Posts by J. Cogburn

Quote:Originally Posted by F. Corbera Your interpretation of what you've read is confused. A classic English three button jacket is a three button one. The lapel rolls through the top button, by and large. A classic Ivy or...

Perhaps. I'm 6' ft tall - right at your line of demarcation - with long limbs and am reasonably slender.

Yesterday at "Die, Workwear!", this caught my eye: "Rubinacci only makes coats with one or three  buttons. Mariano, the current proprietor of the house, is adamantly against two-button designs. To him, a three-button achieves a closer...

Just to wrap this little mystery story up, said sweater was purchased at Malo in Aspen. What a tremendous store!

And what is "TSE"?

Want a white, a grey, and a black in 100%, glorious cashmere. Can't find them anywhere. Anyone have thoughts or suggestions?

Quote:Originally Posted by lefty Uniqlo. lefty $60 for a Uniglo cashmere sweater? I'm suspicious.

You'd think this would be an easy item to find, but alas, none of my go-to sources (Paul Stewart, Ralph Lauren, Brooks Bros., Sierra Trading Post, BlueFly) have anything like this. I can't abide mocks, shawls, buttons, or zippers, but...

I'm thinking "nay," but ... black ties work well with blue suits. Why wouldn't a black turtleneck do the same? One might argue the need for contrast, but Flusser in "Dressing the Man" makes a good case for monochrome and...

I want to commission a 2B Cambridge Grey business suit for the summer. It needs to be able to stand up to some serious humidity (given that I live in the nation's swamp) and I hate wrinkling. So do I use fresco or crepe to do this job?...