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Recent content by WhippingBoy

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    How to split a £1500 budget on MTM suit, shirts and shoes….HELP! :)

    Shoes - You are in luck, its sale time at C&J and probably most of the other shoe shops on Jermyn street. You should be able to pick up something for about £250. You may also want to try John Rushton Shoes. He is a lovely guy and should be able to sell you a pair of good quality shoes for...
  2. WhippingBoy

    Recent Choppin and Lodge/Graham Browne Experiences

    All, I have suits from both Sims and GB. Both are good operations. I think Chopin and Lodge is an off shoot of GB, it was recently described by Simon Crompton of Permanent Style as 'the travelling arm of GB. Sims has changed quite a bit since I last went to see them. David Auton has...
  3. WhippingBoy

    Off the Row Tailors

    Wraith you really are patronizing Its none of your business which tailor Ashlaws should go or why Ashlaws has clearly done what any sensible well informed customer should do, he has spoken to several London tailors, both on and off the row, and made an informed choice based on their response...
  4. WhippingBoy

    First Experience - London Bespoke Suit under 2K

    All, I feel I should say something here. Simply because I was the first person to alert this forum to Elizabeth, around 12 months ago. Rigthly or wrongly I did not seek her permission to post about her and to the best of my knowledge she has no idea who I am, I have never spoken to her about...
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    Russell and Hodge

    I was walking past their shop yesterday on Windmill street and they are no longer there Seems the landlord has revoked the lease Anyone know what has happened to them?
  6. WhippingBoy

    Cad & The Dandy <--> Jon DeBoise / Michael Brown?

    Deja Vu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.styleforum.net/t/225788/saville-row-suit
  7. WhippingBoy

    London - MTM/Semi-bespoke suit advice needed (Budget: Below £1k)

    Ok Folks, The Wraith is wrong in this instance. The best deal for a MTM/Semi Bespoke suit in London is. without question, my newest find, Elizabeth Radcliffe She cuts them herself, and sews most of the garment herself. they are fully canvassed and you will get several fittings. The parts she...
  8. WhippingBoy

    Made to measure shirts in London - recommendations, please!

    Another one to try is Gary McCarthy He works out of John Rushton Shoes, he has made John's shirts for years http://www.mccarthyshirts.co.uk/ Another point. Make sure all those who you go too will happily replace the collar and cuffs when they fray.
  9. WhippingBoy

    Made to measure shirts in London - recommendations, please!

    You might also want to try Frank Foster http://www.frankfostershirts.com/
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    Made to measure shirts in London - recommendations, please!

    A couple you might want to try. Nino's on Brewer Street Soho. The other one is a new find of mine Elizabeth Radcliffe. She is ex Edward Sexton both her bespoke and MTM suits are fully canvassed and she cuts them all herself. I think the only difference is with Bespoke suits she does all the...
  11. WhippingBoy

    Edward Green/ Drake's Pop -Up Sale

    OK, I had a look last night. Fairly disappointing to be honest for me. Nothing earth shattering in my size 10.5/11 Most of it appeared to be what they had in the sale in Jermyn Street last week with a few extra quid knocked off. The selection was probably better for any dwarves with small...
  12. WhippingBoy

    Edward Green/ Drake's Pop -Up Sale

    I think they work in banking!!!!!! http://uk.linkedin.com/in/khaichutester Anyone know what a group of bankers are called? A wunch!
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    Edward Green/ Drake's Pop -Up Sale

    Crap! i was hoping this wouldn't get published I have to fight off the rif raf now! There is an admission policy, no foreigners, no northerners (sheep worriers), no hamsters, no-one who wants to buy anything until I've had first dibs!
  14. WhippingBoy

    $800 shoe budget in London - need Black Captoes

    With about £500 to spend you can probably look at the following Loakes Barkers Crocketts Eddy Green Cleverley RTW (Rebadged Crocketts & Eddy Greens) Trickers John Ruston Shoes W S Fosters Alfred Sargent MTO (they visit Leffot New York too) Cheany Church's I'm fairly sure that WS Fosters and...
  15. WhippingBoy

    Bespoke tailor in London - Help needed

    For £3K I could get 2 genuine Bespoke suits Couple of pairs of goodyear welted benchgrade shoes and 3/4 bespoke shirts Places to go too are, wait for it! Graham Browne Sims and MacDonald Cad and the Dandy (Make sure you deal with Jon DeBoise and get it made in the UK) Cost - About £1k per...

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