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Color/pairing suggestions for a fedora or trilby
The weather is getting windy, chilly, and rainy in Chicago, and while my overcoat and trenchcoat are helping my body stay warm and dry, my head could use some protection as well. A beanie or baseball cap just wont do. And a paper boy makes me look like.... a boy. So I figure a fedora or a trilby...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Caring for a corduroy sports jacket
I recently bought a dark brown corduroy sports jacket from H&M the other day. It fit me surprisingly well (I'm 5'7", size 36, 28" waist) and the price was absurdly low. I'm shocked that I can can wear this without the liberal arts college English professor-look. And all it needed was a bit off...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Thoughts on pen inserted in shirt placket
Today at a meeting, I saw the CEO and COO of my company with nice pens (Montblancs) inserted in the plackets of their buttondown shirts between the 2nd and 3rd top buttons. I've seen this before, including in dress shirts with the pens discretely covered by neckties. I was wondering what fellow...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The canvas fitting - what should I pay attention to?
It's been a couple weeks after getting measured for a bespoke suit and I've been called in for the first fitting. I've been told that the jacket will consist of the canvas and wool torso. Is there anything with regards to fit or construction that I should be looking for or paying attention to...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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What shoe style looks slimmest/makes me look tallest?
I'm relatively new to dress shoe buying and would like the inputs of more experienced members on shoe silhouette. I am relatively short (172cm, 5'8") and have read that slim-looking shoes will elongate me and make me appear relatively taller. Which of the following shoe styles creates this...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The best dressed guy in the Democrat debates: Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper was by far the best dressed person in the Democrat debates that just finished on CNN, in my opinion. He's also a case study in how to dress to accentuate your height: he's only of average height (5'10"), but he looks much taller. His outfit gave him a very dignified yet active...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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The top-button of a 3B suit - why do many websites and catalogs show it buttoned?
Everything I've read on this board tells me never to button the top button of a 3-button suit. Yet on many websites, catalogs, and mannequins, retailers and the suit-makers insist on showing the top-button buttoned. What's going on here? Pardon me if this is a dumb question, but searching...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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A visit to Astor & Black
I was interested in Astor & Black's discount custom-made clothing and paid the New York "studio" a visit recently. Their office (or more accurately, room) is colocated with a teddy bear company and a few other firms in an anonymous office building on Broadway and 20th st. You're not paying for...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Equivalents to Aquaspider/Micronsphere/Wrinkle-resistant wool fabric?
I'm looking for high-quality wrinkle-resistant stain and water-resistant wool fabrics that are equivalent to Isaia's Aquaspider and Zegna's Traveller/Micronsphere/High Performance. The tailor I plan on using doesn't stock Isaia and Zegna, and I'm interested in a fabric that is light...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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How to dress when getting measured/fitted?
I read in an old book about dressing for men that it's important to wear the best fitting suit and shirt you have when getting measured or fitted for a suit/shirt. For a variety of reasons, this would supposedly improve the fit of the shirts/suits you're getting made. How important is this in...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear
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Wider shirt cuff to accommodate watch?
Is it common for people getting bespoke shirts to ask for one cuff wider than the other in order to accomodate a watch? I usually wear a very thin watch (A Patek Philippe Calatrava) and this isn't too much of a problem, but the other day I put on a thick and chunky chronometer and it had a...- xkmasada
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- Forum: Classic Menswear