Posts by dopey

Tom Ford suits are very well made and use good cloth. In fact, the Tom Ford suits are as good or better than lots of low-end bespoke. Now that you have them, enjoy them, and when you are ready to try real, good bespoke, you will have a...

Quote:Originally Posted by dopey foo: do you have an iammatt database? I don't remember his LH suits being droopy (and no data mining please). In fact, I recall his look like a level-er version of whnay's, but without the...

foo: do you have an iammatt database? I don't remember his LH suits being droopy (and no data mining please). In fact, I recall his look like a level-er version of whnay's, but without the roping, though that does not mean they are...

If I am not mistaken, the whnay. suit looks like there is some shoulder extension, which you can infer from the sleeve and sleevehead. Apart from the fact that it is generally well-cut anyway, the slight roping helps the shoulder...

Quote:Originally Posted by johanm 15 oz worsted isn't that bad. For me all hard finished worsted cloth feels basically similar in terms of warmth. What sucks on hot/humid days is wearing any kind of jacket at all, as the heat gets...

I agree that it has nothing to do with NSM. Also, Mariano's drop off in a way that yours do not. I recall that iammatt's do not do that either. I know you are talking about the hump, which is natural and is just the way they do...

To be honest, I have seen some awful looking shoulders on Rubinacci coats, too, though most look great. The worst offenders are Mariano's own. Like these: It is possible that these are just old and what they look like all broken...

None of the shoulders on my NSM coats have that artifact, though mine are also cut relatively tight to the shoulder.

Sorry. Foo will be unhappy about the collar shoulder join.

Anyone see the Knick game? I saw the result but haven't read anything yet.