys - nice try though, whacked!

whnay, thanks for the post and I certainly appreciate all of the kind comments. I guess I better make sure I deliver with my book in progress! We shall see how it turns out but I am hoping to make a quasi-original contribution on the...

Check out the Pathfinder Revolution line: http://www.pathfinderluggage.com/lin...evolution.html Internal frame is polycarbonate which is both light and durable. Great internal compartment design as well. I use their 22" and...