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  1. Volkl

    SOLD NWT $795 Kiton Napoli White Lightweight Plain Weave Cotton Spread Collar Shirt 15.75/40 EU

    Tag suggests a 15/38.
  3. Volkl

    Cesare Attolini 38R Gray with Blue Windowpane 2-Button Three Piece Wool Blend Suit with Peak Lapels

    Wow, that is an amazing suit.
  4. Volkl

    NWT Sartorio for Massimo Piombo Solid Navy 100% Wool Flannel Suit 48IT Made in Italy

    Is this still available?
  5. Volkl

    Pick My Shirts.

    4 is fantastic and 3 is great. That butcher block linen/cotton stripe rocks.
  6. Volkl

    Bought a 39R suit but found out it was a bit big...

    Just to add to the chorus here: don't do it. I have done the same (bought a 39, more than once, being a 38, and they just never work out right and are too big in the shoulders). For what that's worth. Size 38 will also come on sale, esp if you watch the B&S forum here (where knowing your...
  7. Volkl

    Who Are the Style Forum Experts

    Despos on all questions of how garments are put together; Manton for encyclopedic knowledge of most things style-related; DWFII for shoe construction.
  8. Volkl

    Soft suit sleeve head... puckering

    So do you know who makes Stile Latino if it is no longer Attolini?
  9. Volkl

    Judging jacket fit: shoulders I get, chest not so much

    I am somewhat confused about the centrality of chest as a jacket measurement. I understand exactly how I want the shoulders of my jackets to fit, and here there is very small variation in what I consider acceptable (less than .5"). In chest size -- which is supposed to be the most...
  10. Volkl

    kiton suit on ebay - thoughts please

    Question on the Italian sales: I am heading to Florence at the beginning of January. I was planning to hit all the stores of good jacket repute favored here (Milord, Tie your Tie, Liverano). Any advice as where one finds good selection in the sales season, if you know Florence? So this is...
  11. Volkl

    SF is finally back up

    I don't think any of those pictured in abject relief has SF-approved garb. You see what just 48 hours can do to one's sense of style? Sheesh, I thought I was going to die.
  12. Volkl

    "introduce yourself" Thread...

    Welcome! With that eclectic set of tastes, you will enjoy it here.
  13. Volkl

    what makes a good shoe and why they cost so much

    Thanks again to DWF for this great thread. I'd like to follow on the rubber-sole question: 1) Why does it hurt the structural integrity of the shoe to build in a rubber sole? Does the rubber respond differently to the stresses of wear over time, such that it and the interspersed leather develop...
  14. Volkl

    Essential Outerwear Pieces Every Man Should Own in the Northeast?

    Agreed--the hard part in Boston is when not cold enough for the overcoat. My leather jacket looks dumb with suits, and I don't have the right thing. I suggest a good cashmere scarf or two to allow you to be warm with not enough of an outer coat in these in-between seasons. I have never known...
  15. Volkl

    Giving up belted pants for braces - Good idea?

    I am currently having a suit made with side adjusters rather than belt loops for exactly this reason. Don't like belts, don't like braces. It may be a bad idea for other reasons that I am not anticipating, but I have one suit with side adjusters and much prefer it to the alternatives. I don't...
  16. Volkl

    Blast from the past: "The Neapolitan 'Sartoria' Experience"

    Thanks for reposting that. A great Saturday-morning read for those of us who only came to such interests after the great crash, whatever that is.
  17. Volkl

    Borrelli Boston = Closed

    Magisterial. Vox is our own local Michael Lewis. Sports fans could choose a different explanation for the rising provincialism, which was that the rise of truly great baseball and football teams in Boston after 2000 meant that the city returned to thinking of itself as the Hub of the Universe...
  18. Volkl

    Average markup on the stuff on Buy & Sell

    Only a buyer, not a seller, but I have been extremely pleased with every transaction I have had on B&S over the last several months. Everything has been fairly priced and quickly shipped. If those guys are making a bit of money, that seems more than fair to me. Of course I'm hugely poorer in...
  19. Volkl

    The StyleForum Working Hierarchical Suit Quality List (SFWHSQL!)

    Excellent [*****] (i.e. Suits made this well are far and few between, if money is no object your closet would be full of these. If money is a factor then these suits could sell for much, much more. This category should be kept to only a few items) - Kiton - RLPL - Oxxford - Despos Very Good...
  20. Volkl

    Is this coat cool or dumpy?

    Dumpy
  21. Volkl

    Florence Shop List.

    I'm moving to Florence in three months. So I look forward to checking out all of these (of those posted, I only know Bugelli and Milord). Does anyone know an alterations tailor they would swear by? There seems to be a fair amount of Florence expertise here.
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